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NewsTwitter ripe for attack
We report this week on the growing popularity of Twitter and the inevitable fallout from it's growth. As Twitter gets more popular, it is more prone to hack attacks and phishing. That is the downside Read more...
Are you ready for IPv6?
Veteran ISP executive John Curran is the new president and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers, a coordinating body that allocates IP addresses and related autonomous system numbers to Read more...
Ex-Goldman Sachs exec arrested for stealing code
A former Goldman Sachs executive dipped into the company's data base and allegedly stole quite a few secrets. He allegedly took propriety computer programs that the financial giant uses to make rapid Read more...
Can your former workers be trusted?
The numbers are quite disturbing, and should be sobering for CIOs whose operations have been hit hard by the economic downturn. A recent survey by the Ponemon Institute found an alarming degree of Read more...
Computer criminals get creative
Wherever you look these days, there is always a computer threat. And this week, we report on a very serious one. While hackers have been attacking big companies for the biggest rewards, they are now Read more...
IRS failed to look out for hack attackers
The Internal Revenue Service let its guard down in a big way. It failed to save and review records adequately that could indicate if hackers were trying to break into the agency's systems. That Read more...
A new technique to assess network security
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have figured out a new way to help IT administrators assess security risks using attack graphs and the National Vulnerability Read more...
Endpoints face security weaknesses
IT security and control product vender Sophos said its own research suggests that corporate networks are not as secure as some CIO's believe. In a survey, Sophos found that 81 percent of corporate Read more...
USA Today: Personal data theft triples
The theft of personal data has tripled, according to a new piece by USA Today. More than 162 million records were reported stolen or lost in 2007, triple the 49.7 million that went missing in 2006. Read more...
How one CIO manages change
Every CIO wants to save money, and that has given a big boost to outsourcing. Craig Lee, CIO of Honolulu-based American Savings Bank, outsourced key banking applications at his facility, which has Read more...
| Press ReleasesNew Ponemon Institute Study Shows Majority of Next-Generation Firewall Deployments Supplement Existing Security SolutionsSurvey of Information Security Managers, CISOs and Network Administrators Finds Intrusion Prevention is Most Important NGFW Component COLUMBIA, Md. & TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Read more >> Dome9 and Ponemon Institute Study Finds Organizations are Vulnerable Due to Lack of Cloud Firewall SecurityNew Study Sponsored by Dome9 Security Finds 67 Percent of Cloud Servers are Perceived Vulnerable or Potentially at Risk by IT PersonnelSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dome9 Security™, the Read more >> The Identity Theft Council Warns of Increased Risk of Identity Theft to Small BusinessesNational cybersecurity awareness month calls to small businesses to prevent, detect and remedy identity theft threatsWALNUT CREEK, Calif., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Read more >> Zions Bancorporation Leverages Zettaset’s Security Data Warehouse to Manage Big DataOne of Nation’s Largest Banking Organizations Utilizes Zettaset’s Innovative Security Data Warehouse to Aggregate, Analyze Exceptionally Large Volumes of DataFlexible, Cost-effective Zettaset Read more >> FireEye Presents ‘Next-Generation Threat Protection’ at Interop New York Conference 2011Industry veteran Stuart Staniford’s track session reveals strategies to counteract advanced security threats, such as APTs and targeted attacks that compromise today’s networks MILPITAS, Calif.--( Read more >> |
