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NewsSpam declined in 2011 as criminals favor targeted attacks
In its annual state of security report released this week, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) says that criminals have shifted away from the use of massive spam campaigns to the use of targeted attacks. This is in Read more...
Dropbox password debacle underscores importance of data encryption
A code update over the weekend inadvertently broke the password authentication component of Dropbox, a popular cloud storage service. For about four hours on Sunday, this error allowed users to log Read more...
Security researcher accuses Siemens of downplaying SCADA bugs
Dillon Beresford, an analyst for security auditing firm NSS Labs, isn't thrilled with Siemens (NYSE: SI), expressing his frustration on a mailing list for SCADA (supervisory control and data Read more...
Dell: Employees should not dictate IT purchasing; tablets a fad like netbooks
A complete handover of enterprise IT provisioning to employees would be a big mistake, thinks Bryan Jones, Dell's marketing director for public and large enterprise in EMEA. Speaking to V3.co.uk, Read more...
Purported Chrome sandboxing exploit underscores monetary value of zero-day code
I reported on French security firm VUPEN earlier this week when the company announced that it created an exploit that successfully broke through the vaunted security sandbox in the Chrome web Read more...
Security downplayed by cloud providers
Up to 73 percent of U.S. service provides and 75 percent of those in Europe say that their cloud services do not substantially protect and secure customers' confidential data, reports eWeek. The Read more...
Former Gucci employee accused of causing $200,000 in damages
A former network engineer for fashion boutique Gucci decided to get back at his ex-employer after being dismissed (over an unrelated matter): A month after he left, Sam Chihlung Yin was accused of Read more...
Flaw in Linux DHCP client could led to remote code execution
A new vulnerability has been found in a popular open-source dhclient software, says the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), a non-profit company that develops reference implementations of core Read more...
Microsoft to fix 64 flaws on Patch Tuesday next week
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is set to fix a bumper crop of 64 vulnerabilities as part of April's Patch Tuesday updates next week. Besting the previous record of 49 vulnerabilities in October 2010, the Read more...
RSA tells more about SecurID breach
RSA, the security division of EMC has finally broken its silence over the company's recent breach, revealing additional details of a cyber-attack that the company said could have led to "certain Read more...
| Press ReleasesAveksa Announces Webinar Entitled “Access Governance: A CISO’s Perspective”Former CIGNA Chief Information Security Officer To Discuss Access Governance Best Practices WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aveksa, Inc., the market-leading provider of enterprise Access Governance Read more >> World Experts and Scholars Combat Cyber Security Attacks at NYIT ConferenceNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobile computing is the greatest security challenge to organizations today, surpassing concerns about cloud computing, according to security expert Timothy Brown, who will Read more >> Register NOW for the National High School Cyber Defense CompetitionLooking to bolster STEM education? Join CyberPatriot IV!ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration for the nation's largest cyber defense competition for high school students closes Read more >> LWG Consulting Announces Appointment of Jeffrey Hartman as Leader of New Cyber Incident Analysis PracticeNORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LWG Consulting, Inc. announces the appointment of Jeffrey Hartman as Leader of its newly formed Cyber Incident Analysis practice. The group brings Read more >> Lieberman Software President and CEO to Present at the Military Cyber Security ConferencePhilip Lieberman to Provide Insight on How to Secure Privileged Access to an Organization’s Most Sensitive Data LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lieberman Software Corporation today announced that Read more >> |
