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	First Look: NetCitadel threat management platform in beta site Detecting and stopping stealthy malware designed to steal sensitive information means moving fast. Start-up NetCitadel wants to put its new Threat Management Platform in the middle of the security-response game with many of the other players there now -- sandboxing, firewalling, and other technologies a company may use in order to provide a kind of orchestration and decision-making point. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: NeuStar Hoping for answers on DDoS? Want to hear proven strategies? Knowing is half the battle. Learn from experts in: • Government • Industry • Research & analysis Join us for DDoS Awareness Day From Hope to Strategy A live virtual event hosted by Neustar, sponsored by CSO │October 23, 2013 Register to Reserve Your Space Now In this Issue The Key to Big Data Security Analytics Solutions: Algorithms, Visualization, Context, and Automation (AVCA) Insider threats and how they can be mitigated Chris Hemsworth goes to 'nerd school' for hacking in cyber-terrorism thriller 'Cyber' Yes, indeed, Yahoo has that Y3K problem under control Changeable default passwords are not seen as vulnerabilities by ICS-CERT, but should they be? What the Internet of Things means for security Security vendor admits mistake in website take down ForeScout technology encourages security management info sharing Lavabit briefly allowing users to recover their data Experts recommend safeguards with Chrome personal data store WHITE PAPER: PC Connection 5 Steps for Building a Secure Cloud The cloud promises impressive gains in infrastructure agility, efficiency, and cost reduction, but the greatest barrier to cloud adoption continues to be security. Read this white paper to learn best practices for keeping your data and your organization safe. Learn More The Key to Big Data Security Analytics Solutions: Algorithms, Visualization, Context, and Automation (AVCA) ESG research indicates that 44% of organizations believe that their current level of security data collection and analysis could be classified as "big data," while another 44% believe that their security data collection and analysis will be classified as "big data" within the next two years (note: In this case, big data security analytics is defined as, "security data sets that grow so large... Read More Insider threats and how they can be mitigated Any employee with access to sensitive data is a potential threat, whether they know it or not. Even if they don't have malicious intentions, the inherent nature of their privilege is what makes them so dangerous. Read More Chris Hemsworth goes to 'nerd school' for hacking in cyber-terrorism thriller 'Cyber' The idea of American and Chinese military forces working together on "a case of high-level computer hacking" may be a bit mind-boggling, being that the two countries are more-or-less sworn cyber-enemies intent on hacking each other for cyber espionage, but it is the premise for the upcoming Michael Mann cyber-thriller dubbed "Cyber." That's not the type of thing I normally follow, but the purported Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Develop an Effective DDoS Mitigation Strategy To lower your organization's exposure to increasing web-based attacks, you need an effective DDoS Mitigation strategy. Download this Forrester Research report to learn how a two-phased approach to protecting your websites and applications can lower your risk. Learn More Yes, indeed, Yahoo has that Y3K problem under control As a regular user of Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, I would like to thank the company's developers for their diligence and foresight as displayed in their most recent software release, version 5.3.1. Oh, sure, they could have procrastinated until the very last minute, which - according to this handy countdown clock - won't be for a spell yet. Read More Changeable default passwords are not seen as vulnerabilities by ICS-CERT, but should they be? While responding to a vulnerability report submitted in April, ICS-CERT told a researcher that documented, changeable default passwords are not vulnerabilities. But given the risk behind default passwords and the focus on critical infrastructure security, shouldn't such things be considered an issue? Read More What the Internet of Things means for security You've probably been hearing a lot lately about the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT (see: "The IoT: A Primer" at the end of this piece), while still in the early stages of development, is slowly making its way into the mainstream as more objects become connected via technology such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and the iniquitousness of the Internet. Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More Security vendor admits mistake in website take down Rapid7 has acknowledged that it waited too long to take the security actions needed to prevent a pro-Palestine hacking group from taking down two of its websites by sending a fax to the sites' registrar. Read More ForeScout technology encourages security management info sharing ForeScout Technologies Tuesday introduced technology that allows other security vendors as well as third parties such as systems integrators to share monitoring and security-related information directly with ForeScout's CounterAct network-access control product. Read More Lavabit briefly allowing users to recover their data Former users of the Lavabit encrypted email service that was shut down in August are being temporarily allowed to change their passwords and download copies of their data. Read More Experts recommend safeguards with Chrome personal data store Google Chrome users should take extra precautions when using the browser to type personal data, such as credit card numbers, into website forms, experts say. Read More
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