Cyberspies have compromised U.S. power grid; Microsoft patch rate surged in second half of 2008

Cyberspies, probably from Russia or China, have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid Security Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by RSA Security Security Operations 2.0: What does this mean for you? Forrester and RSA On- Demand Webcast: Webcast reviews the following topics: Why are more and more companies putting a greater emphasis on building a security operations center or function? What should your top priorities be to build the most effective security operations? How can the latest release of RSA enVision (R) platform help you use security to meet your ongoing business objective To listen to the replay Spotlight Story Cyberspies have compromised U.S. power grid, newspaper reports By Ellen Messmer and Grant Gross Cyberspies, probably from Russia or China, have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that can disrupt it, says an article in the Wall Street Journal that neither names the source of the information nor where this compromise of the grid is occurring. Read full story Related News: Microsoft patch rate surged in second half of 2008 Microsoft was forced to pick up the patching pace in the second half of 2008, the company admitted Wednesday, as it fixed 67% more flaws and released 17% more security updates in the period than it had in the first six months of the year. 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