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Cloud, BYOD emphasize need for secure IAM

jccgutierrez — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:13:30 +0800

Increased adoption of cloud services, combined with the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) phenomenon, is causing identities and access rights to proliferate throughout the enterprise, putting ever-greater stress on organizations to go beyond perimeter defenses to secu

Bitcoinica loses 18,547 bitcoins to hackers

jccgutierrez — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:11:03 +0800

Bitcoin exchange site Bitcoinica suspended its operations on Friday after hackers managed to steal 18,547 bitcoins -- valued at about US$90,000 -- from its online wallet.

Mobile popularity spurs discontent with Microsoft software

jccgutierrez — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:07:36 +0800

Satisfaction with Microsoft's software slipped last year, part of an industrywide downturn driven by U.S. consumer discontent with traditional PC programs, a national survey said today.

Microsoft scored 75 points in the poll conducted since 2006 by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), down from a record 78 last year.

Adobe patches critical software vulnerabilties for free

jccgutierrez — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:05:35 +0800

After being pummeled by customers and security experts for telling users to spend hundreds of dollars on upgrades because it wasn't going to patch critical bugs in older versions of its software, Adobe has reversed course.

Kaspersky denies Apple security collaboration

jccgutierrez — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:02:47 +0800

Kaspersky Lab has denied a report that said Apple asked the security vendor to help it improve security in Mac OS X, which is becoming a more desirable target for malware-distributing cyber criminals.

Enhancing security with open source

jccgutierrez — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:26 +0800

Computing security has never been more important. Increasing regulations, differing requirements from international locales, and sophisticated attacks all contribute to serious challenges that call for thorough solutions.

Comprehensive security not only covers a broad range of solutions, it also offers strategies for managing systems today and into the future.

Securing your VoIP environment

jccgutierrez — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:51:37 +0800

Undoubtedly, corporations are realizing the benefits of IP voice systems. Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) can bring substantial cost savings and productivity enhancements to a business by transforming its circuit-switched networks to IP packet switching networks and running voice and data applications over a single infrastructure.

Trusted Mobility Index

jccgutierrez — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:23:44 +0800

The mobile ecosystem of devices, services and networks is at a critical inflection point.While the mobile revolution is unleashing massive opportunities in both emerging and mature economies, it is also increasing in complexity and confusion. The reality is the lightning-fast adoption of powerful, smart devices is outpacing society’s ability to secure them.

Rigged RTF docs employed in APT attacks

jccgutierrez — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:20:06 +0800

Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced persistent threats (APTs), according to security researchers from Trend Micro.

Apple patches 36 OS X bugs, fixes password encryption snafu

jccgutierrez — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:18:07 +0800

Apple yesterday patched 36 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, plugging a hole that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault.