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    Poll: Companies still worried about open-source security 09/06/2009 09:37:00

    But security concerns about SaaS are diminishing, according to a new Forrester study
    Businesses in North America and Europe remain broadly worried about the security of open-source software, according to new data from Forrester Research.
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    As hacking hits home, China strengthens cyber laws 12/05/2009 12:12:00

    Cybercrime maximum sentences jump from three years to seven
    A year ago, when a Time Magazine reporter told Tan Dailin that he'd been identified as someone who may have hacked the Pentagon, he gasped and asked, "Will the FBI send special agents out to arrest me?"
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    Panel calls for national dialog on gov't cyberattacks 01/05/2009 09:43:00

    The U.S. government lacks a comprehensive policy about cyberattacks, a group says
    The U.S. needs to engage in a national dialog about its government's use of cyberattacks against other nations, and the government lacks a comprehensive policy about how and when it will engage in cyberwarfare, a new study says.
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    Business-critical e-mail needs improved integrity 27/04/2009 09:43:00

    Industry needs to address issue of legitimate business communications being blocked.
    The need for greater e-mail integrity has never been more important as e-mail has become the primary mode of communication for most connected businesses with, according to research firm IDC, an estimated 850 million commercial mailboxes worldwide.
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    Conficker hype a 'problem,' says FBI cyber-chief 27/04/2009 09:41:00

    People may have a false sense of security following April 1 non-meltdown.
    Mainstream media hype leading up to the Conficker worm's April 1 software update may have distracted people from legitimate cyber threats, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's head of cyber security said Thursday.
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    ForeScout doubles NAC management reach 15/04/2009 13:18:00

    Software simplifies control over guests accessing business networks
    A software upgrade for ForeScout's CounterACT NAC platform will enable it to manage 400,000 endpoints, double the number of previous software releases.
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    Study: Most Organizations Hit by Cybercrime 26/03/2009 09:37:00

    A new Symantec survey finds 98 percent have dealt with the pain and loss of a recent cyber attack.
    A new Symantec survey finds 98 percent have dealt with the pain and loss of a recent cyber attack.
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    Visa pilots new payment card security initiatives 23/03/2009 07:47:00

    In addition to OfficeMax and Fifth Third Bank pilots, Visa plans new alerting for consumers.
    Acknowledging the need for controls that go beyond those offered by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, a senior Visa executive Thursday described two new initiatives to reduce payment card fraud being tested by the company.
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    Visa: Post-breach criticism of PCI standard misplaced 20/03/2009 07:37:00

    Chief risk officer: No breached companies have been compliant with the data security rules
    Visa's top risk management executive Thursday dismissed what she described as "recent rumblings" about the possible demise of the PCI data security rules as "premature" and "dangerous" to long-term efforts to ensure that credit and debit card data is secure.
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    McAfee funds e-crime training in Europe, US 11/03/2009 10:09:00

    Security vendor McAfee will give grants to a European and a U.S. organization to better train law enforcement and legal officials in dealing with cybercrime.
    Security vendor McAfee will give grants to a European and a U.S. organization to better train law enforcement and legal officials to deal with cybercrime.
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    Telegraph website hack exposes 700,000 subscriber details 11/03/2009 10:17:00

    UK newspaper The Telegraph compromised by Romanian hacking group.
    National UK daily newspaper The Telegraph was compromised by Romanian hacking group, Hackersblog late last week.
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