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90-day spam campaign turns to Santa in December
Ninety days ago a substantial spam campaign focusing on dubious offers and fake prizes began, according to Commtouch. However since December 10, the campaign has been …
Federal agency cloud adoption increases 400%
Tripwire announced the results of a survey on cloud security technology trends in the federal government. The survey evaluated the attitudes of more than 100 federal …
Information security and compliance trends for the new year
Coalfire released its top five cybersecurity predictions for 2014. Rick Dakin, the company’s chief security strategist, consolidated an analysis from over 1,000 audits …
Lead MEP presents preliminary conclusions on NSA inquiry
The European Parliament should consent to a trade deal with the US only if it makes no reference to data protection, says its Civil Liberties Committee in the preliminary …
Five resolutions to help IT pros get ready for 2014
IT and cybersecurity professionals should resolve now to gear up for accelerated change and complexity in 2014, especially in cybersecurity, data privacy and big data, says …
Useful password hashing: How to waste computing cycles with style
Password-based authentication is widely used today, despite problems with security and usability. To control the negative effects of some of these problems, best practice …
CIOs must lead the move to transform government services
Faced with relentless pressure to reduce costs and improve the performance of government agencies, CIOs must choose between maintaining current operations or transforming …
What’s the greatest security risk?
While boardrooms across the U.S. report growing prioritization of endpoint security, risk continues to grow and evolve and IT departments are racing to keep up, according to a …
SolarWinds enhances security tools
SolarWinds announced enhancements to several of its security management solutions, including SolarWinds Log & Event Manager, SolarWinds Firewall Security Manager and …
Top 8 security insights for 2014
BeyondTrust’s Advanced Research labs has identified what they believe will be the top 8 pain points and “big deals” in security in 2014. Threat vectors: 2014 …
Authentication using visual codes: what can go wrong
Several password replacement schemes have been suggested that use a visual code to log in. However the visual code can often be relayed, which opens up a major vulnerability. …
Datacard Group to acquire Entrust
Datacard Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Entrust. The acquisition is expected to close on December 31, 2013, subject to regulatory approval and customary …