RSA Conference 2010 and Security B-Sides Recap
Didn't make it to this year's RSA conference or B-Sides San Francisco? Here's what you missed.
FBI Embeds Cyber-Investigators in Ukraine, Estonia
Hoping to catch cybercrooks, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun embedding agents with law enforcement agencies in Estonia, the Ukraine and the Netherlands.
Chertoff: Tracing Attack Source Key to Cybersecurity Strategy
Michael Chertoff, former head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, talked of the difficulties in creating a national cybersecurity plan during an interview with Computerworld.
RSA 2010: Infosec Pros Get Raises Despite Recession
An (ISC)2 survey suggests salary increases and hiring went up for many security practitioners in the last year despite the Great Recession. Ironically, the recession may be WHY it's happening.
Security B-Sides: Perfect Authentication Remains Elusive
Everyone realizes passwords have their shortcomings. But alternatives like two-factor authentication are not as powerful as one would expect. The problem? As always -- human behavior.
One Man's Life on the Security D-List
At Security B-Sides, infosec author Andrew Hay explains the four pillars for moving from the bottom of the IT security shop to a place of respect, and why getting to the A-list isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Ex-Mozilla Security Chief Takes Job At Apple
Former Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has been hired by Apple.
Microsoft: Don't Press F1 Key in Windows XP
Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE).
RSA 2010: Why 41 Percent of You Would Fail a PCI Audit
Miscellaneous news bytes from the RSA 2010 press room: QSAs tell Ponemon Institute that 41 percent of companies would bomb their PCI security audit; hackers industrialize their sinister revolution and VeriSign opens a new compatibility lab.
Glitch Hits PlayStation Network Users Worldwide
Sony's PlayStation Network has been hit by a glitch that has left users on all continents unable to connect to the online service, the company said Monday.
Privacy and Data Protection Practices
In this Webcast, Larry Ponemon and Compuware will present the results of their benchmark study and discuss what these organizations are doing to safeguard their information assets and comply with the plethora of industry regulations.
Comparing Research in Motion and Microsoft Mobile Solutions
Organizations must look carefully at the requirements of mobile devices and accompanying middleware that can increase cost, complexity and administrative overhead. This white paper provides an independent analysis and detailed comparison of RIM and Microsoft's mobile solution.
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