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Security Threat Intensifies: Lockheed, Google, DoD
Last week the threat of cyberwarfare and state-sponsored hacking activities flared up to show itself as more than just an imaginary boogeyman. The fleeting specter gained some tangibility with a number of incidents coming to light, including the details of a sophisticated attack against defense contractor Lockheed Martin, some of its subcontractors and potentially other…
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How To Reduce Mobile Risks 10 Ways
How To Reduce Mobile Risks 10 Ways 1. Install on-device anti-malware to protect against malicious applications, spyware, infected SD cards and malware-based attacks to the device. No Title 2. Use on-device firewall to protect device interfaces. No Title 3. Utilize SSL VPN clients to protect data in transit and to ensure secure and appropriate network…
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Sensitive, Personal Data Leaked from Majority of Web Sites
A team of university researchers examined more than 100 "popular" Websites and found three-quarters of the sites leaked private information or users’ identifying data to third-party tracking sites. The survey results were released shortly after Facebook came under fire for inadvertently passing user data to other parties. More than half (56 percent) of sites "directly…
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Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications Hit in Cyber-Attack via RSA SecurID Tokens
Another defense contractor appears to have been hit by a cyber-attack, and a leaked memo indicates the executives believe attackers used information stolen from RSA Security earlier this year. If true, RSA’s SecurID technology may be irrevocably compromised. Attackers hit major defense contractor L-3 Communications Holdings by spoofing passcodes from a cloned RSA SecurID token,…
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Insider Attacks and Human Error Is Your Database Safe
Insider Attacks and Human Error Is Your Database Safe 56 percent of the non-financial services respondents believe that human error represents the greatest challenge or risk to database security. No Title 24 percent of non-financial services firms state that abuse of privileges is the greatest threat. No Title 77 percent of financial firms are mostly…
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Lockheed Martin Nixes Remote Access After Network Intrusion
Lockheed Martin has been battling a “major disruption” to its computer systems after its IT security team detected a network intrusion earlier this week, Reuters reported. The disruption began May 22 when the company detected an intrusion to the network, according to the May 26 Reuters story, which cited technology blogger Robert Cringley. Cringley claimed…
