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New U.S. law tightens screws on Chinese cyberespionage
Obama signs law requiring NASA, Justice and Commerce departments get clearance from the FBI before buying IT systems from China-related firms
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Telecom seeks critical infrastructure status for IT vendors
Experts say it doesn't matter if IT is classified because requirements will be passed on to them by the utility, telecom or defense manufacturer
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Obama's Executive Order on Cybersecurity Fighting Words to GOP
A prominent GOP lawmaker--opposed to any measure that would expand government oversight over digital infrastructure owned and operated by the private sector--urges President Obama to not issue an executive order mandating new cybersecurity provisions.
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Obama to compromise on cybersecurity executive order
President attempts to pacify hardliners and privacy advocates, report says
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Does Obama really have an internet kill switch?
Several bills addressing cybersecurity are on the agenda in Congress this year, including a proposal that would allow the president to shut down parts of the Internet.
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Australian Information Security Association issues blunt warning as National Cyber Security Awareness Week begins
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Bank trojan targets users of Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox
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Security a key factor in LogMeIn’s Internet of Things platform
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Big Data Investigations: Opportunity and Risk
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The week in security: Aussie banks targeted as mobiles drive privacy fears
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Lan 1 meets demand for cloud security with Authentication-as-a-Service
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Splunk Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM
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Dell Sets Sights on Cisco, Announces Game-Changing NSA Series That Introduces Powerful Next-Gen Firewall Advances for Mid-sized Businesses and Distributed Enterprises
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Silver Peak saves Riverbed customers up to 86 per cent with software upgrade program
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Ovum analysis ranks Orange Business Services ahead of APAC competition for service capability and strategy
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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.
