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Friday, July 30, 2010

Data breaches often caused by configuration errors; Understanding Web 2.0 security at work

Understanding Web 2.0 security in the workplace | Open source Razorback project targets malware, zero-day exploits

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Verizon: Data breaches often caused by configuration errors
Hackers appear to be increasingly counting on configuration problems and programming errors rather than software vulnerabilities in order to steal information from computer systems, according to a new study from Verizon. Read More


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NetScaler vs. F5 View the Comparison
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Understanding Web 2.0 security in the workplace
Check Point and Ponemon Institute asked where Web 2.0 security risks rank on the list of priorities Read More

Open source Razorback project targets malware, zero-day exploits
Sourcefire, best known for its Snort intrusion-prevention technology, Tuesday is unveiling a new open source project called Razorback that's designed to spot malware and especially zero-day exploits. Read More

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Massive check-fraud botnet operation tied to Russia
Check fraud is an old-fashioned kind of crime, but a criminal ring with ties to Russia is using modern cybercrime techniques, including botnets, online databases of financial information and check imaging archives, to run a highly automated, multi-million-dollar counterfeit-check operation. Read More


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Gartner Research Note: Load Balancers are Dead
Gartner Research Note "Load Balancers are Dead: Time to Focus on Application Delivery" helps you understand how to replace your basic load balancing technology and focus on getting the highest availability, performance and security for your web apps. Includes key recommendations you can use. Read now!

Alleged Mariposa botnet hacker arrested in Slovenia
Slovenian police will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss the arrest of three men in connection the massive Mariposa botnet that was disabled late last year. Read More

Security suites: big protection, little fuss
Just a few short years ago, all a PC needed for protection was a basic antivirus program to guard against any malware that arrived via an e-mail attachment, embedded in a shareware application or piggy-backed on a floppy disk. Read More

Adobe joins Microsoft's patch-reporting program
Adobe and Microsoft are now working together to give security companies a direct line into their bug-fixing efforts. Read More

How Microsoft's Team Approach Improves Security
Microsoft announced new security initiatives and tools today at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. The focus on partnership with other tech and security vendors helps identify threats and vulnerabilities more quickly, and demonstrates that Microsoft understands that effective security is a team effort. Read More


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Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers
Citrix Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for 2009 Application Delivery Controllers Magic Quadrant, Gartner Group. Read now!

ATM hack gives cash on demand
Barnaby Jack hit the jackpot at Black Hat on Wednesday. Twice. Read More

Black Hat: Most browsers can be made to give up personal data
All the most commonly used Internet browsers are vulnerable to exploits that can force them to cough up users' personal information that can be used to hack into bank accounts or set them up for other attacks, the Black Hat 2010 conference will be told this week. Read More

NAC decisions you need to make now
One important piece of a multilevel security defense for companies of almost any size is network access control (NAC), which lets you enforce policies for end-user machines. Read More

A striking disconnect between CSOs and hackers
Though I've been writing about Internet security for six-plus years, there's an interesting problem in the industry that I've only noticed in the last couple years: Security executives and the hacking community tend to live in different worlds. Read More

Cybercrime costs a business $3.8 million/year, study finds
A new study of 45 U.S. organizations found that cybercrime -- including Web attacks, malicious code and rogue insiders -- costs each one of them $3.8 million per year, on average, and results in about one successful attack each week. Read More

Google Apps Project Delays Highlight Cloud Security Concerns
Google led a coup against Microsoft to win the contract with the city of Los Angeles to provide messaging and productivity software for roughly 30,000 city employees. Nine months later, though, implementation is behind schedule as Google and the city of Los Angeles address security concerns with the cloud-based services. Read More



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