Russia's bid to expose users highlights law enforcement's tricky relationship with Tor

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	Russia's bid to expose users highlights law enforcement's tricky relationship with Tor On Friday, Russia's Ministry of the Interior awarded a contract for $110,000 to an unnamed Russian contractor with top security clearance to uncloak Russian users of the surveillance-evading Tor browser. Despite that admittedly anemic effort and a more committed one from the NSA, Tor remains the best bet for remaining anonymous on the Internet. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: KnowBe4 Why Security Awareness Training? Ransomware, That's Why... Multiple vicious ransomware strains are now attacking your end-users. You cannot just rely on your filters - you also have to step your end-users through effective security awareness training. Ransomware attacks cause downtime, data loss, possible intellectual property theft, and in some industries a ransomware attack is considered a data breach. Get a quote for your organization now and your users trained ASAP. Find out about KnowBe4's unique crypto-ransom guarantee. Find out how affordable this is for your organization. Click on the link and GET A QUOTE NOW: In this Issue Feds closer to expanded search & seizure authority to remotely hack into PCs Enterprise Security Professionals Speak Out on SDN Use Cases for Network Security Attack targets firms from the automobile industry in Europe Is massive DNS hack responsible for Charter Internet outage? Is the open floor plan trend a data security headache? PlayStation network back online after DDoS attack 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 Feds closer to expanded search & seizure authority to remotely hack into PCs A committee of federal judges proposed new remote search and seizure rules that the Department of Justice has been seeking in order to expand the FBI's authority to remotely hack into PCs. The DoJ wants the warrants that allow such searches and seizures to apply across the U.S., not just in the jurisdictions in which they were issued. Read More Enterprise Security Professionals Speak Out on SDN Use Cases for Network Security A survey of enterprise security pros shows that more than a quarter want to use software defined networks to block malicious traffic and improve network security auditing and conflict resolution. Nearly that many want to use SDN to centralize network security service policy and configuration as well as automate network security remediation tasks, according to Enterprise Strategy Group. Read More WHITE PAPER: Skyhigh Networks       Cloud Adoption & Risk Report Reveals Top 20 Cloud Services Based on anonymized data from over 10 million users across over 200 companies, the Skyhigh Cloud Adoption and Risk Report has become the de-facto data source on cloud adoption and risk View Now>> Attack targets firms from the automobile industry in Europe Attackers are sending emails containing a new information-stealing Trojan program to customer service departments, Symantec researchers said.The attacks started in early August and primarily targeted rental, insurance, transport and secondary market businesses for commercial and agricultural vehicles. Read More Is massive DNS hack responsible for Charter Internet outage? Charter Communications has suffered major Internet outages across the U.S. Customers are reporting that changing the DNS IP addresses have restored service, fueling speculation that the company was a victim of a massive DNS hack. Read More WEBCAST: Arcserve Business-driven Data Protection Setting up data protection infrastructures with your organizations' core mission or business in mind is key. In this webinar, the Arcserve team will offer insights and solutions to make data protection a strategic component of your business. Learn more! Is the open floor plan trend a data security headache? Companies like Facebook and Google market their open-office floor plans to potential employees, touting that the design allows workers to work closely together and fosters a culture of collaboration. They also promote security issues like visual hacking, device and document threat, and loss of speech privacy. Read More PlayStation network back online after DDoS attack Sony's PlayStation and Entertainment networks are back online after they were forced offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the company says. "We have seen no evidence of any intrusion to the network and no evidence of any unauthorized access to users personal information," a spokesperson said, offering apologies for any inconvenience to customers. Read More
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