Dan Kaplan

 
Dan Kaplan
Dan Kaplan has been a reporter with SC Magazine since January 2006. He writes monthly features on varying IT security topics and contributes daily breaking news items for SCMagazineUS.com. He also regularly meets with industry experts and leading vendors to discuss the latest trends in the marketplace. He previously worked as a reporter for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey. He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in journalism. He resides in Hoboken, N.J.
 

Recent Articles

Email ruse uses Federal Reserve Bank name to drop PDF exploit

November 14, 2008

Bucking the trend of declines in spam this week, a new socially engineered attack is making the rounds.

New security updates for Firefox 2 and 3

November 13, 2008

Mozilla has released updates to its Firefox 2 and 3 browsers to offset a number of security holes.

Marshal and 8e6 Technologies agree to merge

November 12, 2008

A U.S.-based web security provider and a U.K.-based email security vendor announced a merger on Wednesday.

$1 million reward for arrest of cyberextortionists

November 12, 2008

A pharmacy benefits firm offers $1 million for information leading to the conviction of a band of data thief extortionists.

Apple distributes fixes for iLife

November 11, 2008

The release of Apple's iLife Support 8.3.1 patches three major vulnerabilities in the multimedia software suite.

Microsoft doles out two patches for four flaws

November 11, 2008

Microsoft on Tuesday shipped two patches to shore up four vulnerabilities.

Organization creates anti-virus testing best practices

November 11, 2008

For the first time ever, guidelines were released this week that seek equity in anti-virus tests.

Visa sets PCI compliance deadlines for rest of world

November 10, 2008

Visa has set deadlines for the global adoption of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Crooks threaten to expose data on millions at benefits firm

November 06, 2008

Criminals are blackmailing a Fortune 150 company by threatening to expose the personal information of its customers.

Microsoft preps two patches for Tuesday

November 06, 2008

Security administrators may get a respite on Tuesday, with Microsoft planning to release only two patches, one deemed "critical."