Industry Standards for Secure Network Access

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	Industry Standards for Secure Network Access As someone who is passionate not only about innovation in security but also about the standardization of those innovations, I thought I'd point out a few of the recent efforts that I've either been involved in, or am just very interested in. Read More   In this Issue Start-up fights ambush attacks on SDN, virtual machine networks Hackers steal data on 4.5 million US hospital patients Heartbleed exposes weaknesses in hardware design The world's coolest and geekiest mailboxes Tennessee firm blames bank for $193K cybertheft Hexadite's Automated Incident Response Solution narrows the gap between detection and response WHITE PAPER: Dropbox The Truth About Cloud Security "Security" is the number one issue holding business leaders back from the cloud. But does the reality match the perception? Keeping data close to home, on premises, makes business and IT leaders feel inherently more secure. But the truth is, cloud solutions can offer companies real, tangible security advantages. Learn more! Start-up fights ambush attacks on SDN, virtual machine networks GuardiCore developing "honeypot" approach to detecting and blocking stealthy attacks. Read More   Hackers steal data on 4.5 million US hospital patients A major U.S. hospital operator says hackers based in China broke into its computer systems and stole data on 4.5 million patients.Community Health Systems said the attack occurred in April and June of this year, but it wasn't until July that it determined the theft had taken place.Working with a computer security company, it determined the attack was carried out by a group based in China that used "highly sophisticated malware" to attack its systems. It didn't release specific details of the attack."The attacker was able to bypass the company's security measures and successfully copy and transfer certain data outside the company," it said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   WHITE PAPER: Dell Software   Anatomy Of A CyberAttack Do you know how to keep cyber-criminals out of your network? Cyber-criminals employ complex techniques to avoid detection as they sneak into corporate networks to steal intellectual property. Don't give the bad guys the keys to your network. Learn how to protect your organization from emerging threats in our e-book. Read Now Heartbleed exposes weaknesses in hardware design Heartbleed highlights memory and cache architecture weaknesses, but a DHS-funded project proposes changes Read More   The world's coolest and geekiest mailboxes Read More   WEBCAST: Venafi Responding to New SSL Cybersecurity Threat The featured Gartner research examines current strategies to address new SSL cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. Learn More Tennessee firm blames bank for $193K cybertheft TEC Industrial sues TriSummit bank for failing to spot fraudulent wire transfers. Read More   Hexadite's Automated Incident Response Solution narrows the gap between detection and response It's not uncommon for CIRT personnel to ignore various automated security alerts, largely because they don't have enough time to investigate every alert. As attacks become more frequent and threats grow more serious, the only way organizations will be able to stay on top of security is to deploy automated responses. Read More
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