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Here a box, there a box, everywhere a box … breached
March 11, 2014 Added by:Rafal Los
Let’s face it: The industry has a ‘box problem.’ And everyone will sell you a solution to what ails you.
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Russian “Cyber” Snake attacking Ukrainian Systems
March 11, 2014 Added by:Dan Dieterle
Everyone is expecting Russia to attack Ukrainian computer systems, but the truth may be that they have been doing so right along.
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Does Auditing Have a Role in Your Security Strategy?
March 11, 2014 Added by:Michael Fimin
In order to figure out where auditing should play a part in your security strategy, let’s start by defining what should be audited as part of a security plan. To do this, look first at how security is implemented in its most simple form and work backwards to auditing’s role in your strategy.
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PerspecSys Survey Reveals Cloud-based Security Concerns for 2014
March 10, 2014 Added by:Kevin L. Jackson
After polling 130 security professionals on the show floor of the RSA Conference, PerspecSys found that "an overwhelming 74 percent believe security for cloud-based data in 2014 will be a bigger concern than securing data on-premise."
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EFF to the United Nations: Protect Individuals Right to Privacy in The Digital Age
March 10, 2014 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
We call upon the Human Rights Committee to note the thirteen 13 International Principles for the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance...as a guidance for understanding a State Party’s compliance with Article 17 on the right to privacy.
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Smart Card Logon: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
March 10, 2014 Added by:Tal Be'ery
Organizations may find themselves in a “PCI’s Catch 22″ situation: Implementing PCI’s recommended Smart Card Logon for Windows may be in breach of another PCI requirement: to change passwords on a regular basis.
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Security Skills and Personnel Gap Creates National Security Crisis
March 07, 2014 Added by:Anthony M. Freed
The growing cybersecurity skills and personnel gap that makes recruiting and retaining personnel with the prerequisite expertise increasingly difficult for both the public and private sectors may have reached a point where it has become “a national security crisis,” according to statements from Art Gilliland, SVP and general manager, Enterprise Security Products for HP.
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Android Webview Exploit Tutorial
March 06, 2014 Added by:Dan Dieterle
Around 70% of all Android devices in the field are subject to a Javascript exploit that could allow an attacker remote access to your phone by doing nothing more than surfing to a malicious page or scanning in a malicious QR Code.
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What Will A Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar Look Like?
March 06, 2014 Added by:Richard Stiennon
Five and a half years since Georgia we can expect a little more sophistication in the arsenal that Russia can bring to bear.
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White House Cybersecurity Director Calls on Business to Help Safeguard Critical Infrastructure
March 06, 2014 Added by:InfosecIsland News
On the heels of the Obama Administration's release of guidelines to protect the nation's essential infrastructure from cyber attacks,White House Director for Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Protection Samara N. Moore will headline an open discussion at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering about the implications for businesses in key industries.