Taking a look back at the future

	FBI: Finding criminal data on cell phones and game consoles is tough | 1.5 million stolen Facebook IDs up for sale
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	Taking a look back at the future Remember when magazines, newspaper articles, books and movies took a stab at predicting what the dawn of the 21st century would be like? The jet-cars, robot servants – the transporter (what happens if you transport through volcanic ash, I wonder)? Well, 10 years ago in this newsletter I took a stab at it: Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center In this Issue FBI: Finding criminal data on cell phones and game consoles is tough 1.5 million stolen Facebook IDs up for sale Managers: Get on the security bandwagon Violent Apple iPad theft caught on video NASA wants public to join in Hubble Telescope's 20th anniversary extravaganza New tool makes end users responsible for data loss prevention You Don't Have to Remember Your Passwords SEC workers spent hours at work watching online porn Cyber Stowaways Why Are There Still So Many Problems with The Federal Cybersecurity Effort? Top 5 Security No Brainers for Businesses WEBCAST: Oracle Identity and Access Governance – What You Need to Know Live Webcast: Wednesday, May 5th at 1pm ET/10 am PT. Oracle presents a timely event featuring the Burton Group's, Kevin Kampman, who will provide an overview of the latest technology for identity management. Get guidance on compliance, security, identity management and other topics and participate in a live Q&A. Register Today! FBI: Finding criminal data on cell phones and game consoles is tough Non-traditional communications devices such as smartphones and game consoles pose a particular problem to law enforcement agencies trying to milk them for forensic data that reveals criminal activity, attendees were told at the 2010 Computer Forensics Show in New York City. Read More 1.5 million stolen Facebook IDs up for sale A hacker named Kirllos has a rare deal for anyone who wants to spam, steal or scam on Facebook: an unprecedented number of user accounts offered at rock-bottom prices. Read More Managers: Get on the security bandwagon Dear Managers: Help Wanted! Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware Rethinking Application Security Hacker motivation has changed from gaining fame to financial gain. Cyber crime activities now employ a new level of network attacks, which go undetected by standard network-security tools. This paper discusses the changing threat landscape and how you can protect your business from emerging threats. Learn More Violent Apple iPad theft caught on video A US Apple Store customer lost most of his little finger when a thief struck grabbing his newly purchased Apple iPad. Read More NASA wants public to join in Hubble Telescope's 20th anniversary extravaganza The Hubble Space Telescope has taking snapshots of the universe for 20 years this week and as part of that anniversary, the space agency is looking to crowdsource new galaxy images and promote social network celebrations.  Read More New tool makes end users responsible for data loss prevention When there is a real-time alert, someone in IT has to make a decision: let the action go or quarantine the data. This is too time-consuming, and it requires IT to inspect the data. Check Point Software Technologies just introduced a DLP solution that puts the onus for remediating the alert onto the worker who triggered it. Read More VIRTUAL EVENT: CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld & Network World Live Security Panel – April 28th Join us on April 28th for a live virtual event that will provide candid, expert advice on top security challenges and issues – all from the comfort of your desktop. Get in on the discussion - from the unique challenges presented by cloud computing and virtualization to the mass adoption of social media. Attend and you may win a Kindle! You Don't Have to Remember Your Passwords Coolfoster asked the Answer Line forum for a secure way to remember passwords Read More SEC workers spent hours at work watching online porn Several senior SEC staffers spent hours daily watching porn on their work computers even as the massive financial crisis was unfolding in 2008, according to agency's inspector general. Read More Cyber Stowaways Here is another must read New York Times article providing more details about the cyber attack at Google: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/technology/20google.html?src=busln Read More Why Are There Still So Many Problems with The Federal Cybersecurity Effort? On May 29th of 2009, President Obama declared: "It's now clear that this cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation." At FOSE this year, FBI Deputy Assistant Dirctor, Stephen Chabinsky gave this ominous statement, "Cybercrime and cyber terrorism could be a game changer and thus represent an existential threat to our nation." Read More Top 5 Security No Brainers for Businesses Occasionally folks forget about covering the fundamentals of security and start off down a rabbit hole following some shiny new technology that turns out to be just a rat hole. With today's limited security budgets you need to be sure that you've adequately covered your highest risk areas before moving on to other things. The high-risk areas are, of course, not the same for everyone and will change... Read More
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