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Women crucial for taking infosec industry to next level
Women represent only 11 percent of the information security workforce yet they have the academic background and diverse perspective necessary to accelerate change in the …
When the phone call is more dangerous than malware
During Social Engineer Capture the Flag contest, one of the most prominent and popular annual events at DEF CON 21, a pool of 10 men and 10 women, from diverse backgrounds and …
Secure corporate BYOD solution by ForeScout
ForeScout Technologies announced interoperability between ForeScout CounterACT network security and SAP Afaria mobile device management (MDM) platforms. The combination …
RSA takes a big data approach to help with high-risk threats
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, at RSA Conference Europe 2013 unveiled RSA Vulnerability Risk Management (VRM), a new software solution designed to help organizations …
Control system security: safety first
Every large utility, pipeline, refinery and chemical plant has a cyber security program, but most are IT-centric. Anti-virus programs, software update programs and programs of …
US legislators introduce bill to end dragnet phone data collection
US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, chairman of the Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee in the House, introduced on Tuesday a …
93% of firms increasing cyber-security investments
93% of companies globally are maintaining or increasing their investment in cyber-security to combat the ever increasing threat from cyber-attacks, according to a new survey …
Centralizing threat intelligence to feed network defense systems
ThreatConnect announced the launch of a prototype that connects commercial security products with advanced threat intelligence through an open source standard known as the …
Cost of fraud and online disruption
Cyber Monday represents an average 55 percent surge in daily online / mobile retail revenues, says a new study by RSA and the Ponemon Institute, and a corresponding surge in …
Visual investigations of botnet command and control behavior
One of the classic debates in computer science concerns whether artificial intelligence or virtual reality is the more worthwhile pursuit. The advocates of artificial …
Five keys to small business cyber safety
According to The Ponemon Institute, 55 percent of small businesses experienced at least one data breach in 2012 and 53 percent had multiple breaches. Yet, a recent study by …
Cloud-based service provides anonymous reporting
LockPath released the Anonymous Incident Portal (AIP), a cloud-based service that lets users securely and anonymously report incidents, complaints, violations and more. The …
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