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ManTech International subsidiary HBGary has released the 2.1 version of Responder Pro, a next-generation solution for malware detection and analysis.
Responder Pro 2.1 is capable of identifying the latest Trojans, rootkits, zero-day exploits and malware that signature-based solutions might not detect.
“With t... |
14 May 2013
19:41 GMT |
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Cyberattacks against major organizations have made numerous headlines over the past period. Two perfect examples are the attacks against US military defense contractor QinetiQ, and the recent $45 million (€34 million) cyber heist that impacted several organizations.
Joe Caruso, CEO/CTO of Global Digital Forensi... |
14 May 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Deutsche Telekom has launched an interesting tool called Developer Garden Code Analyzer. The tool allows developers to quickly and accurately identify vulnerabilities in apps and websites, regardless of the programming language used to create them.
“Data security plays an ever increasing role and is now one of... |
14 May 2013
09:20 GMT |
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Over the past months, financial institutions from the United States have been hit several times by distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks. To aid these organizations, last month, the FBI briefed bank execs on the agency’s investigation into the cyberattacks.
According to Reuters, security officers and ot... |
14 May 2013
04:53 GMT |
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The organizers of the Hack in the Box conference have started publishing the complete videos of the presentations held at this year’s Amsterdam edition.
A lot of renowned experts have taken part this year, so if you weren’t able to make it in person, you can check out the official videos.
In the first ... |
13 May 2013
16:51 GMT |
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Speaking at Reuters’ Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, the US Navy’s chief of naval operations Jonathan Greenert revealed that cyber security and cyber warfare are as important to the government as nuclear strategy.
Greenert says that the US’s cyber program continues to benefit from serious inves... |
13 May 2013
14:31 GMT |
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If you like a little competition every now and then, you might enjoy the latest contest from security solutions provider Avast.
The company is offering 3 Nexus devices and 100 licenses for Avast! Premiere! to those who submit the best photos representing an interpretation of the company’s slogan “avast... |
13 May 2013
09:58 GMT |
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On Thursday, the UK’s Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts announced the inauguration of two new Centers for Doctoral Training that would train cyber security graduates. The centers will be based at Royal Holloway, University of London, and the University of Oxford.
A total of £7.5 millio... |
10 May 2013
10:47 GMT |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently published an updated version of the “Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations.”
This is the first major update made to the federal cybersecurity guideline since 2005.
As NextGov highlights, gove... |
10 May 2013
08:24 GMT |
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According to a study released by the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA), 69% of Canadian businesses have experienced some sort of cyberattack within a 12-month period. In total, over 5,800 attacks were reported.
The report, “Study of the impact of cybercrime on businesses in Canada,&rdqu... |
9 May 2013
15:11 GMT |
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India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has met today and approved the National Cyber Security Policy, a policy designed to strengthen the country’s cyber security posture.
The policy aims at building the necessary capacities to create a secure computing environment and develop a framework that addresses a... |
9 May 2013
09:46 GMT |
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Huawei’s Executive Vp Eric Xu has recently revealed that the Chinese telecoms giant is no longer focusing on the US market because of the numerous difficulties they’ve encountered over the past period. One of the countries that the company is currently focusing on is New Zealand.
After talking to New Zea... |
9 May 2013
05:54 GMT |
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There has been a lot of talk lately about the efficiency of antiviruses as endpoint protection. A recent Dark Reading article once again puts antiviruses under the microscope, comparing them to Google’s new reputation system.
In response to the article, Raimund Genes, CTO of Trend Micro, has published a short ... |
8 May 2013
15:31 GMT |
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On Tuesday, United States Senators Carl Levin, D-Mich.; John McCain, R-Ariz.; Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.; and Tom Coburn, R-Okla introduced a new bill aimed at combating the theft of intellectual property from US organizations.
The legislation, called the Deter Cyber Theft Act, would require the Director of National I... |
8 May 2013
03:43 GMT |
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Security solutions provider F-Secure has launched the beta version of Safe Profile, a Facebook app designed to help users protect their privacy on the social media network.
Privacy is a major issue on Facebook these days, and despite the fact that the website allows users to precisely control what they share and who... |
7 May 2013
09:40 GMT |
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On Monday, the Pentagon released its 2013 report on the “military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.” Despite the fact that China has denied any involvement in cyber espionage operations, the US Department of Defense once again appoints the country as being respons... |
7 May 2013
04:31 GMT |
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McAfee has entered a definitive agreement to purchase Stonesoft, a company that specializes in providing cybersecurity solutions such as evasion prevention systems, next generation firewalls, and SSL VPN solutions. Stonesoft will be bought for an aggregate equity value of around $389 million (€296 million). ... |
6 May 2013
03:39 GMT |
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An interesting WordPress plugin released a few days ago could be of great aid to website administrators that want to make sure their sites are protected against the recent brute-force attacks.
