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23/5/2013 - Apple OS X malware outbreak could give UK firms a bad Hangover
The recently uncovered Hangover cyber campaign will cause lasting damage to UK businesses if left unaddressed, according to security experts from Trend Micro, Kaspersky and F-Secure.
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23/5/2013 - FBI Arrests NYPD Detective On Hacking Charges
The Department of Justice Tuesday announced the arrest of New York City Police Department (NYPD) detective Edwin Vargas, 42, on computer hacking charges
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23/5/2013 - It's VKontakte, *not* Vikontakte. Twitter phishing, Soviet-style
VK - as it is commonly known - claims to be the largest European social network, and is particularly popular with Russian speakers who have made it the second most commonly visited website in all of Russia
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23/5/2013 - How police can find your deleted text messages
Think that a secure password and erasing your phone's memory will protect sensitive information on your smartphone? Think again.
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23/5/2013 - Feature: 'Irrational' hackers are growing U.S. security fear
Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around the country that were not password protected.
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23/5/2013 - Press exposure of Federal data security hole leads to legal threats
An investigation into a security slip that left the identity information for over 170,000 users of a US federal government program publicly available online has led to accusations of hacking and legal threats.
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23/5/2013 - Lookout to Ad Networks: Shape Up or Be Adware
Definitions for nasty things like malware, viruses, and adware aren't really set in stone, especially on the emerging mobile platform where it's still a little like the wild west. Security company Lookout is trying to bring law and order to this town with a strict definition of adware. Starting this summer, anyone who breaks those rules will be automatically flagged as adware.
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23/5/2013 - Twitter introduces 'two-factor authentication' to stop password hacking
Twitter is introducing "two-factor authentication" using mobile phone verification on the social network, after a number of high-profile cases in which passwords were stolen by hackers.
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23/5/2013 - Blue Coat is to acquire Solera Networks
Blue Coat Systems has announced its planned acquisition of Solera Networks.
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23/5/2013 - Experian tackles social media risk
Global financial information company and credit score keeper Experian has implemented new security controls to drive cyber-risk out of its social media activities, in an effort to safeguard consumer information.
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Press Releases
- AlienVault Recognized as AlwaysOn OnDemand Top 100 Winner
- Lancope Enhances Forensics and Incident Response with New, User-Centric Monitoring Capabilities
- Infosecurity Europe 2013: Show attracts 13,200 visitors; highlighting security is top of the CEO’s agenda
- Varonis DatAdvantage Integration with Hitachi NAS Platform Delivers Unparalleled Visibility and Intelligence into Data Stores
- SACA INSIGHTS Speaker Highlights Three Key Technology Challenges
- Lancope Releases Industry Report on APTs and Incident Response
- Napatech Recognized by Stratecast as a “Global OSS BSS 10 to Watch” Company in 2013
- Lancope Joins Cloud Security Alliance To Help Protect Next-Generation Infrastructure
- One in Five Consumers Believe Smart Meters Will Create UK Class Divide
- Trusteer Pinpoint Named Best Financial Services Security Solution by SC Awards Europe
- WhiteHat Security Reveals New Trends in Web Vulnerabilities with Annual Website Security Statistics Report
- Procera Networks and Napatech to Demonstrate 40 Gbps Deep Packet Inspection at Interop Las Vegas
- Infosecurity Europe honours Shlomo Kramer and Mikko Hypponen in the 2013 Hall of Fame
- Kabel Deutschland Chooses Tufin to Proactively Manage Application-related Firewall Changes
- Do you work in bed? Almost a third of Brits do!
