Chrome, Firefox, IE to block fraudulent digital certificate

	Thinking of a counterattack? Deception is better, say experts | Mobile devices set to become next DDoS attack tool
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	Chrome, Firefox, IE to block fraudulent digital certificate Google, Microsoft and Mozilla announced on Jan 3 that they are revoking trust in two digital certificates accidentally issued by Turkish certificate authority (CA) TURKTRUST. When you start talking about another CA fiasco, there are many people whose eyes glaze over when reading technical details because they know it's bad, but really have no idea why it is so dangerous for digital certificates that... Read More WHITE PAPER: SafeNet Inc Centralized Key Mgmt Is Critical For Storage Security In this paper, the current storage encryption and key management landscape will be examined, the fallout that has accompanied the swift expansion of these separate and divergent systems will be identified, and the core attributes and requirements for a centralized EKM system will be presented. Learn More In this Issue Thinking of a counterattack? Deception is better, say experts Mobile devices set to become next DDoS attack tool Could China blocking VPNs lead to spying on business? IMAGiNE: Once-prolific movie piracy leader slapped with 5 year prison sentence Symantec links latest Microsoft zero-day with skilled hacker gang Ruby on Rails security updates address SQL injection flaw WHITE PAPER: Trusteer Dealing with Advanced and Targeted Attacks This whitepaper explains how advanced malware challenges traditional defenses to take advantage of the increased exposure of employee endpoints. It reviews the evolution of advanced targeted attacks and the various approaches used to address them. Learn More. Thinking of a counterattack? Deception is better, say experts Security experts say counterattacks are simply asking for more trouble, since they could promote an escalating series of attacks, and it is possible to attack the wrong villain because of the attribution problem. Read More Mobile devices set to become next DDoS attack tool Unless mobile device security is vastly improved, smartphones and tablets are expected to become a significant launching pad for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against corporate websites, a research firm says. Read More WEBCAST: PhoneFactor Strong Security for Remote Workers Is Just a Phone Call Away Join Steve Dispensa, PhoneFactor Chief Technology Officer, and Sarah Fender, PhoneFactor Vice President of Marketing & Product Management, to learn how phone-based authentication is helping companies tackle complex authentication challenges. Learn More Could China blocking VPNs lead to spying on business? The "Great Firewall of China," designed to prevent its citizens from accessing some overseas content, has apparently undergone an upgrade. Read More IMAGiNE: Once-prolific movie piracy leader slapped with 5 year prison sentence The acknowledged leader of once prolific movie piracy group IMAGiNE was sent to prison today for five years, one of the longest sentences ever handed down for criminal copyright infringement. In addition to his prison term, Jeramiah Perkins, 40, of Portsmouth, Va., was sentenced to serve three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution. On Aug. 29, 2012, Perkins pleaded... Read More WEBCAST: CDW Corporation Unified Threat Management: A Better Approach to Security In this Webcast you will learn how Unified Threat Management (UTM) combines firewall, IPS, Web filtering, antivirus and more in a single box to combat a broad range of threats efficiently and economically. Learn More. Symantec links latest Microsoft zero-day with skilled hacker gang Symantec is crediting a hacker group with an impressive track record as responsible for finding the latest as yet unpatched vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. Read More Ruby on Rails security updates address SQL injection flaw The developers of Ruby on Rails, a popular Web application development framework for the Ruby programming language, released versions 3.2.10, 3.1.9, and 3.0.18 of the software on Wednesday in order to patch a serious SQL injection vulnerability. Read More
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