Help Net Security
Security concerns are still holding back cloud adoption
There are significant differences in public cloud infrastructure concerns between the cloud-wise, organizations that are currently using cloud services, and the cloud-wary, …
When can you trust web services to handle your data?
A new report by the EU’s cyber security agency ENISA analyses the conditions under which online security and privacy seals help users to evaluate the trustworthiness of …
Mobile applications being used for DDoS attacks
Prolexic Technologies reported that mobile applications are being used in DDoS attacks against enterprise customers. “The prevalence of mobile devices and the widespread …
Light Patch Tuesday delivers four bulletins
With only four bulletins, this month’s release is the lightest in recent memory. Markedly missing are any bulletins for Internet Explorer and not a single bulletin is …
Understanding mobile security pressure points and vulnerabilities
41 percent of the government employees who used the assessment tool are putting themselves and their agencies at risk with existing mobile device habits, according to a Mobile …
Top 7 security concerns for 2014
AhnLab announced its “Top 7 Security Concerns for 2014”. Because AhnLab is immersed in the cyber trenches and the cloud, its team is very experienced monitoring …
(ISC)2 Foundation offers $145,000 in information security scholarships
The (ISC)2 Foundation, the non-profit charitable trust that aims to empower students, teachers, and the general public to secure their online life with community cyber …
One in five SMB retailers lacks security fundamentals
Fortinet published new research that shows where SMB retailers stand in regards to compliance regulations, security policies and new technologies that help manage big data and …
Privacy takes center stage
AnchorFree anticipates digital privacy, security and access concerns will escalate in 2014 as the following consumer trends take shape. Shift to private and erasable social …
Privacy advocates announce day of protest against NSA spying
A broad coalition of activist groups, companies, and online platforms will hold a worldwide day of activism in opposition to the NSA’s mass spying regime on February …
CyberRX: First industry-wide healthcare cyber attack exercise
HITRUST will lead an industry-wide effort to conduct exercises to simulate cyber attacks on healthcare organizations, named CyberRX. The results will be used to evaluate the …
Mass-scale cleansing of co-opted computing devices
Cyber criminals are infecting innocent victims’ computing devices with crimeware at an alarming rate and with enormous costs. Technology solutions alone have not worked …