- Trusteer Unveils Completely New Approach to Stop Zero-Day Attacks and APTs
- AlienVault Releases Industry’s First Unified Security Management Virtual Appliance
- Study reveals - Mobile enterprise management tools fail to prevent spyware infecting smartphones
- 40% of Companies Have Lost Major Sales Opportunities Because They Couldn’t Access Information
- Varonis Announces Marathon IT Services as New UK Partner
- Varonis Named SIIA CODiE Award Finalist for Best Big Data Solution
- Trusteer Expands into China
- ISACA’s Free Virtual Conference in April to Address the State of Cybersecurity
- Power to the People - Conservative Technology Forum Energy Group launches smart metering paper
- AlienVault Named SIIA Software CODiE Award Finalist for Best Security Solution
- Lieberman Software Survey Reveals Staff Ignore IT Security Directives - Even If They Were to Come From the CEO
- Imperva Named to CRN’s 2013 5-Star Partner Program Guide
- Integration of Business and Technology Is Focus at ISACA Event in Berlin
- Varonis Says Rise In Hacking Is Due To Lack Of Basic Controls
- An Expert’s Insight Into The PCI DSS Conflict Between Visa and Genesco
- ISACA Issues Governance and Assurance Guidance for Big Data
- Almost 80% of IT professionals admit picking up and plugging in abandoned USB Drives
- Turnkey Consulting expands operations in US
- Tripwire, Inc. Acquires nCircle
- Tufin says real-time Deutsche Telekom cyberattacks map highlights the fact that growing numbers of firewalls are not working properly
- Consensus at RSA Conference 2013: “PKI is Under Attack”
- Survey: Information Security Professionals Say Firewalls, IDS, IPS and Antivirus No Longer Effective for State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks
- Varonis says leaky apps and cloud data insecurities are the new corporate norm
- ISACA’s Free Cybersecurity Virtual Conference on 19 March Explores Five Critical Questions for Data Security in the Cloud
- Voltage Security Named a Finalist for a PYMNTS.com Innovator Award
- Half of companies have lost a device with important data
- PhishMe Inc.’s rapid growth spurs expansion in EMEA
- nCircle Launches PCI DSS Compliance Package for Small Businesses
- Lieberman Software Brings Compartmentalized Password Segmentation to Privileged Account Management
- Infosecurity Europe says automation can help solve security professional shortage identified in latest annual (ISC)² workforce report
- Survey: 50% of Information Security Professionals Say Their Organization is a Target for State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks
- 20/2/2013 - Ponemon Institute Research Reveals Attacks on Trust Can Cost Every Global Enterprise $398 Million
- Voltage Security, Provider of Cloud Security Solutions, Joins Amazon Web Services Partner Network
- AlienVault Announces Former SolarWinds SVP of Marketing, Rita Selvaggi, as Chief Marketing Officer
- Time to ReThink Mobile Network Analysis
- TUFIN SURVEY REVEALS THE NUMBER ONE USE CASE FOR FIREWALL MANAGEMENT IS TO ENSURE SECURE APPLICATION CONNECTIVITY
- ISACA Issues New Audit Programs on Identity Management and Software Assurance
- Napatech Debuts Mobile Analytics Features at Mobile World Congress
- PhishMe Inc. Appoints Founder of NetWitness to Board of Directors
- RSA Conference 2013 - Lieberman - Booth 633
- nCircle Awarded Second Patent for PureCloud™ Security Services Platform
- AlienVault Signs Agreement with Cohort Technology
- ISACA Cybersecurity Survey Reveals That One in Five Enterprises Have Experienced an APT Attack
- Over 100 Partners Join nCircle PureCloud™ Partner Program in Less Than a Year
- Half of UK workers worry about being phished at home
- Venafi says Bit9 hacker incursion signals a change in the security threats landscape
- Information Security Hub on the Guardian website
- Venafi named finalist in SC Awards Europe 2013 for Best Encryption Solution and Best Security Management
- nCircle Announces PureCloud Risk Center Widget for Spiceworks
- Venafi says Kim Dotcom’s 10,000 Euro Mega cracker bounty will be paid out
- Infosecurity Europe welcomes Safer Internet Day on February 5th
- Time to ReThink Network Security
- CensorNet welcomes latest cyberloafing research: “company policies are never enough to stop employees from wasting time at work.”
