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Data Loss Florida couple indicted for data theft
A husband-and-wife team from Coral Gables has been indicted for the second time in a year for the theft and sale of privacy data. Authorities claim that in both cases, the couple received payments from personal injury lawyers in exchange for patients’ personal privacy data from a local ambulance company. ... More Westin is latest hotel to be hit by hackers
In further proof that the hospitality industry is becoming a prime target for hackers, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites has admitted a likely data security breach.... More RSA: M86 introduces one-stop appliance technology and launches into cloud
M86 Security has taken the wraps off a one-stop integrated security appliance that combines its threat analysis technology with a drill-down dashboard interface. At the same time the company has extended its web gateway technology into the cloud computing environment.... More |
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Application SecurityBattle of the Internet Browsers
Browsers are the hacker’s window into your PC – but how are they compromised, and what are vendors doing to harden them? Danny Bradbury examines the techniques vendors are employing, and looks at why user education is one of the primary solutions for increased security... More Veracode report exposes application security failures
According to the Veracode ‘State of Software Security’ report, between 58 and 88 percent of all applications submitted to Veracode for verification did not achieve an acceptable security score upon first submission. The exact percentage depends on the standard applied, based on application criticality. ... More RSA: Securing cloud computing is industry responsibility says Art Coviello
In his keynote at RSA 2010, San Francisco, RSA President Art Coviello spoke of the industry’s latest and greatest challenge: securing cloud computing. ... More |
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 | File Reputation Comes of Age
Using reputation in the security field makes users safer. Infosecurity's Danny Bradbury takes a look at file reputation technology, and finds that if carefully managed and skillfully honed, it can be a useful addition to a security suite |
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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery RSA rewind: National security heavyweights talk cybersecurity
In what may have been the most star-studded event of last week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco, a panel of experts gathered during one keynote to discuss how governments can come together to combat cybersecurity threats without compromising individual liberties. ... More |
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Compliance and Policy Staff put on leave in Merion 'spy cam' case
Police are reviewing pictures from web cams in the Lower Merion School District spying case, it was revealed over the weekend, as two IT staff were put on leave pending further investigation.... More RSA: Qualys teams with Imperva on website security
Hard on the heels of announcing a free website infection scanning service, Qualys has teamed up with fellow IT security vendor Imperva to integrate some of their respective software offerings.... More |
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Identity and Access Management RSA: Microsoft reveal plans for a safer internet
In his keynote address at the RSA Conference 2010 in San Francisco, Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group, outlined how Microsoft will apply its end to end trust vision to cloud computing. ... More |
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 | The evolving malware threat: Is your organisation protected from all angles?
In 2010, we can expect to witness a battle, as mobile devices, laptops, netbooks and PCs compete to gain a prominent share of the technological market. This battle for dominance will also take place elsewhere - amongst cybercriminals. They will compete to deliver the fastest, strongest, most widespread and financially rewarding threat. And, in 2010, this means taking advantage of our reliance on email and the web. |
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Internet and Network SecurityRSA: Check Point unveils secure USB drive technology
Check Point Software Technologies has taken the wraps off a secure USB drive system. Known as Abra, the unit is designed to offer PC or Windows-based terminal users a secure virtualised workspace that is highly portable between machines.... More |
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Public Sector RSA: Napolitano issues DHS national cybersecurity challenge to security community
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered one of the Wednesday keynote addresses, which focused on cybersecurity, at this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. She would close her remarks by issuing a challenge to the security community to help raise public awareness of cybersecurity issues. ... More RSA: Schmidt announces transparent national US cybersecurity strategy
Howard Schmidt, Cyber security advisor to President Obama, announced the launch of www.whitehouse.org/cybersecurity - a brand new web page launched to prove the commitment of the US government to its transparent cybersecurity strategy - during his keynote at RSA conference 2010 in San Francisco. ... More |
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