Many websites are configured to block out an IP address after too many failed login attempts.
However, the brute-force att... |
2 May 2013
17:01 GMT |
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Many IT security professionals are often required to analyze pieces of malware and determine the full extent of the damage they can cause to their organization’s networks, systems and data. The big question is: should they build their own analysis platform or buy a commercial solution?
To help professionals in... |
2 May 2013
15:11 GMT |
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Distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks are not used only by hacktivists to make a point or by cybercriminals to cover up fraud. They’re also utilized by companies for business logic attacks.
One example of such a business logic DDOS attack is revealed by Vice President and Distinguished Analyst in Gartne... |
2 May 2013
09:28 GMT |
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The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re, has introduced CyberOne, a new insurance that’s designed to protect small businesses against cyber threats. CyberOne provides coverage of up to $100,000 (€76,000).
The insurance is said to be perfect for companies to recover f... |
2 May 2013
04:44 GMT |
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Real-time operational intelligence provider Splunk has announced the availability of Splunk App for Enterprise Security 2.4, a solution that helps organizations uncover unknown threats that target their networks.
Splunk App for Enterprise Security allows companies to detect abnormal activity and attack patterns via ... |
1 May 2013
04:37 GMT |
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Security solutions provider Panda Security has released the 6.5 variant of the company’s Panda Cloud Office Protection (PCOP).
The new version comes with some important functional and technological improvements. They include anti-exploit technologies, scheduled updates and reporting, compatibility with Exchang... |
30 April 2013
08:40 GMT |
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According to a recent study published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), only a few of small and medium-size businesses from the United Kingdom are prepared to handle cyber threats.
The study has found that only 14% of the 250 surveyed companies catalogue security threats as having the highest p... |
30 April 2013
08:32 GMT |
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A lot of websites are hacked these days, so it’s highly important that administrators do the best they can to protect their sites against malicious attacks. PHP developers can secure their sites by using NinjaFirewall, a PHP script developed by NinTechNet.
NinjaFirewall is compatible with most popular e-commer... |
30 April 2013
03:46 GMT |
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22-year-old William Millay, a military police officer in Alaska, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after he attempted to sell classified documents to an individual he believed was a Russian intelligence officer.
The Russian spy was actually an undercover FBI agent, so Millay – who was known for his &ld... |
30 April 2013
03:27 GMT |
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Experts have often warned about the risks associated with performing sensitive online transactions via public Wi-Fi at coffee shops or other public places. Today, security firm ThreatMetrix has published an interesting infographic to detail possible attack scenarios.
In one scenario described by the company, the att... |
29 April 2013
18:11 GMT |
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The EC Council and the Institute of Advance Network Technology (IANT) have teamed up in an effort to train 10,000 students and professionals that would become India’s cyber warriors.
DNA reports that students from IANT’s over 100 institutes will take part in ethical hacking and secure coding programs off... |
29 April 2013
09:47 GMT |
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Taiwan is becoming more and more concerned about the cyberattacks launched by the Chinese military against the country’s organizations. According to a report released by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, China has started shifting focus from government institutions to ISPs, civilian think tanks and Inter... |
29 April 2013
05:02 GMT |
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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has marked the start of this year’s Privacy Awareness Week with the launch of a new information security guide.
The paper, “Guide to Information Security: ‘Reasonable steps’ to protect personal information,” is designed to hel... |
29 April 2013
04:19 GMT |
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Security solutions provider Seculert has announced the immediate availability of a free Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) protection solution that’s capable of automatically identifying malware in an organization's networks. The cloud-based platform can be used to secure an entire organization, including m... |
26 April 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Starting this week, Adobe has a chief security officer (CSO). The newly created position will be occupied by Brad Arkin, who, up until now, has acted as director of product security and privacy. The newly appointed CSO will work in partnership with Adobe’s global information technology team and will report to ... |
26 April 2013
07:41 GMT |
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Adrian Price, the head of information security at the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has warned that governments could be brought down by operations launched by hacktivists and state-sponsored actors.