- Infosecurity warning on cloud service level agreements
- nCircle Benchmark Vulnerability Management Community’s Average Aggregate CVSS Host Risk Score of 5.7
- Qosmos and Napatech Provide Rich, Real-time Input for Mobile Analytics and Service Assurance
- ISACA Issues New Audit Programs on BYOD, PII and Outsourcing
- IT Leaders need a business view of IT ability in organisations
- ISACA Updates CGEIT Certification Exam to Reflect Job Demands
- Tufin Strengthens Its Executive Management Team To Support The Company’s Rapid Growth
- Imperva Report Examines Dangers of Third-Party Code for Cloud Security
- Nearly Half of IT Staff Fear Unauthorised Access To Virtual Servers
- Lieberman Software Selects Accumuli Security as European Partner
- Parisians More Likely to Take Corporate Data to Their Next Role Than Londoners
- Government Leads the Way in Security Compliance
- 44% of organisations see IT security investment as essential business practice
- Technology Failing as Workers Swamped by Phishing Attacks with 6 in 10 being Phished Daily – PhishMe Research
- AlienVault Unified Security Management Platform Provides Security Visibility for Amazon EC2
- Avecto says latest Java zero-day – and future issues - can easily be solved
- More than 1 in 4 workers unaware of phishing threat – PhishMe Research
- ISACA Examines the Business Impact of 2013 IT Trends
- Four Emerging Business Continuity Trends Identified in New ISACA White Paper
- ISACA Announces Third CISA and CISM Exam Administration in 2013 - Foote Partners’ Pay Index Names All Four ISACA Certifications Among Highest Paying
- nCircle predicts exploits of yesteryear will mutate in 2013
- ArcSight Co-Founder Hugh Njemanze joins AlienVault as Senior Industry Advisor
- SMS Authentication Security Depends on User Education: Experts
- Flame and Stuxnet fall-out could continue into 2013 predicts Venafi
- Cloud Gurus Reject Cloud for their Own Use - But Still Love It For Work
- ISACA Risk/Reward Barometer Highlights BYOD Phenomenon and the Blurring Perimeter
- 63% of organisations plan automated controls to reduce cost of compliance
- Email deluge leaves little time for “real work”
- ISACA’s Free Virtual Conference on 12 December: Secure the Hybrid Cloud - Bring Experts to Your Desktop
- Twenty Thirteen is coming – What Should We Expect?
- Imperva Reports Antivirus Solutions Woefully Inadequate
- AlienVault Selected As A 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Global
- Six Deploys Tufin Secureapp To Automate Application Connectivity Management
- VPNs Rack Up Mobile Data Charges Warns CensorNet
- Mass Phishing Emails a Thing of The Past Predicts PhishMe
- Will You Send Christmas Texts Rather Than Cards This Year?
- ISACA Introduces New COBIT 5 Foundation Course and Certificate
- Infosecurity Europe 2013: A date for your diary
- Varonis Predicts IT Will Face Salami Attacks in 2013
- Deloitte, Venafi & Leading Research Firm Provide Market Perspective At Cyber Security Summit
- Varonis Names Winning Customers In Data Governance Awards
- Stonesoft Announces Partnership with Nottingham Trent University
- ISACA Introduces New CRISC Online Course to Help Risk Professionals Prepare for the Certification Exam
- Lieberman Software Honored as a Finalist for 2012 Government Security News Homeland Security Awards
- Lieberman Software’s Service Account Manager Named 2012 Editors' Best Award Winner by Windows IT Pro Magazine
- Devastating hacking attacks need addressing by security professionals
- Avecto says BSI security tests highlight the need for a holistic approach to PC defences
- The Mentor Network is Managing Data Access without Draining IT Resources
- Smartphones and tablets cause online privacy fears for 80% of UK Consumers
- Infosecurity Europe 2013 Hall of Fame nominations now open
- Largest-ever US public sector cyber attack is warning on the criminal value of customer credentials
- AlienVault welcomes open standards principles across UK government
- AlienVault Selected as Finalist for the 2012 Red Herring 100 Global Award
- 62% of Workers Report Email Mishaps
- ISACA Issues New Audit Programs on Cybercrime, Biometrics, E-commerce and VPN
- Avecto Launches Privilege Guard 3.6 with Windows 8 Compatibility and App Store Control
- Lieberman Software Demonstrates New Privileged Identity Management Capabilities
- Mitigate Insider Threats With A Measured Approach To Security
- AlienVault Announces Try-And-Buy! Product Program
- ISACA Seeks Public Comment on IS Audit and Assurance Standards
- Avecto Unveils McAfee ePO Edition of Privilege Guard
