FBI adds five lawbreakers to Cyber Most Wanted list

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	FBI adds five lawbreakers to Cyber Most Wanted list The FBI said today it had added five people wanted for a variety of cyber crimes - ranging from domestic and international hacking to fraud - to its Cyber Most Wanted list. Rewards of up to $100,000 are offered for information leading to their arrests, the FBI says. The criminals are responsible for hurting hundreds of thousands of victims and incurring tens of millions of dollars in losses, the FBI... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sophos Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (UTM) Get independent research and analysis of the top vendors in the UTM market – compliments of Sophos. Click to continue In this Issue Battling against zero-day exploit black market, Microsoft expands $100,000 bug bounty Employees easily tricked on social media prime phishing attacks Trade some privacy for a special offer? Consumers aren't sure Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013 'Selfish miner' attack could devastate Bitcoin, researchers say Senators question security at HealthCare.gov Spike in traffic with TCP source port zero has some researchers worried NIST to review standards after cryptographers cry foul over NSA meddling 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 Battling against zero-day exploit black market, Microsoft expands $100,000 bug bounty In the current zero-day exploit market, it's common to pay out six-figures for a single exploit and now Microsoft has thrown open the door and invited more security-minded individuals to compete for the $100,000 prize. Read More Employees easily tricked on social media prime phishing attacks Spear phishing is one of the most effective ways to break into a corporate network, and recent studies show that employees can be easily tricked on social media to provide the information needed to launch attacks. 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 Trade some privacy for a special offer? Consumers aren't sure Consumers are getting more aware that they can be tracked while they walk around stores but plenty still feel uncomfortable about it, according to a new survey. Read More Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013 HP, IBM, Cisco and Juniper among those slimming down this year Read More WEBCAST: ForeScout Technologies Continuous Monitoring & Mitigation: the New InfoSec Frontier Given network, device, access and threat dynamics, how can IT be more efficient and effective to identify and resolve exposures and attacks? This live broadcast brings together a panel of industry experts to discuss the advantages of leveraging controls and intelligence through a bi-directional integration. View now >> 'Selfish miner' attack could devastate Bitcoin, researchers say Bitcoin is vulnerable to an attack that could have devastating effects on the virtual currency, but it can be fixed with a software update, according to researchers from Cornell University. Read More Senators question security at HealthCare.gov U.S. lawmakers questioned the security of HealthCare.gov, the U.S. government's troubled insurance-shopping website, after reports that one applicant's personal information was shared with another applicant. Read More Spike in traffic with TCP source port zero has some researchers worried A significant increase this weekend in TCP traffic with source port zero detected could be part of reconnaissance efforts in preparation for more serious attacks, according to security researchers from Cisco Systems. Read More NIST to review standards after cryptographers cry foul over NSA meddling The federal institute that sets national standards for how government, private citizens and business guard the privacy of their files and communications is reviewing all of its previous recommendations. Read More
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