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Lack of Skilled Security Professionals, Flawed Infrastructure and Dark Web Make Cybercrime Easier

Lowered barriers to entry are making cybercrime easier than ever. This is according to the latest Websense Security Labs threat report released on Wednesday, which finds that there are three times the number of exploit kits being purchased from 2013. Flawed infrastructure along with an easy marketplace to access theseā€¦ Continue reading

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Researchers Find Critical Security Flaws in New South Wales Online Voting System

A new Internet voting system used in the latest New South Wales state election has a major vulnerability which could allow a man-in-the middle attacker to read and manipulate votes, according to researchers. Continue reading

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More Than One Billion Records Containing Personally Identifiable Information Leaked in 2014: Report

The number of records with personally identifiable information leaked reached over a billion in 2014 after a drastic increase in reported vulnerabilities in Q4, according to the latest threat report by IBM X-Force. Continue reading

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Worldwide Server Sales Reach $50.9 Billion in 2014: Report

Worldwide server shipments and factory revenues increased in Q4 2014 on the strength of Chinese server investment which drove the Asia/Pacific revenue growth to a 15.8 percent jump, according to the latest IDC report. Continue reading

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Web Hosts and Customers Prepare for Looming PCI DSS 3.0 Deadline

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard version 3.0, the latest major update to the standard for handling payment card information, formally goes into effect starting Jan. 1, 2015. Continue reading

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