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	21 more crazy and scary things the TSA has found on travelers Each year Transportation Security Administration airport screeners have the truly thankless task of securely checking the traveling public's carry-ons and luggage. (This year tragically the job was dangerous as well, as one officer, Gerardo Hernandez, was killed in the line of duty at Los Angeles International Airport). But in that luggage they sure find some wacky and scary things according to the Transportation Security Administration Blog. Here's a look at some of the most interesting things people tried to travel with in 2013. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Streamline Data Protection with Storage Manager IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) has been an industry-standard data protection solution for two decades. But, where most competitors focus exclusively on Backup and Restore, TSM is a far more comprehensive data-protection solution. 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Security Threat Landscape - January 2014 FBI takes out alleged Android app scammers Microsoft: Targeted phishing attacks allowed SEA to steal law enforcement documents Attacks similar to Target breach could stall adoption of emerging tech It's getting easier to steal your neighbors' unused bandwidth over Wi-Fi Your backup drive needs a backup plan: Three ways to safeguard the data Report: Spy agencies collude to gather personal data from mobile apps Inside a working Security Operations Center RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CSO40 Security Confab + Awards Conference Register now: CSO Magazine's CSO40 Security Confab On behalf of Bob Bragdon, Publisher of CSO magazine and CSOonline.com, CSO would like to invite you to register for CSO Magazine's spring 2014 conference – CSO40 Security Confab + Awards, being held March 31 – April 2, 2014 outside Atlanta, Georgia. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.csoconfab.com/ Target breach update, bad passwords and mobile malware turns 10 It's time once again for our monthly security video series, "Security Threat Landscape", in which Fortinet global security strategist Derek Manky and I chat about the latest security threats. In this month's episode, we chat about the latest information on the Target data breach, the list of the most commonly used passwords ("password" no longer #1!) and the 10-year-anniversary of mobile malware. ... Read More Can TVs and refrigerators really spew botnet spam? Refrigerators might hold spam to keep it cold in the meat bin. But in the Internet of Things world, can fridges connected to the Web blast malicious e-mail as part of a botnet? And how about TVs or other smart devices? In the stranger side of the Internet of Things, Proofpoint said it uncovered a cyberattack in which compromised refrigerators and TVs sent out malicious e-mail. But Symantec, says it saw no evidence of such an attack. Read More Security Threat Landscape - January 2014 Security Threat Landscape - January 2014 Keith Shaw from IDG Enterprise and Derek Manky from Fortinet discuss the latest security threat news in this monthly series. This month - more information on... From: Network World Videos Views: 3 0 ratings Time: 13:38 More in Science & Technology Read More WEBCAST: Citrix and Palo Alto Networks Networking Imperatives in the Cloud Era IT professionals are struggling to keep their networks up to date with the rising cloud computing trend. With an effective network in place, businesses can ensure safe, high-performance application delivery. Is your network up to par? This brief video explores solutions for your network issues. Learn more FBI takes out alleged Android app scammers The FBI has charged four people in court with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. According to the FBI, Kody Peterson, of Clermont, Florida, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement; Thomas Dye of Jacksonville, Florida; Nicholas Anthony Narbone, 26, of Orlando, Florida; and Thomas Pace of Oregon City, Oregon, were hit with one count of... Read More Microsoft: Targeted phishing attacks allowed SEA to steal law enforcement documents Since the start of 2014, the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has twice attacked Microsoft, accusing the Redmond giant of helping the government spy on and monitor our email as well as warning people not to use Microsoft email like Hotmail or Outlook. The first hack was via all of Skype's social media accounts. Read More Attacks similar to Target breach could stall adoption of emerging tech Continuous, high-profile cyberattacks like the one against retailer Target could slow adoption of emerging technologies, resulting in a loss of as much as $3 trillion to the global economy, a study shows. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix and Palo Alto Networks Scaling Next-Generation Firewalls with Citrix NetScaler IT professionals are always looking for new ways to deliver their applications quickly and effectively. Unfortunately, network scaling and security can be difficult. Luckily, there are ways to protect your network while delivering fast business services. This guide outlines next-generation firewalls that can help your network. Learn more It's getting easier to steal your neighbors' unused bandwidth over Wi-Fi A new project from Telefonica called BeWifi enables internet users to snag unused bandwidth from Wi-Fi networks running nearby. So, if you have a family of five trying to stream five different movies at the same time, and neighbors who happen to be out for the night, you and your family could borrow their unused bandwidth until the neighbors come home and log on again. Read More Your backup drive needs a backup plan: Three ways to safeguard the data Congratulations on backing up your PC--but you aren't as safe as you may think you are. Files on your backup drive can be just as vulnerable to disaster as files on your main system are. Most recently, CryptoLocker demonstrated that an external drive connected to a PC--a secondary hard drive, for example, or an external USB hard drive used for backup--could fall victim to ransomware just as easily as the PC on the other end of the cable. Read More Report: Spy agencies collude to gather personal data from mobile apps Spy agencies including the U.S. National Security Agency have been working together to extract personal information, including location data and address books, from mobile apps as part of a globe-spanning effort to thwart terrorist plots, according to newly disclosed documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Read More Inside a working Security Operations Center CSO recently took a tour of a SOC operated by eSentire, which has spent the last few years growing their operations to secure hundreds of data centers globally. They use the familiar process of automation, detection, and mitigation, but focus on the human element more than anything, as their SOC operators work to assess and mitigate threats directly rather than rely on a script. Read More
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