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New Browser Flaw Weakens EV SSL Trust
A newly discovered vulnerability in the way web browsers handle high-assurance Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL) certificates may render them ineffective until browser developers fix the problem, security researchers said today. EV SSL certificates were designed several years ago by certificate issuing authorities to combat the growing trust problems with normal domain validated SSL certificates…
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There’s No Such Thing as Ubiquitous Security
A headline in USA Today last week read: “Jakarta blasts puts spotlight on hotel security.” In the same week, a headline on CNN read: “Twitter hack raises questions about ‘cloud computing.” Why are these two headlines linked? It’s because they’re making sweeping assumptions about the consistency of security threats based on two isolated incidents. Let’s…
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Twitter Hack Puts Spotlight on Password Weaknesses
Twitter has been hacked, sort of. Actually, the Google Apps account used by Twitter employees was hacked, which led to the deeper compromise of the Twitter corporate network and the unauthorized release of data regarding the company’s growth plans and credit card numbers of several employees. It’s believed that a hacker named Croll used the…
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Twitter Financial Info Published after Hacking Incident
(Reuters) – Technology news website TechCrunch published on Wednesday sensitive internal documents belonging to Twitter, including financial projections, offering a rare glimpse into the wildly popular microblogging site. Twitter has a targeted revenue run rate of $140 million by the end of 2010, with the expectation it would record its first revenue — a modest…
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McAfee Says Spammers Could Teach Marketers a Thing or Two
In its’ latest spam report, McAfee Inc. says corporate marketing departments could learn a thing or two on how to better target customers. And governments around the world could improve their national and international business prospects by aggressively combating illegal Internet activities, but don’t hold your breath. Spammers understand their "customers," regardless of the country…
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Could DLP Have Saved Goldman Sachs from a Big Headache?
Could data loss prevention technologies have prevented Sergey Aleynikov from allegedly stealing proprietary software from his former employer, Goldman Sachs? Perhaps yes. Perhaps no. While Goldman Sachs was defying the death spiral engulfing other large banks and trading houses by posting a $3.4 billion third quarter profit, computer programmer Aleynikov allegedly transferred 32 gigabytes of…