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Cyber Criminals Nab RSA SecureID Information in Breach
EMC’s RSA Security acknowledged it had been hit by an "extremely sophisticated" attack and that information related to the SecurID two-factor authentication products have been stolen. Partners: We Need More Answers on RSA Breach Intruders succeeded in breaching RSA networks "recently" as part of an Advanced Persistent Threat attack, Art Coviello, executive chairman of RSA…
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Security vs Coffee Spending 10 Reasons Why Web Applications Are Easy Targets
Security vs Coffee Spending 10 Reasons Why Web Applications Are Easy Targets While 73 percent of the organizations in the study have been hacked at least once in the last 24 months, 72 percent of the respondents test less than 10 percent of their applications. No Title Twenty percent of organizations do not test their…
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Searches for Japan Earthquake News Targeted by Cyber Criminals
Within hours of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, cyber-criminals had poisoned search results based on the disaster with malicious links. Users searching on "most recent earthquake in Japan" may encounter some malicious links to fake anti-virus software, Trend Micro researchers said March 11. Malware writers used black-hat search engine manipulation techniques to push…
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Private Cloud Computing No Safer than Public Cloud
Many IT departments have put off public cloud deployments in favor of private cloud virtualization projects under the guise of security concerns — but new findings show that these private cloud deployments may be no more secure than their public counterparts. That’s good news for managed service providers with the right security chops and infrastructure…
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Sensitive Data More Likely to be Transferred on Tablets
Tablets are fast gaining interest in enterprise segments, where security has long been a major concern, but IT managers are slowly softening to the idea of supporting employee-owned devices. However, tablet users, it turns out, are transferring sensitive information at a greater rate than even smartphone owners, according to a March 10 report from Harris…
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Midmarket Companies Lagging on Mobile Security: Report
Midmarket companies are not doing enough to protect their mobile phones, according to survey results by research firm Canalys. Based on 814 SMB (small and midsize business) respondents, the report indicated that 86 percent of SMBs have not yet adopted mobile phone security throughout their organizations. The research signals an “alarming gap” between the growing…
