Large orgs in denial about own security breaches?
Over two thirds (66%) of large organizations said they either had not experienced a security incident in the last 12-18 months or were unsure if they had, a recent Lancope …
Americans were anxious about privacy even before NSA spying scandal
Big Brother is watching and Americans know it. New figures from the quarterly Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll show that most Americans exhibit a healthy …
Why does the public now listen to an U.S. government whistleblower?
This is not the first time that a government whistleblower has come forward and tried to warn the U.S. public about the surveillance overreach of government agencies, but it …
Google warns Iranian users of politically-motivated phishing
A massive phishing campaign believed to be motivated by the upcoming Iranian presidential election has been spotted targeting Iranian Gmail users, the company warned in a blog …
Eight charged for hacking global financial institutions
Eight alleged members of an international cybercrime, money laundering and identity theft conspiracy have been federally charged in New Jersey with a scheme to use information …
OWASP top 10 web application risks for 2013
Since 2003, application security researchers and experts from all over the world at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) have carefully monitored the state of web …
Automated password management for privileged accounts
BeyondTrust announced the release of PowerBroker Password Safe, including integration with Retina CS, the company’s vulnerability management platform. PowerBroker …
How orgs should handle personal data on IT systems that they don’t control
Organizations should create a privacy program that keeps personal data at arm’s length, but under control, according to Gartner, which predicts that by 2019, 90 percent …
Ping Identity updates cloud identity management platform
Ping Identity announced PingFederate 7, an upgrade to its identity bridge software and Cloud Identity Management Platform. The release delivers standards-based user …
Log analysis and alert management platform
RandomStorm has released its new integrated log analysis, HIDS and file integrity platform, StormAgent. StormAgent automates protective monitoring of network hosts, reducing …
TP-LINK announces Archer C7 Wi-Fi router
TP-LINK released the AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router, Archer C7, that support the 802.11ac standard. Archer C7 operates over both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands to give …
Congress reacts to NSA’s spying on U.S. citizens
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced on Tuesday a bill that would “require the Attorney General to declassify significant Foreign Intelligence Surveillance …