NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud

	Patch management still big stumbling block in risk management, survey shows | Researchers identify Stuxnet-like cyberespionage malware called 'Flame'
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	NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud Approaching its 60th birthday, the National Security Agency (NSA) has a staff some 35,000 strong worldwide, and an impressive building complex in Fort Meade, Md., where the walls are lined with copper mesh to prevent electronic eavesdropping. True to its origins dating back to breaking enemy code during World War II, the agency has two primary missions: signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (IA). Read More WHITE PAPER: Fortinet Next-Generation Security for Enterprise Networks Since the concept of a 'next-generation firewall' was introduced several years ago by Gartner, many network security vendors have introduced their own next-generation firewalls to address this product category - but with varying results. View Now In this Issue Patch management still big stumbling block in risk management, survey shows Researchers identify Stuxnet-like cyberespionage malware called 'Flame' Now Pay Attention, 007: Flame Malware Blurs the Line Between Fiction and Reality Malware exists that lets Bad Guys hijack webcams and microphones. The U.S. government can't even do that yet, at least not legally, but it is working on it. Remember: It's not paranoia if they're actually after you. FBI Creates Surveillance Unit to Build Backdoors into the Web Information of U.S. federal employees exposed Gartner: Don't trust cloud provider to protect your corporate assets WHITE PAPER: FireEye Strategies for advanced threat security in 2012 Download this new FireEye research brief and learn how traditional security defenses can leave you vulnerable and necessary steps to gain visibility into all stages of the attack vector. Read now. Patch management still big stumbling block in risk management, survey shows Everyone talks about "risk and compliance" in security, but what do companies have to do to make it through audits and meet regulations related to information security? And what are the costs? Read More Researchers identify Stuxnet-like cyberespionage malware called 'Flame' A new, highly sophisticated malware threat that was predominantly used in cyberespionage attacks against targets in the Middle East has been identified and analyzed by researchers from several security companies and organizations. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Switching Schedulers – Not As Complicated As You Think Changing or consolidating job schedulers may seem daunting. However, the benefits of switching to enterprise workload automation outweigh the risks. Read how BMC can help realize goals like reduced cost, top-down visibility, improved SLAs, and a single enterprise view across all platforms. Learn More Today! Now Pay Attention, 007: Flame Malware Blurs the Line Between Fiction and Reality In Ian Fleming's universe of James Bond, the character Q – standing for "Quartermaster" and for so many years played in the film adaptations by Desmond Llewellyn – provides Agent 007 with all of the gadgets and just-out-of-reach-from-the-real-world technological tools he needs to achieve the goals of Her Majesty's Secret Service. One of the most amazing things about Q's technological... Read More Malware exists that lets Bad Guys hijack webcams and microphones. The U.S. government can't even do that yet, at least not legally, but it is working on it. Remember: It's not paranoia if they're actually after you. Lawrence Strickling, the lead administrator of the agency doling out stimulus money for broadband deployments, urges grant recipients to amplify success stories as program faces political persecution in election season. Read More WHITE PAPER: AppSense A comprehensive approach to user virtualization User virtualization ushers in a new era for IT by unlocking the user layer from devices, operating systems, and applications. For the first time, IT needs to manage only a single instance of the user, eliminating the arduous task of running unique configurations on every device. Learn More FBI Creates Surveillance Unit to Build Backdoors into the Web The FBI still claims it is going dark and its monitoring abilities could be rendered ineffective without surveillance backdoors built into communications, according to FBI Director Robert Mueller's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Read More Information of U.S. federal employees exposed A hack in July last year of a computer used by third-party services provider Serco to support the Thrift Savings Plan run by the U.S. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board resulted in unauthorized access to the personal information of about 123,201 TSP participants and payees, FRTIB said Friday. Read More Gartner: Don't trust cloud provider to protect your corporate assets When a family with a baby buys a new car, they don't buy a car seat from the vehicle manufacturer: There is specialized equipment to handle the family's most sensitive asset. John Pescatore, a Gartner vice president and security analyst, says cloud security can be thought of in a similar way: Users shouldn't rely on their cloud service provider's security features to protect their most critical data. Read More
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