Cloud security: Mission impossible

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	Cloud security: Mission impossible The term "cloud" connotes things floating around freely – which is not something you necessarily want your data doing. That is the common perception of cloud computing today, leaving many leery about trusting that their business-critical information is safe despite no clear security in place. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems Context-Aware Security for BYOD Trend Concerned about the "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) trend? Although an "Any Device" environment is becoming essential for today's workplace, new risks and problems may result if your infrastructure isn't ready. Join IDC's Chris Christiansen and Cisco Systems as they discuss security architecture and solutions to address challenges for BYOD. Register Now In this Issue How to rob a bank: A social engineering walkthrough Researchers find "massive" security flaws in cloud architectures NASA: "Interplanetary bogeyman" comet Elenin is no more; it's an ex-comet US to fund aggressive technology that cuts solar power costs 75% China detains Internet users for spreading rumors Japan foreign offices, parliament hit by virus attack Computer analysis, online translator, intelligent guesses crack ancient German code Japanese defense contractor admits hackers may have snatched secrets WHITE PAPER: HP Securing Virtualized Data Centers Understand the real need for security solutions that can address the reality of expanding virtualization. You will also learn how HP TippingPoint's secure virtualization framework allows organizations to gain control of the virtual environment by introducing in-line security policy enforcement. Read Now How to rob a bank: A social engineering walkthrough If a company hires us for a social engineering engagement, typically they want us to get in and get to their back-up tapes, or into the data in their document room. Read More Researchers find "massive" security flaws in cloud architectures German researchers say they found flaws in Amazon Web Services that they believe exist in many cloud architectures and enable attackers to gain administrative rights and to gain access to all user data. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications This whitepaper gives a broad overview of the ways in which Akamai can help organizations bolster the security of their Web-based assets, with capabilities ranging across the application, network, and DNS layers, as well as solutions focused on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and business continuity. Learn more NASA: "Interplanetary bogeyman" comet Elenin is no more; it's an ex-comet NASA, which had gone out of its way to diminish wild doomsday reports about the impact of comet Elanin on Earth over the summer, reiterated its scorn for the hoopla by today issuing a statement detailing the comet's death. "Comet Elenin is no more," NASA said. Read More US to fund aggressive technology that cuts solar power costs 75% The US Department of Energy wants researchers and scientists to "think outside the box" and come up "highly disruptive Concentrating Solar Power technologies that will meet 6¢/kWh cost targets by the end of the decade." Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Seven Standards of Cloud Computing Service Delivery This paper outlines best practices for selecting cloud-computing solutions. Learn more! China detains Internet users for spreading rumors Chinese authorities have started to detain Internet users for allegedly spreading online rumors, in its latest measure to control the country's social media sites. Read More Japan foreign offices, parliament hit by virus attack Computers at Japan's diplomatic offices abroad and its House of Representatives were infected by viruses during cyberattacks over the last several months, the country's top spokesman said. Read More Computer analysis, online translator, intelligent guesses crack ancient German code The encrypted initiation rite of an ancient German secret society preoccupied with ophthalmology has fallen to modern language analysis tools including an online automatic translator. Read More Japanese defense contractor admits hackers may have snatched secrets Japan's largest defense contractor backpedaled yesterday, saying it's possible some secrets had been stolen by hackers who broke into the company's network and planted malware in August. Read More
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