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Hacking Virtual Machines Part 2 - Virtualization Environments
November 21, 2010 Added by:Bozidar Spirovski
Virtualization is considered to be the new renaissance in computing. Suddenly, all those over sized servers are put to great use by putting multiple Guest OS's on them. But running IT services in a virtualized environment brings a whole host of new opportunities for hackers...
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Road to Effective Information Management Part Two
November 20, 2010 Added by:Rahul Neel Mani
In the second part of his interview Manoj Chugh, President India and SAARC, EMC Corporation in a long, exclusive conversation with Rahul Neel Mani talks about how the company has reacted to customer demands, private clouds and EMC’s role in sustainability...
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Chinese Pursue State Sponsored Cyber Espionage
November 18, 2010 Added by:Headlines
Reports have asserted that the Chinese government is actively using Chinese telecom companies to conduct cyber espionage against the United States, and questions have been raised about partnerships with Chinese telecom companies and corporations tied to Governor-elect Rick Snyder of Michigan...
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Defending Your Network: Detection versus Prevention
November 17, 2010 Added by:Robb Reck
Our prevention systems cannot block every type of malicious activity, and we should not expect them to. Implementing high quality detective technologies gives us the kind of visibility into what's going on in our network that we can never have without them...
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Hacking Virtual Machines Part 1 - Sniffing
November 17, 2010 Added by:Bozidar Spirovski
If one virtual machine starts a sniffer - putting the adapter in a promiscuous mode - it is possible to sniff traffic from the other virtual machines and collect all sorts of interesting information. The attack is a second phase attack after the first virtual machine has been compromised...
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USCC Report to Detail Chinese Cyber Espionage
November 16, 2010 Added by:Headlines
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will release a report which is expected to detail the recent hijacking of 15% of worldwide internet traffic through Chinese telecom networks which contained data packets from the United States military, Executive Branch, and NASA...
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Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure On the Rise
November 16, 2010 Added by:Headlines
More than three-quarters of respondents indicated the frequency of attacks was increasing. Companies reported an average of ten attacks over the past five years, and nearly half of those surveyed expect to be subject to another attack in the next twelve months...
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Imperva Releases Top 10 Security Threats for 2011
November 15, 2010 Added by:Headlines
The predictions for the top ten information security trends expected in 2011, compiled by Imperva’s Application Defense Center, are based on analysis of incident and vulnerability data from the past year as well as findings from the company’s Hacker Intelligence Initiative...
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Tumblr Hits 4chan With DDoS Attack - War Enusues
November 15, 2010 Added by:Headlines
Users of the popular Tumblr website launched a preemptive DDoS attack that downed competitor 4chan after rumors circulated that 4chan was preparing to flood rival Tumblr with submissions designed to knock its servers offline. And so the DDoS war has begun...
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The Gray Lines Between Reconnaissance, Espionage and Cyberwar
November 14, 2010 Added by:David Dennis
Since we currently have only a vague definition for a state of war, people will also have a hard time deciding what an act of war would look like in cyberspace. Defining basic terms only begins to scratch the surface, but attempting to make or implement policy without them is no shortcut...
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Small Businesses Need Protection from Security Threats
November 13, 2010 Added by:Dan Dieterle
Zero day exploits, which are previously unidentified software exploits that allow hackers complete remote access to your system, are found constantly. Keeping up with these can be a chore, but is a critical step in protecting your network...
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US Officials Overwhelmed By Cyber Defense Problem
November 13, 2010 Added by:Headlines
Further obstacles to innovation are inherent in the legislative process, with a plethora of competing cyber security bills being offered for consideration. Legislation is a slow and cumbersome process, and results in regulatory red tape that ultimately inhibits the private sector...
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What Should I Want? Or How NOT to Pick an SIEM
November 12, 2010 Added by:Anton Chuvakin
The allure of asking that question is truly irresistible when dealing with somebody who – presumably – knows more than you do about a particular subject. I am not shocked when a SIEM prospect asks that question of a vendor sales guy or – slightly better – a field engineer...
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China Hijacked Fifteen Percent of Internet Traffic
November 12, 2010 Added by:Headlines
Imagine the capability and capacity that is built into their networks. I’m not sure there was anyone else in the world who could have taken on that much traffic without breaking a sweat - Dmitri Alperovitch, McAfee's vice president of threat research stated...
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UK Minister Advocates Cyber Offensive Capabilities
November 12, 2010 Added by:Headlines
Experts have been debating many aspects surrounding the concept of cyber warfare, but most agree that the the ubiquitous nature of information technology creates an atmosphere where both offensive and defensive methods will likely be factors in international conflicts...
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Smart Grid and Ops
November 11, 2010 Added by:Guy Huntington
My point is that smart grid is like an iceberg. What you see on the surface - energy reduction software to the customer and creating a swift self-healing grid - come below the surface with a large, unseen, infrastructure, personnel and departmental reorganization requirements...
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