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NewsRecent high-profile hackings were preventable, says CWE/SANS list of widespread vulnerabilities
A new report backed by the United States Department of Homeland Security was released yesterday, and it looks like many of the high-profile hackings over the past year were preventable. The 2011 Read more...
Key security vulnerabilities being ignored
This week, we report on two disturbing pieces of news. The first is the theft of a laptop containing data on 800,000 American doctors. We also report the stunning news that PayChoice, a large Read more...
SANS study: The risk is under your nose
A new study of 15,000 organizations by the SANS Institute finds the biggest risk facing most systems is unpatched vulnerabilities in applications. The study finds that applications, not operating Read more...
| Press ReleasesSANS Institute to Host Inaugural Mobile Device Security SummitTop Mobile Security Experts Come Together to Address Some of the Toughest Mobile Security Issues including BYOD, Hacking, Mobile Vulnerabilities and Exploits BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6, 2012 Read more >> U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security Division and Idaho National Laboratory Win National Cybersecurity ISecuring control systems through innovative and effective training programs WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute announced today that Department of Homeland Read more >> U.S. DHS Science and Technology Directorate, Cyber Security Division, Cyber Security Research & Development Center wins NationalDomain Name System Security (DNSSEC) national deployment – increased security that results in substantial cyber risk reduction WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute Read more >> National Security Agency Information Assurance Directorate and Trusted Computing Group win 2011 National Cybersecurity InnovatioResurrecting the promise of application white listing and network access control WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute announced today that the National Security Read more >> Cisco Wins National Cybersecurity Innovation Award in Meeting the Need for Critical Cybersecurity SkillsSecurity Knowledge Empowerment (SKE) program develops key security knowledge of information technology architects, enabling them to become "security sensors." WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2011 Read more >> |
