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Chinese cyber-espionage rising, says Verizon annual report
Cyber-espionage originating from China has become a top source of data breach incidents, according to an annual report from Verizon. The report found Chinese spying and theft of sensitive corporate information, such as intellectual property, accounted for about 20% of the 621 data breach cases last year that Verizon analyzed. Read More

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WHITE PAPER: Aerohive

Wireless LAN: Preferred Enabler of BYOD
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and its array of wireless devices is becoming the dominant way workers access corporate networks . And it's forced IT leaders need to reexamine how to best provide secure, reliable and cost-effective wireless network access. Read Now

Boeing technology offers secure, efficient way to tie together business, industrial nets
The Boeing Company is pioneering a way to securely bring together business IT networks with what ordinarily are entirely separate networks for industrial-control systems (ICS) in order to gain efficiencies and benefits in information-sharing in manufacturing. Read More

FAA on travel delays: Get used to it
The term sequestration has certainly become a four-letter word for many across the country - and now you can count business and regular traveling public among those hating its impact. [25 crazy and scary things the TSA has found on travelers] Read More

WEBCAST: Trusteer

Security Requirements vs. Operational Challenges
In this webinar, guest speaker Rick Holland, senior analyst serving Security & Risk Professionals at Forrester Research, Inc., will discuss the security and operational challenges associated with advanced malware protection. Learn More.

The Web Application Threat Landscape Is Getting Worse
ESG just published a new research report titled, Web Application Testing Tools and Services. The report is comprised of data collected in a survey of 200 North American-based security professionals working at enterprise organizations (i.e. more than 1,000 employees). Read More

Botnets target social networks with spam
Life for a phony profile on Twitter may be short, but it isn't deterring spammers from continuing to work their scams on social networkers, says one security researcher. Read More

WHITE PAPER: PhoneFactor

Guide to Evaluating Multi-Factor Authentication Solutions
Whether you're planning to implement two-factor authentication for the first time or are looking to expand or upgrade your current implementation, this whitepaper will help you choose the two-factor solution that is right for your business. Learn More

Twitter hackers take over AP account, false tweet briefly shakes Wall Street
A tweet posted on the Associated Press account Tuesday reporting two explosions at the White House was bogus and is the result of a hack, the news organization said. Read More

Business students to get HP-designed technical course for cloud, mobile, security issues
College business students need to gain a grasp of technical issues related to cloud computing, big data, security and other network issues they're likely to come across in their careers, so HP is now offering its first technical associate certification for them to cover these topics while in college. Read More

10 tips to secure funding for a security program
Ask any cyber security specialist what their biggest challenge is, and you will get a variety of answers -- ranging from strengthening network security, to managing internal threats, to protecting against cyber espionage. But upon further investigation, you may be surprised to learn that the unanimous pick for the biggest challenge cybersecurity professionals face is simply getting the funding necessary to carry out a security program. There are a great deal of resources and technical support available on how to deal with the never-ending list of threats that arise daily; and we have plenty of opportunities to learn and digest security best practices. However, little information or guidance is available to prepare one for the dreaded budget discussion when new or continued funding is necessary to maintain a strong cyber security posture. Read More

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