Are breaches inevitable?

	Latest Firefox version adds protection against rogue SSL certificates | DARPA bolsters blueprint to build robotic services for satellites
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	Are breaches inevitable? Is there a reason that data breaches have been happening at a rapid clip lately? And is there more that we, as security managers, should be doing to make sure that our own companies don’t join the ranks of the breached?Home Depot is the latest company to make headlines for a potentially big data breach, and it just might be the biggest one yet. The current record holder is Target, and we’ve more recently seen the company that owns grocery store chains Supervalu, Albertsons, Acme Markets, Jewel-Osco and Shaw’s compromised by hackers. J.P. Morgan and four other major banks appear to have fallen victim to security breaches. UPS stores were also hit by hackers, and several hundred Norwegian companies were compromised. These victims have joined the ranks of Neiman-Marcus, Michael’s, Sally Beauty, P.F. Chang’s and Goodwill. What’s going on? To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Skyhigh Networks Cloud Adoption & Risk Report Reveals Top 20 Cloud Services Based on anonymized data from over 10 million users across over 200 companies, the Skyhigh Cloud Adoption and Risk Report has become the de-facto data source on cloud adoption and risk View Now>> In this Issue Latest Firefox version adds protection against rogue SSL certificates DARPA bolsters blueprint to build robotic services for satellites Vulnerabilities on the decline, but risk assessment is often flawed, study says Hackers make drive-by download attacks stealthier with fileless infections Attack hijacks DNS settings on home routers in Brazil The must-have utilities for your iPad office Annoying cubicle behavior WHITE PAPER: OpenMarket How CIOs Can Guide the Enterprise to Mobile Success In this paper we look at the new, front-line role of IT and security, specifically within enterprises using mobile messaging technologies, and suggest ways to mitigate risk and avoid costly mistakes and pitfalls. View Now>> Latest Firefox version adds protection against rogue SSL certificates Firefox 32 has implemented a feature known as certificate key pinning Read More DARPA bolsters blueprint to build robotic services for satellites In five years the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to launch a robotic servicing mission to inspect, fix, refuel or move satellites in geostationary Earth orbit.In order to move that plan along, the research agency today issued a Request for Information (RFI) calling on commercial and private space groups to provide details on what it would take to accomplish the lofty goal.To expedite the mission, DARPA said it is considering the possibilities of integrating DARPA-developed space robotics technologies onto commercial spacecraft to create a jointly developed GEO robotic service craft.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation See what Security, Reliability and Efficiency looks like The new System x servers with Intel ® Xeon ® processors offer innovative technology, offer innovative technology with exclusive new advanced security features to provide enterprise class data protection. Learn More Vulnerabilities on the decline, but risk assessment is often flawed, study says The number of vulnerabilities could reach a three-year low in 2014, but correctly assessing their risk can be hard, IBM researchers said Read More Hackers make drive-by download attacks stealthier with fileless infections New attacks with the Angler exploit kit inject code directly in browser processes without leaving files on disk, a researcher found Read More WHITE PAPER: Fortinet Security Concerns in the C-Suite Next-generation firewall technology (NGFW) addresses the most prevalent security issues. Fortinet's FortiGate NGFW integrates five crucial security protections, including strong authentication, antimalware and APT detection. View Now>> Attack hijacks DNS settings on home routers in Brazil An ongoing attack in Brazil tricks users into visiting malicious websites that attempt to silently change the Domain Name System settings of their home routers.If the attack is successful, the routers are reconfigured to use rogue DNS servers that redirect victims to phishing pages when they open banking sites, said Fabio Assolini, a security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, in a blog post Tuesday.The attack starts with spam emails that tell recipients they’re being cheated and asks them to click on a link. The link leads to an adult content website that in the background forces browsers to load specifically crafted URLs.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More The must-have utilities for your iPad office The 10 tools you must have on your iPad for business Read More Annoying cubicle behavior Similar to the passenger sitting in front of you on an airplane, there are annoying behaviors to endure around your own cube. Read More
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