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Astaro sponsors OWASP AppSec Germany Conference 2010

The OWASP conference began with a social gathering in the “Barfüßer” brewery in the center of Nuremberg. Around 100 participants enjoyed the reunion of sorts, with cold beers drafted directly on the dining table, pretzels and an opulent Franconian meal

Don’t Let Your Web Server Fall Victim to Sophisticated Malware

Recently, the micro-blogging service Twitter was a victim of different cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Malicious code had been distributed without the knowledge of its users via their accounts. Many people think such exploits are only a problem for large international companies, but the simple truth is that only incidents at large or well-known companies hit the media channels.

New product datasheets now available!

Download the latest Astaro datasheets from our product information repository. Not only do we now have individual datasheets for each Astaro Security Gateway hardware model, but also a new PDF covering our Essential Firewall. You may access the repository here: www.astaro.com/resources/product-information-pdfs .

“Why blame Google? Anyone can collect WiFi data these days!”

An opinion piece regarding Google collecting WiFi data by Astaro's Gert Hansen was published in SC Magazine : Google data collection scandal reveals careless approach to security at WiFi access points  The news that Google saves unencrypted content from WiFi networks as it collects data for its Street View mapping service is creating an uproar among the public. More and more data protection specialists are leveling harsh criticism at the company. Wrongly so, what is so alarming about the Google WiFi scandal is not the fact that data was collected