During his speech at the Infosecurity 2013 conference, Price noted that terrorist and state-sponsored groups were an ... |
26 April 2013
05:53 GMT |
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GFI Cloud, GFI Software's platform designed to allow small and mid-sized businesses to monitor their networks and make sure they’re protected against cyber threats – has been enhanced to include patch management functionality.
It’s well known that many cyberattacks exploit vulnerabil... |
26 April 2013
05:03 GMT |
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Huawei has encountered numerous difficulties in the US, especially after the US House of Representatives' Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence published a report in which it urged organizations to stop doing business with the Chinese company.
Ever since, Huawei has been trying to clear its reputation. It ... |
24 April 2013
08:22 GMT |
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In light of the recent cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of several South Korean financial institutions, the country's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) are determined to instate tougher cyber security regulations for banks, insurers and other firms.
The Yo... |
24 April 2013
07:18 GMT |
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The US’ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has revealed its intentions to sponsor a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in an effort to help the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) in its task to address the industry’s needs. This will be the first ... |
23 April 2013
15:01 GMT |
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When you develop the technology that drives some of the fastest cars in the world, you want to make sure that no one can gain access to what’s stored on your computers. With the number of cyberattacks on the rise, Ferrari wants to make sure hackers are kept at bay.
Which is why the company has put world-renown... |
23 April 2013
10:31 GMT |
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Speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2013, the UK government’s Cyber Security Minister Chloe Smith made some interesting remarks about cyber threats and the impact of the information security industry on the country’s economy. Smith has highlighted the fact that since the launch of the Cyber Strategy, the num... |
23 April 2013
08:09 GMT |
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Information security experts and enthusiasts from all over the world are invited to take part in the second edition of The Hackers Conference, an event that’s scheduled to take place in New Delhi, India, on August 25, 2013.
The organizers are saying they expect industry experts, government officials, academia ... |
23 April 2013
05:27 GMT |
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Organizations that have in-house security analysts should take a look at CyberReveal, an analytics and investigation product launched by BAE Systems Detica today.
The new solution gives companies the intelligence that’s needed to protect sensitive information against cybercriminals. CyberReveal can be used by ... |
22 April 2013
10:02 GMT |
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On Thursday, Dell released SonicWALL Hosted Email Security 2.0, a cloud-based service that provides organizations with multi-layered protection against threats such as spam, phishing and malware attacks.
Hosted Email Security 2.0 provides policy filters and outbound email scanning that’s capable of identified ... |
19 April 2013
07:45 GMT |
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Earlier this week, we reported that security firm McAfee joined the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, a public-private partnership hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
McAfee is not the only one to join the center. A total of 11 private companies have become partners of the ... |
19 April 2013
07:30 GMT |
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Security solutions provider AlienVault has released the industry’s first Unified Security Management (USM) virtual appliance.
The new USM appliance incorporates a series of open-source tools for asset discovery, threat detection, security intelligence, behavioral monitoring, and vulnerability assessment, all o... |
18 April 2013
05:26 GMT |
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According to a new study released on Tuesday by AlgoSec, 64% of professionals believe the greatest security risk is posed by insider threats. Around the same percentage (66%) say the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is also a major security concern.
The figures also show that 57% of the respondents are currently u... |
17 April 2013
16:11 GMT |
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On Tuesday, the European Parliament voted to extend the mandate of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) by 7 years.
626 members of the European Parliament voted in favor and 45 against the new regulation.
“Today's vote offers a new start for a new ENISA: with expanded tasks, a mo... |
17 April 2013
09:46 GMT |
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Symantec has released its Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18. The study provides some interesting figures about targeted attacks, vulnerabilities, data breaches, spam, malware, mobile malware, and botnets.
According to the report, in 2012 the number of targeted attacks increased by 42%. The manufacturing sec... |
16 April 2013
17:41 GMT |
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Facebook has announced a new partnership with the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). The two organizations will focus their efforts on a consumer education program aimed at teens and their parents.
The campaign – which provides users with tools and tips that can help them manage their privacy an... |
16 April 2013
07:52 GMT |
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Security firm McAfee has joined forces with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in a National Cybersecurity Excellence Partnership. The National Cybersecurity Excellence Partnership is part of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, which was launched in February 2012. The center focus... |
16 April 2013
03:23 GMT |
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According to a new study published last week by the Information Security Forum (ISF), an independent organizations that focuses on information risk management and cyber security, supply chains can be highly problematic from an information security standpoint.
Most organizations invest a great deal in keeping their i... |
15 April 2013
16:01 GMT |
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