New NSA Chief expects attacks attempting to damage, destroy critical infrastructure

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	New NSA Chief expects attacks attempting to damage, destroy critical infrastructure Were you hoping a new NSA director might help turn the tide in a way that would be good for privacy? If his early comments are any indication, then you'll likely be disappointed. In his first interview since taking over at the NSA and U.S. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Get Proactive About Managing Security and Risk Read how managing risk today means making sense of more data: vulnerability scans, application and database logs, flows, access and session records, alerts, and trending analysis. View Now>> In this Issue Federal car fleet to become test bed for high-tech safety gear "Game of Thrones" author likes DOS, hates spellcheck Microsoft's .NET Framework security updates further effort to phase out RC4 encryption Adobe patches critical flaws in Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and Illustrator 8 emerging tech titles -- grab 'em before they're hot Senator seeks answers on Samsung's fingerprint scanner for Galaxy S5 SanDisk ships its first self-encrypting SSDs Security-vendor snake oil: 7 promises that don't deliver 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>> Federal car fleet to become test bed for high-tech safety gear Future autos leased by the federal government will be equipped with some advanced high-tech safety technology in an effort to test the equipment in real-life situations. The General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said they would team up on the program to further develop high-tech driver and vehicle safety technology.... Read More "Game of Thrones" author likes DOS, hates spellcheck Funny piece of an interview with George R. Martin on Conan last night. The "Game of Thrones" author was asked if he worries about computer virus' ruining his 1,000 page tomes. Martin's answer: He doesn't because he prefers to write on a DOS computer running WordStar 4.0. Well, who doesn't? Take a look: Read More WEBCAST: Sourcefire, now part of Cisco Innovations that Protect Against Advanced Attackers This webinar will explore new technologies and process for protecting endpoints from advanced attackers and how innovations like continuous data collection combined with big data analytics are pushing the envelope for what security teams can do during and after an advanced attacker puts them in their sights. Learn more >> Microsoft's .NET Framework security updates further effort to phase out RC4 encryption Microsoft released optional security updates Tuesday for various versions of the .NET Framework that prevent the RC4 encryption algorithm from being used in TLS (Transport Layer Security) connections. Read More Adobe patches critical flaws in Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and Illustrator Adobe Systems released critical security updates for several products Tuesday in order to fix vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take remote control of systems running the vulnerable software. Read More WEBCAST: VMware | IBM Virtualization Infrastructure With IBM and Vmware Virtualization technology is now expanding beyond the server compute elements to encompass networking and storage aspects as well. Learn More 8 emerging tech titles -- grab 'em before they're hot With change the only constant in the IT jobs market these days, savvy tech pros are keeping their eye on these emerging specialties. Read More Senator seeks answers on Samsung's fingerprint scanner for Galaxy S5 U.S. Sen. Al Franken questioned Samsung on the privacy protections the company has in place for the fingerprint scanning technology on its recently released Galaxy S5 smartphone. Read More SanDisk ships its first self-encrypting SSDs SanDisk today announced its SanDisk X300s SSD line-up, which uses TCG Opal 2.0 and Microsoft Encrypted Hard Drive hardware-based encryption, coupled with a new SSD administration dashboard. Read More Security-vendor snake oil: 7 promises that don't deliver Beware bold promises from a multibillion-dollar industry that can't prevent your IT systems from being routinely hacked Read More
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