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  • Idappcom seeks to displace penetration testers

    A U.K. company is seeking to displace penetration testing companies with an appliance and software that can frequently test whether security devices are catching bad network traffic and exploits.

  • Vulnerability management basics: Pen testing techniques

    It should go without saying that pen testing is one of the most important pieces of an IT security shop's vulnerability management program. And yet it's something that was <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/468766">declared a dead art by Fortify Co-founder Brian Chess</a> a couple years ago.

  • HP buys 3Par, Apple rolls out new gear

    Hewlett-Packard swooped in with the better bid to overtake Dell and win 3Par, so now we can all sit back and wait for the next acquisition battle to roll around. Meanwhile, Apple debuted updated iPods and Apple TV to entertain us, among other IT news stories of the week.

  • AVG uncovers new data-stealing Mumba botnet

    Researchers at AVG have uncovered a botnet that has been harvesting personal information and uses the latest version of the Zeus code, underscoring the widespread use of the sophisticated malware.

  • YouTube hack targets Justin Bieber fans

    Early Sunday morning has seen a non-stop crackle of reports from individuals on social media sites that YouTube has been hacked to apparently target videos of singer and teen sensation Justin Bieber.

  • Google acknowledges YouTube hack

    Malicious hackers attacked Google's YouTube on Sunday, exploiting a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the ultra-popular video sharing site, hitting primarily sections where users post comments.