Strong authentication for cloud apps from Duo Security
Duo Security is expanding their security platform to help customers protect access to their sensitive data residing in cloud-based applications, including Salesforce, Google …
NSA and GCHQ targeted WikiLeaks and supporters
Newly analyzed documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s trove point to the US NSA and the UK GCHQ targeting WikiLeaks, its supporters and other activists, and …
Hackers prove massive data theft from US casino operator
Last week’s hack and defacement of the official website of the US-based Las Vegas Sands Corp. and that of the popular casinos it operates apparently didn’t affect …
FBI Director James Comey to keynote RSA Conference 2014
RSA Conference announced that Director of the FBI, James B. Comey will provide a keynote presentation on Wednesday, February 26 at RSA Conference 2014 in San Francisco. During …
New detection system spots zero-day malware
A group of researchers has created a new infection detection system that can help Internet service providers and large enterprises – or anyone running large-scale …
Half a million Belkin WeMo users are wide open to attackers
IOActive has uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in Belkin WeMo Home Automation devices that could affect over half a million users. Belkin’s WeMo uses Wi-Fi and the …
Most security pros concerned about missing threats between vulnerability scans
Continuous monitoring, whose roots lie with the U.S. government, addresses many of the challenges faced by traditional vulnerability management solutions and offers CISOs and …
Linksys announces firmware fix to neutralize “The Moon” worm
As Linksys (i.e. parent company Belkin) announced they were aware of “TheMoon” malware targeting its older routers and that they are working on a firmware fix, …
One of the first network firewall inventors to come to Abu Dhabi
One of the creators of the world’s first network firewall and the author of “Firewall and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker”, Bill Cheswick, will …
GFI Cloud gets enhanced performance monitoring
GFI Software has enhanced the network performance monitoring capabilities and other features of GFI Cloud, the company’s IT platform for SMBs that enables IT …
What to expect at RSA Conference 2014
The annual RSA Conference is taking place next week in San Francisco, and Avivah Litan, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, provided her thoughts on what to …
Removing admin rights mitigates 92% of critical Microsoft vulnerabilities
Avecto analyzed data from security bulletins issued by Microsoft throughout 2013 and concluded that 92% of all vulnerabilities reported by Microsoft with a critical severity …