Inside Intel, part 1: Evolution of IT security

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	Inside Intel, part 1: Evolution of IT security Like many other companies, processor manufacturer Intel Corp. is having to evolve its information security focus to meet the changes underway in the technology landscape--particularly with the rapid growth of mobile devices and applications and the rise in cloud computing services. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue How IT Can Prepare for Mobile Forensic Investigations A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Encrypting The VA Cyberespionage malware 'miniFlame' discovered Using security metrics to measure human awareness FBI warns Loozfon, FinFisher mobile malware hitting Android phones Facebook removes two-factor authentication mobile numbers from search Cyberthieves loot $400,000 from city bank account UK hacker Gary McKinnon wins extradition battle INSIDER Free technology for the taking University hospital putting in place BYOD mobile strategy Antivirus evaluation puts Kaspersky and Symantec on top RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial How IT Can Prepare for Mobile Forensic Investigations If your IT security team must comply with regulations like PCI-DSS or HIPAA, you need to know who accesses your data and what they do with it, even if they're using a mobile device to do it. But performing forensic investigations on mobile devices is trickier than it is on PCs. Read More A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Encrypting The VA Back in 2006 the Department of Veterans Affairs had one of the "mothers of all data breaches". A laptop was stolen that contained 26.5 million records of confidential and/or personally identifiable information (PII). Among the data stolen were the records of over 1 million military members. Of course this kind of incident attracts headlines like moths to the flame. With all of the bad publicity... Read More Cyberespionage malware 'miniFlame' discovered Newly discovered spying malware designed to steal data from infected systems was likely built from the same cyber-weaponry factory that produced two other notorious cyberespionage software, Flame and Gauss, a security vendor says. Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense, Inc. Defending Against Today's Targeted Phishing Attacks Although email remains highly vulnerable to foul play, security continues to rely heavily on principles and technologies that are more than a decade old. Organizations need to take a new look at email security, particularly as newer, more targeted phishing attacks proliferate. Read Now! Using security metrics to measure human awareness It's been said that security is hard to measure. Producing measurable results around a lack of problems or incidents is challenging. But the field of security metrics has evolved considerably in recent years, giving security managers more resources to make the case for investing in security programs and technologies. Read More FBI warns Loozfon, FinFisher mobile malware hitting Android phones The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has warned Android users that a number of malware attacks have been plaguing Android smartphone users. The IC3 said some of the latest known versions of mobile malware taking aim at Android users are Loozfon and FinFisher. MORE: The 10 most common mobile security problems and how you can fight them The group provided an outline of the nasty stuff: Read More Facebook removes two-factor authentication mobile numbers from search Facebook users who have associated a mobile phone number with their accounts in order to enable the "Login Approvals" security feature can no longer be found on the website based on those phone numbers, the company said Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense, Inc. A 3-Step Plan for Mobile Security Mobility is here, and it brings with it new productivity opportunities - and associated security risks. This paper identifies specific countermeasures and management controls that you can use to establish a mobile security strategy that encompasses both corporate and personal devices. Read Now! Cyberthieves loot $400,000 from city bank account Burlington, Wash. officials have notified hundreds of employees and residents that their bank account information was compromised last week when hackers broke into city systems and stole more than $400,000 from a city account at Bank of America. Read More UK hacker Gary McKinnon wins extradition battle Gary McKinnon, indicted in 2002 on charges of hacking into U.S. government computers, will not be extradited to the U.S., the U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May said on Tuesday. Read More INSIDER Free technology for the taking It's like the store doors just opened on Black Friday and you have your pick of free stuff. Read More University hospital putting in place BYOD mobile strategy A teaching hospital based in Israel, Hadassah University Hospital, has devised a plan to be able to support the "bring your own device" (BYOD) wishes voiced by medical staff and students clamoring to use their own mobile devices, while also bringing to bear management and security controls. Read More Antivirus evaluation puts Kaspersky and Symantec on top Dennis Technology Labs released the results of its latest round of antivirus tests seeking to determine the effectiveness of several commercial anti-malware products, with Kaspersky and Symantec coming out on top. Read More
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