How to handle a digital-certificate fraud incident

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	How to handle a digital-certificate fraud incident Are you prepared to deal with a security incident involving digital-certificate fraud? You should be, because if it happens, it might well involve the need to replace thousands of digital certificates used for security by your organization in applications or for other purposes. Here's how to prepare for bad news and be ready to respond when criminals undermine the complex public-key infrastructure (PKI) ecosystem. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee As Data Centers Evolve, So Do Security Needs Choose McAfee Network Security Platform to stop threats and maintain continuity across data centers, cloud services, virtualized and in the rack deployments. Intrusion prevention at up to 80 Gbps leverages McAfee Global Threat Intelligence. Learn more. Learn more in the McAfee Securing Cloud-Based Services KnowledgeVault. Read now. In this Issue Would you open your home to a hacker – for free? Computerized conveniences make cars next target for hackers Phishing attack targets users with fake BlackBerry ID email Wi-Fi Alliance starts certifying tunnel technology for better wireless performance Cybercriminals take advantage of Android Flash Player gap on Google Play NASA's hot radiation mission iPhoneography: Amazing artwork created using an iPhone Kill timer found in Shamoon malware suggests possible connection to Saudi Aramco attack WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. Would you open your home to a hacker – for free? What do you get when you mix access to Google's ultra-fast fiber network and old fashioned grass roots business ideas? Well, in this case you'd get someone living on your couch for free for three months. This week a group calling itself the "Kansas City Hacker Homes," launched a program that calls on the good folks of Kansas City to open up their homes to entrepreneurs and developers who would live... Read More Computerized conveniences make cars next target for hackers All those computerized conveniences in your new car -- dozens of them -- also make it a tempting, rolling menu of attack surfaces for hackers, who can exploit vulnerabilities to steal your car, eavesdrop on what you think are private conversations and even sabotage systems that could make it crash. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee McAfee SIEM and FairWarning deliver a unified solution Government regulations, electronic health records, and new Internet health services create a myriad of security challenges for healthcare compliance and information security teams. Security management needs to change to provide value, visibility, and viable information to keep this information protected. Learn more. Phishing attack targets users with fake BlackBerry ID email Security vendors say they've spotted phishing attacks trying to fool BlackBerry users into opening email on their Windows machines that launches malware for taking over the system. Read More Wi-Fi Alliance starts certifying tunnel technology for better wireless performance The Wi-Fi Alliance has launched a program to certify products that support TDLS (Tunneled Direct Link Setup), a technology that allows devices to automatically create a link between each other after accessing a wireless network, removing the need to transmit data through the access point, and avoiding delays caused by congestion, the organization said on Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Citrix NetScaler. 2x faster 2048-bit SSL performance than F5 Ready for 2048-bit SSL? Not with F5. Don't let stronger security compromise performance. NetScaler gives your network a competitive edge with the industry best 2048-bit SSL transaction/sec performance. 2x faster SSL performance than F5. 50% lower SSL costs. Learn More Cybercriminals take advantage of Android Flash Player gap on Google Play Cybercriminals are trying to capitalize on Adobe's decision to stop distributing Android Flash Player to new users via Google Play by creating malware and adware apps that masquerade as Flash Player installers. Read More NASA's hot radiation mission NASA is set to launch its Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) to explore the most intense areas of radiation around Earth Read More iPhoneography: Amazing artwork created using an iPhone The inaugural LA Mobile Arts Festival in Santa Monica this week features more than 600 images of artwork, all of which originated from the lens of an iPhone Read More Kill timer found in Shamoon malware suggests possible connection to Saudi Aramco attack A timer found in the Shamoon cyber-sabotage malware discovered last week matches the exact time and date when a hacktivist group claims to have disabled thousands of computers from the network of Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. Read More
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