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	Is Cisco Back (as an enterprise security leader)? It wasn't too long ago that Cisco was a dominant force in information security technology. The company was a market leader in firewalls, IDS/IPS, and email security and was actively pushing products for endpoint security and SIEM as well as security "blades" for Catalyst switches. Heck, Cisco even articulated a bold vision of "self-defending networks" with security policy, enforcement, and intelligence... Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Streamlining Response and Reaction to Attacks This SANS white paper explores how to weave together and correlate information from disparately managed systems and bring visibility to their behavior with accurate, actionable reporting. View Now>> In this Issue Does U.S. business stand a chance of keeping Chinese cyber-spies out of its data? Dept. of Homeland Security tools aimed at Heartbleed-like security evils Safari 6.1.4 and 7.0.4 address critical flaws, iOS patches missing Cat-hacking Japanese man admits cybercrime guilt Dark Wallet--Threat or No Threat? Department of Justice bashes $20 million identity refund fraud ring IoT, cloud computing, nation-state threats redefining enterprise security, panelists say Bug bounty program outs 7-month-old IE zero-day Security Threat Landscape: May 2014 WEBCAST: Dell SecureWorks Counterstrategies for Combatting Social Engineering Social Engineering is proving costlier than ever, especially phishing and spear phishing. With recent breaches, the imperative to counter social engineering effectively takes on a whole new level of urgency. In this webcast, the CISO for Dell SecureWorks discusses the realities of social engineering and what your organization must do to counter it. Learn more Does U.S. business stand a chance of keeping Chinese cyber-spies out of its data? The U.S. Department of Justice, working with the FBI, this week took the unprecedented step of indicting five Chinese army officers for allegedly breaking into the networks of American companies and a labor union to steal trade secrets of use to Chinese businesses. Read More Dept. of Homeland Security tools aimed at Heartbleed-like security evils The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a Web portal aimed at assisting software developers in vetting their code for weaknesses hackers can exploit. The DHS calls this portal the Software Assurance Marketplace, or SWAMP for short. It's not a 'marketplace' in the sense that money is changing hands for products and services, but rather more a place to share tools, techniques and information. Read More Safari 6.1.4 and 7.0.4 address critical flaws, iOS patches missing Apple released new versions of Safari for Mac OS X to fix critical vulnerabilities that could allow Web attackers to execute malicious code on computers. Patches are not yet available for Apple's iOS mobile OS, which is likely affected by some of the same flaws. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Step-by Step Guide to Optimizing the Digital Experience This practical guide to superior online performance takes a closer look at the complex concept of online performance: what it is, how to measure it, and—most critically—what it takes to make it better. Learn More Cat-hacking Japanese man admits cybercrime guilt A hacker has confessed in court to hijacking other people's computers to make murder threats in a bizarre case that saw the source code for a virus stashed in the collar of a cat. Read More Dark Wallet--Threat or No Threat? The Fuss About Dark Wallet Read More Department of Justice bashes $20 million identity refund fraud ring The US Department of Justice said 10 people were indicted today for their roles in a $20 million stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Intelligent Imaging for Improved Banking Performance A new generation of "Intelligent Imaging" solutions has emerged that is helping banks remove the burden of paper in legacy processes, like loan origination and new account openings, while extending the power of document and data capture to achieve new levels of case management and business intelligence. Learn More IoT, cloud computing, nation-state threats redefining enterprise security, panelists say A printer that connects to the Web may pose as great a risk to enterprise security as an OS vulnerability, but yet companies worry about the latter and too often ignore the former, said a CTO during a discussion at MIT. Read More Bug bounty program outs 7-month-old IE zero-day An HP bug bounty program has published information about a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 because Microsoft did not meet its patch-or-we-go-public deadline. Read More Security Threat Landscape: May 2014 In this month's episode, Keith Shaw (IDG Enterprise) and Derek Manky (Fortinet) discuss the BlackShades arrests, ransomware updates, new evasion techniques and other security threats seen this month. Read More
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