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NEWS & INDUSTRY UPDATES

Fortinet released its August 2010 Threat Landscape report showing some interesting changes and shifts from previous months with an interesting trend in “Do-It-Yourself” Botnet Kits” becoming more popular and becoming a serious threat.
Qualys upgraded its PCI compliance suite today with the release of QualysGuard PCI 5.0. The upgraded solution provides customers a simplified way to meet the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance requirements.
CSC will provide analytics framework services and solutions within a service-oriented architecture to support threat detection.
Think you can bust out some silly fresh rhymes on the subjects of hacking, identity theft and computer viruses?
Software enables organizations to dynamically secure Linux-based cloud servers using existing Active Directory infrastructure.
Wyzse announced an expanded strategy involving thin and zero client computing, desktop virtualization, unified communications, and mobile access to virtual environments.
HP says that with its HP CloudStart solution, it can deploy an open and flexible private cloud environment within 30 days.
Cybercriminals are using hacked/compromised Twitter accounts to spread malicious links pointing to a fake update to TweetDeck, a popular client used to access Twitter.
HyTrust today announced beta availability of a new, cloud-oriented security appliance, HyTrust Cloud Control, designed to work in tandem with VMware vCloud.
Survey finds email continues to be the top source of data loss in large enterprises while risks from social media and mobile devices Increase risk.

FEATURES, INSIGHTS

David Harley's picture
The vulnerability in Windows Shell’s parsing of .LNK (shortcut) files presents some interesting and novel features in terms of its media lifecycle as well as its evolution from zero-day to patched vulnerability. For most of us, the vulnerability first came to light in the context of Win32/Stuxnet, malware that in itself presents some notable quirks.
Security experts find it hard to believe that the incident which led to the Pentagon’s recognizing cyberspace as a new “domain of warfare” could have really happened as described.
Ram Mohan's picture
In July, ICANN, VeriSign and the NTIA generated and published the cryptographic keys used to sign the domain name system's root zone. So, what does this mean? Can we all relax? Is the Internet secure now?
Rod Rasmussen's picture
What’s in your Extended Enterprise? Analyzing its make-up and what risks it carries. Enterprises today exchange information almost completely online with more providers and partners, in more ways and more places than ever - in order to keep your castle walls secure, you must make sure the village is secure as well.
Alex Thurber's picture
The consumerization of IT is affecting all aspects of the way we work. As Web 2.0 technologies continue to gain popularity amongst employees, IT departments are struggling to understand and manage the challenges.
Mike Lennon's picture
Ostensibly, these firms are acting in the name of “shareholder rights.” Others might argue they are the business world’s equivalent to ambulance chasers.
Tom Grubb's picture
Get ready CSOs and IT security pros because the new black hat is here and you won’t see him wearing a black hat...
Ram Mohan's picture
Five of the most notable attacks in the last 10 years of the Internet's domain name system, along with the valuable lessons that can be taken away from them.
McAfee this week issued a “call to arms” to the IT security industry with the publication of a report that advocates a more proactive approach to security in a number of areas, many related to the sharing of data. We interviewed Dave Marcus from McAfee Laboratories, to get more detail.
Markus Jakobsson's picture
Web site passwords are frustrating to many, especially on mobile devices, where entering them is time-consuming and error prone.