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New flaws have been revealed in Cisco and McAfee products at Black Hat 2010. While the holes have been fixed, the discoverers say they illustrate misplaced trust in vendors. Read more »

At Black Hat 2010, Microsoft has said it sees no need to pay researchers who find security flaws. The company has also announced new security measures in concert with Adobe. Read more »

Blue Coat says current DLP solutions are slow and ineffective. Read more »

2010's Black Hat conference is gathering steam and our writers have the story on what's happpening on the ground in Las Vegas. Read more »

VMware has given a preview of its new vShield App and Edge security tools to a user group, hinting that they are part of a wider effort to make securing virtual infrastructure easier. Read more »

Learn about the different ways that mobile computing changes the way you need to plan security, and start to plan your response with the tips in this story. Read more »

Microsoft wants security researchers to disclose vulnerabilites in new ways it says emphasises shared responsibility for addressing software flaws. Read more »

Take charge of your organisation's  disaster recovery plans with this practical guide to improving your preparedness for the inevitable messes - security-related or from other sources - that are surely heading your way! Read more »

VISA has simplified PCI DSS compliance for retailers with a new ruling that says banks should not ask merchants to store credit card numbers. Read more »

Your users have so much personal information on the net that criminals can find it easy to gather information they can use to scam password reset schemes that rely on providing details like a parent's maiden name. Learn how to provide more secure password reset schemes with this tip. Read more »

Ivan Ristic of SSL Labs explains the results of his study into SSL configuration errors and protocol issues. Read more »

Skilled information security people are in demand, so finding a new gig can often be easier than it appears. But when should you take the plunge and hit the job market? We explain how and when to quit your job in this story. Read more »

Generic SaaS service level agreements (SLAs) may leave some gaps you can't afford not to fill. Learn how to assess SaaS providers' SLAs and get the terms you need with this tip. Read more »

If your organisation wants to adopt cloud or hosted applications, you'll face new security challenges. We explore the issues you'll face, with special reference to hosted unified comms providers, in this tip. Read more »

A new Firefox plug-in called Blitzableiter will clean SWF files before they run on a PC. Read more »

The Windows Help Center flaw is under attack, with criminals increasingly targeting the flaw, Microsoft says. Read more »

Learn how secure FTP services can protect your data in motion, making data transfers safer. Read more »

Gartner's Vice President and Distinguished Analyst Mark Nicolett discusses the market for Security information and Event Management (SIEM) tools in this video. Read more »

If you don't use the Windows Server Update Service, upgrading from IE6 may be tricky. We explain how to make the move in this Q&A. Read more »

Learn how to prevent SQL injection attacks by writing better code, thanks to the techniques in this tip. Read more »