Microsoft, Symantec push to combat key, code-signed malware

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	Microsoft, Symantec push to combat key, code-signed malware An alarming growth in malware signed with fraudulently obtained keys and code-signing certificates in order to trick users to download harmful code is prompting Microsoft and Symantec to push for tighter controls in the way the world's certificate authorities issue these keys used in code-signing. 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 In this Issue INSIDER Collisions likely over PCI 3.0 Wi-Fi's latest speed boost: 802.11ac client radios Apple iCloud Keychain in OS X Mavericks gets mixed reviews Start-up Lacoon out to fight malware on Apple, Android devices Firefox community roiled by Java crackdown Best Halloween musical light shows Germany summons US ambassador over Merkel phone-spying allegations 4 ways metrics can improve security awareness programs US NIST recommends ways businesses can improve cybersecurity VPN provider CryptoSeal nixes consumer service over legal worries 10 most powerful network management companies Worst data breaches of 2013 (part 3!) WHITE PAPER: AppNeta AppNeta Trace View - Free Trial Download Want to try AppNeta in your own application environment? Install in 5 minutes! Learn More INSIDER Collisions likely over PCI 3.0 New standards are meant to 'help' merchants, but experts say they are more about protecting credit card companies Read More Wi-Fi's latest speed boost: 802.11ac client radios Here's an alphabetic sampling of products; prices as of Oct. 10, 2013, based on data from Google Shopping and Amazon. Read More Apple iCloud Keychain in OS X Mavericks gets mixed reviews Security researchers have mixed opinions about the new password manager Apple has included with Mavericks, the latest version of the Mac OS X operating system. Read More Start-up Lacoon out to fight malware on Apple, Android devices Start-up Lacoon Mobile Security has begun offering software for Android and Apple iOS devices designed to detect malware attacks through what amounts to a sandboxing approach. Read More WEBCAST: Egnyte Consider Hybrid Approach to File-Sharing Security. Scalability. Control. These are just some of the many benefits of enterprise cloud file-sharing that you'll discover in this KnowledgeVault, packed with short videos, white papers and demos. View Now! Firefox community roiled by Java crackdown The Firefox web browser will, henceforth, require users to manually activate Java objects on sites that they visit, Mozilla has confirmed. The change is aimed at improving security and moving away from a dependence on proprietary plug-ins, but critics say it will cause untold headaches for developers, admins and less-technical end-users. Read More Best Halloween musical light shows Techies wire up spooky home light shows to scare/entertain the neighborhood. Read More Germany summons US ambassador over Merkel phone-spying allegations Germany's foreign minister has summoned the U.S. ambassador to Berlin to discuss allegations that the mobile phone of Chancellor Angela Merkel has been monitored by American intelligence services. Read More 4 ways metrics can improve security awareness programs Useful and legitimate metrics have long evaded the information security community as a whole. Without proper metrics, you cannot truly prove the value of a security program. This makes it difficult to justify increasing the budget and even maintaining the budget that you have. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ipanema Technologies Don't Let App Performance Problems Drag You Down Check out this exclusive IDG-Ipanema survey to learn about the far-reaching impacts of poor application performance, and what you can do about it. Learn 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 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 10 most powerful network management companies Our look at the biggest players in the network management, um, world Read More Worst data breaches of 2013 (part 3!) The Identity Theft Resource Center has recorded 450 data breaches so far this year, and here are the worst that became known between July and September Read More
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