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RSA: Lessons learned

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RSA: Lessons learned
Not surprisingly, there's been a lot of discussion about the RSA SecurID debacle among my colleagues at Kuppinger-Cole. Read More


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U.S. military sharing secret cyber threat info with defense contractors
A new U.S. military program shares classified information about cyber threats with defense contractors and their ISPs as part of a stepped up effort to blunt potential cyber attacks, a Department of Defense official announced on Thursday. Read More

Connecticut concerned about Facebook face recognition
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has expressed concern that Facebook's "Tag Suggestions" face recognition feature compromises consumer privacy, and asked for a meeting with company officials. Read More

Microsoft rings alarm bell on fake Windows support calls
Microsoft today warned that scammers have taken to the phone lines to dupe Windows users into putting malware on their machines or paying for worthless help. Read More

As fraud abounds, design students craft safer ATMs
Going to an ATM can be an unnerving, vulnerable experience: You're faced against a wall, taking out cash with little visibility as to whom is watching you. Read More


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Chinese court sentences three to prison for iPad design leak
A Chinese court sentenced three persons to prison for stealing information on Apple's iPad 2 design, which was used to make protective cases for the device months before the hit tablet was even launched. Read More

FTC warns of cell phone radiation scams
As soon as the new concerns that cell phones might pose a radiation risk to users, scammers were sharpening their online skills to take advantage of the situation.  That's why the Federal Trade Commission today told cell phone users to avoid products that supposedly "shield" users from cell phone emissions. More on health news: High-tech healthcare technology gone wild Read More

Fraud starts after Lulzsec group releases e-mail, passwords
Debbie Crowell never ordered the iPhone, but thanks to a hacking group known as Lulzsec, she spent a good part of her Thursday morning trying to get US$712.00 in charges reversed after someone broke into her Amazon account and ordered it. Read More

Cisco backs embattled RSA SecurID in new security architecture
With all of the recent security problems around RSA's SecurID two-factor authentication technology as a backdrop, Cisco today made it clear that it's still a major supporter of SecurID by including the two-factor authentication token as a main security component in what Cisco calls its "PCI 2.0 Architecture" of assembled Cisco, EMC, RSA, VMware and HyTrust products. Read More


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Hospital turns to palm reading to ID patients
NYU's Langone Medical Center is the first hospital in the Northeast to use a new infrared palm-scanning technology that ensures patients are linked to their medical records and helps prevent medical ID theft. Read More

Smart grid (in)securities
As the power grid becomes more intelligent, it also becomes more dangerous. Read More

ADP acknowledges system intrusion, says one client hit
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) today disclosed that it has suffered a system intrusion that it believes has impacted only one client associated with Workscape, the benefits administration platform company it acquired. Read More

Don't dismiss community college grads with degrees in information assurance
The CAE2Y program was established to meet the needs of cybersecurity professionals – not all of whom have baccalaureates and advanced degrees. Zdravkovich emphasized that our society needs all dimensions of diversity in the cybersecurity field. Read More



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