| Feds plot massive Internet routing security upgrade The U.S. federal government is accelerating its efforts to secure the Internet's routing system, with plans this year for the Department of Homeland Security to quadruple its investment in research aimed at adding digital signatures to router communications. 4 open source BGP tools The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is funding the following industry and academic groups involved in developing open source tools aimed at securing the Internet's Border Gateway Protocol-based (BGP) routing infrastructure. Podcast: Browser bug provides bait for phishing attacks Researchers at security vendor Trusteer this week discovered a browser bug that could make it easier for criminals to steal online banking credentials via a new type of attack called "in-session phishing." Amit Klein, chief technology officer at Trusteer, shares how it works and how to prevent such attacks. (14:17) Cisco IronPort flaw could expose contents of secure e-mails Cisco released two security advisories: one announcing two vulnerabilities in its IronPort PXE Encryption product that could expose contents of secure e-mail messages, and the other referring to a TCP vulnerability affecting its ONS 15xxx edge optical platforms. Security prognostications are too easy Stiennon: It is never satisfying being the Nostradamus of security. No matter how many warnings you give through your writing, presentations, and conversations you will always be in a position to say “I told you so” because security is not enabled until after the fact. Encryption programs open to kernel hack Many popular Windows encryption programs that hide files inside mounted volumes could be fatally compromised by a new type of attack uncovered by a German researcher. Giving in to malwareGibbs thought he'd fixed his problem with malware on a Windows XP system, but as it turns out, he just made the malware work better. Here's the sad tale. Can Mozilla Prove Firefox Is the Most Secure Browser A little over a year ago, I challenged some of the security claims asserted by Mozilla that Firefox "won't harbor nearly as many security flaws as those that have Microsoft's Internet Explorer" with an Internet Explorer and Firefox Vulnerability Analysis. Of course, the publication of my report was quickly followed by a vigorous rebuttal from Mozilla's Mike Shaver (please do read it, so you have his viewpoint). Stop data leaks Yes, you can keep sensitive data from leaving your organization. Our revamped Product Guide tells you what you need to know, including 5 questions to ask data-leak protection vendors before buying. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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