Father of SSL says despite attacks, the security linchpin has lots of life left

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	Father of SSL says despite attacks, the security linchpin has lots of life left SSL/TLS, the protocol that protects security of e-commerce, has taken a beating lately, with news items ranging from the violation of certificate authorities to the discovery of an exploit that beats the protocol itself. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos Seven Tips for Securing Mobile Workers Seven Tips for Securing Mobile Workers is intended to offer practical guidance on dealing with one of the fastest growing threats to the security of sensitive and confidential information. Read now In this Issue Microsoft pans Chrome, Firefox security Sony suspends 93,000 online accounts after illicit logins Survey finds dangerous gap in prevention Android peer-to-peer developer settles privacy flap with FTC Parting Thoughts: The world of security has turned on its head Fearing damage, Microsoft moved data after Japan earthquake Study: Many websites 'leaking' personal info to other firms Cellphones will become a way to attack otherwise protected devices: report Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes Security on a shoestring budget RSA chief says two groups for SecurID breach WHITE PAPER: PhoneFactor Phones Become the Leading Multi-Factor Authentication Device According to a leading analyst firm phone-based authentication will comprise 61% of the multi-factor authentication market by the year 2014. This paper will address the key drivers for this market shift away from security tokens and includes real-world case studies from organizations that have made the move to phone-based authentication. Read now Microsoft pans Chrome, Firefox security Microsoft today launched a website that cranks out security scores for the various editions of its own Internet Explorer (IE) as well as browsers built by rivals Google and Mozilla. Read More Sony suspends 93,000 online accounts after illicit logins Sony has suspended 93,000 user accounts on several of its gaming and entertainment networks after unauthorized login attempts on those accounts, it said Wednesday. Read More Survey finds dangerous gap in prevention It's no big secret: contemporary attacks are levied over the Web; attackers will craft custom malware to slither past anti-malware defenses; and any business on any given day can be compromised. That's the reality of where information security stands today. Read More WEBCAST: Quest Software Data Protection for Data Growth Today's unprecedented growth in data - and the need to protect it - means you must find an effective, inexpensive to backup and potentially recover your company's data! In this Quest Software on-demand video, learn how to develop and manage a flexible backup and recovery strategy. Watch it today. View Now! Android peer-to-peer developer settles privacy flap with FTC In an agreement announced today with the Federal Trade Commission, peer-to-peer file-sharing developer Frostwire can no longer use default settings that share consumers' files, provide a free upgrade its software to correct unintended sharing and bars the firm from misrepresenting what files its applications will share. Read More Parting Thoughts: The world of security has turned on its head For the past several years, I have had the honor of writing for Network World in "Risk and Reward." Unfortunately, that time has come to an end as I am leaving the world of independent analysts to pursue new adventures. In my last column, I'd like to explore some of my recurring themes and offer some predictions for the future. Read More Fearing damage, Microsoft moved data after Japan earthquake Microsoft undertook a sizable data migration project following Japan's earthquake in March, fearing that one of its data centers could become dysfunctional because of aftershocks. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Read now HP's Converged Infrastructure incorporates tools that make remote support and management efficient and effective. HP Insight Control, for example, helps reduce server deployment time from four hours to just 20 minutes, a 12-fold decrease in deployment time. learn more Study: Many websites 'leaking' personal info to other firms Many top websites share their visitors' names, usernames or other personal information with their partners without telling users and, in some cases, without knowing they're doing it, according to a new study from Stanford University. Read More Cellphones will become a way to attack otherwise protected devices: report Mobile phones will become an increasing menace to network security that could drop malware onto protected devices when they dock to sync or plug into USB ports to charge, security experts say in a Georgia Tech report. Read More Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes Zero-day exploits are nerve-racking for IT professionals but are far less dangerous than unpatched older vulnerabilities for which fixes are available, Microsoft says. Read More Security on a shoestring budget According to figures released recently by Kaspersky Lab, 1300 IT pros were asked about IT risks and security spending. Among large companies, the average security budget is $3.35 million, according to Kaspersky's data. Read More RSA chief says two groups for SecurID breach Six weeks after EMC's RSA security division saw its SecurID system hit by hackers, RSA president Tom Heiser met with the CIO of a large global medical device company. Read More
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