Calling all security gods – DARPA has $2 million cyberthreat challenge for you

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	Calling all security gods – DARPA has $2 million cyberthreat challenge for you The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today called upon the greatest cybersecurity experts to participate in what the group is calling the world's first tournament to see who can build the best fully automatic network defense system. Read More WEBCAST: Solutionary, Inc. Information Security: Options for Threat Detection This webcast will identify the pros and cons of an on-premise SIEM and an MSSP approach, as well as provide an overview of financial, operational and organizational considerations that purchasers of security solutions may wish to consider. Learn More. In this Issue FBI busts man for pointing laser at Jet Blue, United Airlines jets VPN provider CryptoSeal nixes consumer service over legal worries Grant Lecky: The Visionary FBStalker and GeoStalker data mining tools can dig into your life 10 tech tools to get things done faster 10 things that scare the bejeezus out of IT pros US NIST recommends ways businesses can improve cybersecurity WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More FBI busts man for pointing laser at Jet Blue, United Airlines jets The FBI says it arrested a man in Portland, Ore., for allegedly pointing a green laser at a JetBlue and United Airlines flight in October. Read More VPN provider CryptoSeal nixes consumer service over legal worries A San Francisco-based security company will no longer sell a consumer virtual private network (VPN) service, citing an uncertain legal environment that could threaten its users' privacy. Read More WHITE PAPER: New Relic Secure, Reliable & Proven APM for the Enterprise Your organization depends on your web applications to do business -- from customer facing eCommerce,banking or travel applications, to mission-critical applications for your employees or partners. When it comes to performance, visitors' expectations for service and reliability are high. Read Now Grant Lecky: The Visionary Founder of the Canadian Security Partners' Forum, Lecky went after his dream of elevating the security industry while keeping his day job Read More FBStalker and GeoStalker data mining tools can dig into your life You might be exceedingly careful on Facebook, dutifully changing privacy settings every time Facebook automatically opts you in to a new change, but it only takes one friend who is not careful to open the way to harvesting a wealth of personal information about you. Now, thanks to FBStalker and GeoStalker, new Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) data-mining tools, if just one of your online "friends"... Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T Managing Mobile Access to the Cloud Use of mobile personal cloud services is proliferating on personal and enterprise-owned mobile devices. Organizations are considering controls that appear to conflict with the spirit of BYOD and wonder if their approach is correct. Learn More 10 tech tools to get things done faster We could all use some help improving our productivity. Here are 10 apps that help you collaborate, take notes or just plain save time. Read More 10 things that scare the bejeezus out of IT pros If long hours and failed projects terrify you, these sentences will chill you to your core. Read More US NIST recommends ways businesses can improve cybersecurity Businesses that want to improve their cybersecurity posture can take a number of steps, including conducting a risk assessment and prioritizing ways to address gaps in their security, a U.S. agency said in recommendations released Tuesday. Read More
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