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- Twitter's two-step authentication a good start, experts say
- Cyberattack highlights software update problem in large organizations
- Layered defenses largely fail to block exploits, says NSS
- Booming mobile industry spawning global criminal marketplace
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Schnucks wants federal court to handle data breach lawsuit
St. Louis-based grocery chain Schnuck Markets has claimed that a potential class action lawsuit filed against it in an Illinois state court over a recent data breach really belongs in federal court because of the case's scope and damages involved
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Layered defenses largely fail to block exploits, says NSS
Research lab finds a mix of products from different vendors is best for 'defense in depth'
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Microsoft brushes off claim Xbox Live accounts were compromised
Microsoft brushed off a dubious hacker's claim on Thursday that he stole 47 million account credentials for Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service.
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Twitter's two-step authentication a good start, experts say
For celebrities and the average Joe, having two-factor authentication turned on won't protect them against determined hackers, however
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IT security vendors seen as clueless on industrial control systems
Even the most innocuous security processes used for traditional IT systems could spell disaster in an ICS
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Security Manager's Journal: A little housecleaning
Our manager finds the time and opportunity to cross a few nagging items off of his to-do list.
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Straight talk on security gets employees to listen -- and comply
Sure, you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes.
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Retailer hauls Visa to court over $13.3M fine for payment card data breach
Genesco, a specialty retailer of footwear, sports apparel and related accessories has sued Visa USA for $13.3 million in fines that were assessed against the company after a credit card data breach in 2010.
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China biggest, but not the only country engaged in cyberespionage
China is by far the most aggressive, but not the only, country attempting the sort of extensive cyberespionage described in security firm Mandiant's dramatic report, released this week.
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When in China, don't leave your laptop alone
If you travel to China or Russia, assume government or industry spooks will steal your data and install spyware. Here's how to thwart them
Whitepapers about data protection
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In Control at Layer 2: A Tectonic Shift in Network Security
Network hacking and corporate espionage are on the rise and set to intensify. Information security risks remain commonplace, and most organisations need to increase vigilance. This paper has analyses the realistic threats to fibre optic Ethernet networks – both at the LAN and WAN level. Read now.
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Appropriate Backup Applications for Accelerated Virtualisation Projects
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Six Strategies That Lead to Business-Critical Virtualisation
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ESG Whitepaper: Testing the claims of speed and volume
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AusCERT 2013: Cloud-based scanner identifies new malware by its ancestry
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AusCERT 2013: International cyberwar response more complex than geopolitical treaties: NATO CCD COE analyst
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AusCERT 2013:Packetloop looks at the half-life of security information
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AusCERT 2013: Kill the password, says Mozilla
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AusCERT 2013: Companies unaware of IPv6 security risk even if they’re not using it
Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).
- Have an incident response plan.
- Pre-define your incident response team
- Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.
- Pre-distribute call cards.
- Forensic and incident response data capture.
- Get your users on-side.
- Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement.
- Practice makes perfect.
Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping
I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.
