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New NSS Labs Report: IE’s Browser Security Bests Others

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 10 is the most secure web browser according to the results of a mid-May 2013 NSS Labs’ analysis. Apple Safari 5, Google Chrome 25/26, Internet Explorer 10, Mozilla Foxfire 19 and Opera 12 were all evaluated against malware downloads and socially engineered malware. Results show that Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, up to more than 83 percent from a 70 percent performance in NSS’ October 2012 analysis, Browser C…

Preventing DDoS: What to Look for in a Security Solution

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise, and they’re only getting stronger. This was driven home by The New York Times report on how anti-spam organization Spamhaus fell prey to one of the largest DDoS attacks in history. Few can forget the targeted DDoS assaults on global financial institutions JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, Regions Bank and American Express – attacks that crippled the businesses for hours and cost millions in lost business, rem…