The biggest security snafus of 2013 (so far)

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	The biggest security snafus of 2013 (so far) Late last December ended with a hacker leaking data on 300,000 Verizon FIOS customers which was apparently stolen via a marketing partner of Verizon. And now, the middle of 2013 ends with Edward Snowden, the former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor who worked for the National Security Agency (NSA), leaking secrets about NSA spying, including that Verizon, along other U.S. telecom companies, gives customer phone records to the NSA. It's been a busy six months for security chills and spills, and here's our semi-annual update on the "biggest security snafus so far" this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Stonesoft Corporation Stonesoft Firewall Appliances for Demanding Environments To keep up with today's sophisticated threats and complex network traffic, a first generation firewall will not do. View now In this Issue Free imprisoned AT&T hacker now, says EFF Ubisoft warns of account database breach after website attack European Commission president comments on US surveillance FBI/IC3 warns of growing spear-phishing attacks Malicious power-charger can infect Apple iOS devices US Department of Justice lays out cybersecurity basics every company should practice Products of the week 7.01.13 Mobile Security: How Gadgets Evolved Quick look: The NSA security quagmire Beach reads for techies 2013 WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. 2013 Next Generation Firewall Security Value Map Read this case study to learn how ZapFi enabled comprehensive gateway security and granular application intelligence for large-volumes of wireless and VPN traffic. In addition, ZapFi eliminated overhead and latency, by integrating Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive, TZ Series and Global Management System (GMS) solutions. View Now Free imprisoned AT&T hacker now, says EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a team of legal experts has called on the U.S. Court of Appeals to free Andrew Auernheimer, a computer hacker recently sentenced to 41 months in prison for illegally accessing data from AT&T's networks. Read More Ubisoft warns of account database breach after website attack Game maker Ubisoft said on Tuesday an account database was breached due to unauthorized access of one of its websites, revealing users' personal information. Read More European Commission president comments on US surveillance European Commission President José Manuel Barroso speaks to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on July 2 about press reports of US surveillance on European missions in the US. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Eight "Must-Have" Firewall Rules With the torrent of new threats resulting from Web 2.0, it's likely that your existing firewall is leaving you exposed. This checklist should help you understand the advanced features available in next generation firewalls and guide your evaluation process. Read Now FBI/IC3 warns of growing spear-phishing attacks Criminal spear phishing attacks are on the rise, so much so that the FBI and Internet Crime Complaint Center issued a warning about them. Read More Malicious power-charger can infect Apple iOS devices IoS devices are vulnerable to malware coming from a malicious charger according to researchers from Georgia Tech. Read More US Department of Justice lays out cybersecurity basics every company should practice The mantra is old, grant you, but worth repeating since its obvious from the amount of cybersecurity breaches that not everyone is listening. Speaking at the Georgetown Cybersecurity Law Institute this week, Deputy Attorney General of the United States James Cole said there are a ton of things companies can do to help government and vice-versa, combat cyber threats through better prevention,... Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Getting the Most Out of Your Next-Generation Firewall Trends such as BYOD and the adoption of social media and other grey applications as legitimate business tools have had profound effects on organizations of all sizes. Read Now Products of the week 7.01.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and Roambi Read More Mobile Security: How Gadgets Evolved Still got an old Blackberry or Compaq laying around? CSO Publisher (and packrat) Bob Bragdon does! Rummaging around Bragdon's attic (with some memory help from mobile office expert Catherine Roseberry) provides a look at how mobile device security has evolved. Read More Quick look: The NSA security quagmire Big mess: FBI now looking at Edward Snowden's disclosures about the National Security Agency's broad monitoring of phone call and Internet data from big companies such as Google and Facebook. Read More Beach reads for techies 2013 IT folks talk about what they plan to read this summer -- and on which device. (Print, your days are numbered.) Read More
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