US Cyber Chief: We are fighting a “tide of criminality”

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	US Cyber Chief: We are fighting a "tide of criminality" What the government is doing and how much money it is spending to protect cyberspace was again the subject of a congressional hearing this week as top execs in the Department of Defense detailed what they would be doing with the $3.4 billion cyber security portion of their 2013 budget request. Read More WEBCAST: Bradford Networks IT Consumerization and BYOD, A Blueprint for Success IT leaders must embrace BYOD, but the key to success lies in blueprint—protection for both the device and the network. This lively discussion with Bradford Networks explores everything, from the challenges and the benefits to prescriptive direction for securely tackling BYOD. Learn More In this Issue Most fraud against businesses from bad checks, not electronic payments Cisco offers virtualized video surveillance Ex-NASA scientist, MIT grad gets 13 years in prison for espionage, fraud Ransomware: The Latest Trend in Malware Cloud security registry slow to catch on Mystery programming language in Duqu revealed LulzSec is back; Anonymous targets Imperva Researchers find new type of 'fileless' malware Security Card Access Methods: The "butt bump" Firefox to turn on default encryption for all Google searches China names Japan and US as top cyberattackers WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Smart Security for Escalating Challenges This eBook examines how CSOs and IT managers are solving these issues using next-generation firewalls. Read now. Most fraud against businesses from bad checks, not electronic payments When it comes to financial fraud against businesses, it's old-fashioned paper checks that wreak more monetary damage than fraud committed through electronic payments, such as debit/credit, corporate cards, or Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) payments. Read More Cisco offers virtualized video surveillance Cisco today announced a virtualized version of its Video Surveillance software for use on its Unified Computing System platform for enterprise- or government-operated video-camera deployments. Read More Ex-NASA scientist, MIT grad gets 13 years in prison for espionage, fraud Ex-NASA worker, planetary scientist and physicist, Stewart Nozette was today sentenced to 13 years in prison for attempted espionage, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion. Read More WHITE PAPER: SuccessFactors Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership When considering new applications, the question has always been "Build or Buy?" But increasingly today, it's "Buy or Rent?" In this paper, we analyze the implications and costs of purchasing and implementing cloud-based software (SaaS) vs. traditional on-premise software. Get your copy now, compliments of SuccessFactors. Learn More Now! Ransomware: The Latest Trend in Malware If the software industry showed as much innovation and initiative as the malware business, we might have some really nice software to choose from. But for now, the bad guys are one step ahead of the rest of us, with a new way to squeeze money out of your pocket. Read More Cloud security registry slow to catch on Last August the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas a registry that it hoped would serve as a place for prospective cloud users to go to easily inspect and compare cloud vendors' security controls. But to date, only three companies have submitted their cloud security data, making the registry of limited use. Read More Mystery programming language in Duqu revealed Last week, we highlighted the peculiarity of Duqu, a piece of malware security experts believe was coded by the same people who developed Stuxnet, the famed trojan which took measures to disrupt Iran's nuclear weapons program. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Sustainable Compliance for the Payment Card Industry This white paper explains the essentials of a PCI DSS compliance program, focusing on the critical but problematic areas that comprise much of the heart of the requirements. Learn More! LulzSec is back; Anonymous targets Imperva Hacker collective LulzSec, six of whose members were arrested earlier this month, will resume active operation April 1, according to a video posted on YouTube. Read More Researchers find new type of 'fileless' malware Researchers have discovered an extremely rare and possibly unique form of "fileless" malware that executes entirely in memory without the need to save any files to the hard drive of a victim's PC. Read More Security Card Access Methods: The "butt bump" NetBuzz author Paul McNamara and other IDG Enterprise editors demonstrate the security card access method known (around here, at least) as "the butt bump" Read More Firefox to turn on default encryption for all Google searches Mozilla is currently testing default encrypted Google searches for all Firefox users, with the intent to make all Google searches encrypted in the near future, the browser maker said on Wednesday. Read More China names Japan and US as top cyberattackers China is on the receiving end of a growing volume of cyberattacks with Japan and the US the biggest culprits, the country's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT/CC) has announced. Read More
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