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Tablets were the hot topic for much of 2011, Good Technology says, but the mid-October launch of the iPhone 4S sparked smartphone activations across Good’s customer base to spike.
According to Sophos, Eighty-five (85) percent of all malware, including viruses, worms, spyware, adware and Trojans, comes from the web, with drive-by downloads marked as the top web threat.
Dallas, Texas-based cloud hosting provider, Firehost, announced the opening of two new European data centers located in London and Amsterdam.
Last December, train service and rail schedules were disrupted, according to a TSA memo, after intruders managed to access the network of a rail company in the Pacific Northwest. Initially, the incident was thought to be a targeted attack, but further investigation shows that wasn’t the case.
Microsoft is not just taking down botnets; it is taking them down and naming names. In an amended complaint, Microsoft named Andrey N. Sabelnikov of St. Petersburg, Russia, as the alleged head of the notorious Kelihos botnet.
AlertEnterprise Compliance Express is a NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection compliance solution designed for smaller organizations such as Cooperative and Municipal Utilities.
The 40 year old FTP protocol was not designed to encrypt its traffic, making it possible for attackers to sniff packets on the network. Should security concerns encourage us to put FTP on the shelf for good?
Twitter has acquired Dasient Inc., a provider of anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks.
Security expert Brad Bowers believes Measurement and Signature Intelligence used by the military for activities could be used to detect cyber attacks on critical infrastructure with complex systems.
Sourcefire introduced a new malware protection and analysis solution designed to work alongside traditional endpoint security solutions and help discover malware threats that may have been missed by existing endpoint defenses.
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Until information on how the Zappos breach was executed comes to light, we can only assume Zappos was as good, perhaps better than most on-line retailers as far as security is concerned.
Companies are increasingly seeing the benefits of using social technologies both for internal and external purposes. What is the security impact of this trend? What should security teams think about?
I’m a multi-millionaire. Or rather I could be if I helped the honorable Mr. Nagumba get his money out of Nigeria, or helped Barbara get her money out of Brazil, or picked up my unclaimed lottery winnings, or helped another half dozen people in the last month.
Have you heard? All of our security problems will be solved. How? Each and every citizen will be issued with a unique, secure online identity, so that the originator of any and all transactions, connections and requests can be readily and easily identified. Really?
After the breach, RSA has added some 1,000 new SecurID customers to its client base. Looking ahead, RSA is focusing on stronger intelligence controls and automated threat response.
Eric shines some light on industrial control system cyber security through a story of a disgruntled control system operator with admin privileges on key systems, and with badge access to sensitive places full of buttons and levers.
Like any well-established sub-culture, the world of script kiddies is fascinating to watch, difficult to fully understand from the outside and obviously intriguing to those within that world.
At a recent security conference, researchers demonstrated how they could spoof the energy usage reported from the meter to the utility. All of this is because the utility in question misconfigured its SSL.
The question most asked throughout 2011 was, “is this the year with the most hacks?” There is no straight answer. I think the best way to answer the question is to pose another question.
As vendors and customers alike refresh existing systems, they must recognize that simply upgrading to advanced functionality isn’t enough—it must be incorporated without sacrificing performance or quality.
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- Investors Warned of Financially Motivated Email-based Attacks and Account Hijacking
- The Zappo's Breach - When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies
- Symantec: pcAnywhere Users at Increased Risk
- Corporate Video Conferencing Systems Fail Secure Implementation
- SOPA / PIPA Supporters Targeted in DNS Hijack Attack
- Report: Enterprise Activations of iOS Devices Surge, Android Holds Steady in Q4 2011
- 85 Percent of Malware Comes from the Web, 30k Sites Infected Daily, Says Sophos
- Firehost Opens New European Data Centers
- Examining The Security Impact of Social Technologies
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