Sunday, 5 February 2012
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Avoid mistakes in resume making and learn how you can attain management-level positions as an information security professional.
These high-profile privacy scandals involve many underlying technologies, from search to social media, e-mail to voice mail, mobile phones to Webcams to GPS. But at the heart of all of these privacy scandals are companies collecting personal data without the user's knowledge or consent and then either sharing it with third parties or simply failing to keep it safe
Security firm Bit9 has pulled together what it calls its "Dirty Dozen" list, putting the Google Android operating system in the spotlight, with claims that an estimated 56% of Android phones in the marketplace today are running out-of-date and insecure versions of the Android.
The widespread adoption of mobile devices, proliferation of applications and growth of cloud computing are helping accelerate business innovation and social benefits. However, today’s always-on world brings with it a new and ever-changing set of security challenges.
2012 promises to be even more worrisome. After gazing into FortiCrystalball this month, FortiGuard Labs saw eight network security trends that could happen in the coming year.
There is a significant typosquatting ecosystem around high-profile, often-typed domain names. A huge 86% of the possible one letter misspellings of the Apple homepage lead to typosquatting sites.
Malware forms aren't changing much, but the means of delivering it, and its intent, is becoming more stealth and sinister, according to Roger Thompson of ICSA Labs.
Which smartphone and tablet OS provides the best security? Steve Hunt and the Neohapsis team provide a guide for holiday gift-givers (or any gadget lover).
AT&T-T-Mobile, HP boardroom drama redux, earthquake aftershocks, Egypt going offline also make top headlines.
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When good backups go bad
Business transactions are faster and have a broader reach to more people in more countries than ever before. Businesses of all sizes can cast a global shadow by setting up a website and conducting business over the Internet. At the same time the volume of data is growing, so are the threats.
Does application security pay?
In the past, businesses confronted the threat of cyber attacks and data breaches primarily by building firewalls and other “perimeter defenses” around their networks, but the threat has continued to evolve, and more criminals are hacking into applications that are running on a plethora of new devices and environments, including cloud, mobile, and social media. Which begets the question: Is it still worthwhile investing in application security?
Red Cross overhauls ID management
Red Cross named the first recipient of the CourionCare Program for Non-Profits with massive overhaul to security and identity management.
Red Cross overhauls ID management
That program helped the agency reduce the risk of security and compliance breaches by automatically eliminating system access when a user changed responsibilities or left the organization.
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Passwords aren’t dead, though yours could be
Despite all those "death to passwords" chants, some say it's still a solid form of authentication -- when users aren't being stupid about theirs.
Kim Jong Un and cyberwarfare. Overrated threat?
Security experts have differing views on what the death of Kim Jong Il will mean for the future of cyberattacks.
Keeping advanced persistent threats in the box
Enlightened users, meticulous system updates and intelligent security deployments go a long way in safeguarding enterprises against APTs.
The IPv6 security myth
If your IPv6 strategy is to delay implementation as long as you can, you still must address IPv6 security concerns right now.
Want secure Android devices? Cough up.
Secure Android devices are on the horizon, but they will cost you.
