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Security Trends: Archive: October 2011 

Spear Phishing Quickly Coming of Age

Even the security giants are not immune from this sophisticated and growing form of attack, writes Jovi Bepinosa Umawing of GFI Software.

Google Sanitizes Chrome 15 for Memory Flaws

In one of its largest security payouts ever, Google pays over $26,000 in bounties to security researchers.

Penetration Testing Shows Unlikely Vulnerabilities

Enterprises need to dig deeper than just automated scanning to find the really interesting and dangerous cyber security flaws.

Bank Fraud Still Costing Plenty

Bank fraud is and will continue to be an expensive problem.

Which Browser is the Most Secure?

The 'most hostile' one, say researchers at Accuvant Labs.

Detecting Malicious Traffic in HTTP Headers

New research effort could yield a never-seen-before type of detection mechanism for malicious traffic.

PlayBook Tops in Tablet Security

Recent price reductions may mean more Blackberry Playbook tablets entering your organization, but that may not be such a bad thing for IT security teams.

'They' Really Are Watching You

Your friends may say you're paranoid but this time you might be right.

Do IT Security Tools Really Make You Safer?

Yet another suite of tools for IT security folks to administer and manage can actually have the opposite effect.

Android Security Becoming an Issue

As the Android mobile platform gains market share, it also garners a lot of interest from cyber crooks as well as IT security vendors.

Siege Warfare in the Cyber Age

In one the unlikeliest turn of events brought about by technology, it looks like Middle Ages' siege warfare may be making a comeback, writes Gunter Ollmann of Damballa.

DigiNotar: When Trust Goes, e-Everything Goes

The failure of Dutch certificate authority DigiNotar should have Android, iOS and IT security folks very concerned.