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The state of targeted attacks
Trusteer announced the results of a recent study on the State of Targeted Attacks, which took into consideration the feedback from over 750 IT and IT security practitioners …
New ICS cyber security cert
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), a leading provider of cyber security certifications and an affiliate of the SANS Institute, announced the release of the new …
Microsoft and law enforcement disrupt ZeroAccess botnet
The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit announced it has successfully disrupted a rampant botnet in collaboration with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the Federal …
International payment card fraud ring dismantled
The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, working with police in Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, have taken …
Cisco updates CCIE routing and switching certification
Cisco announced a major revision of the CCIE Routing and Switching (R&S) Certification and expert-level training to meet the increasing challenges of enterprise networks …
Top 20 Critical Security Controls not popular with federal IT pros
The National Security Agency created a best security practices list for their customers, which was later expanded through a large-scale community project initiated by the SANS …
Browser hygiene tips for making online shopping safer
The fuller schedules and longer to-do lists of the holiday season often mean multi-tasking and stress. And busy, distracted people doing their holiday shopping online may be …
CIOs lack the vision when it comes to mobility
Mobile Helix announced the findings of an independent CIO survey of 300 IT decision makers in the UK and US; exploring how enterprises are making use of mobile technology. The …
Financial services cyber security trends for 2014
Five years ago, questions directed at boards of directors and senior executives at financial services firms on the toughest risk management issues might have resulted in …
ENISA provides new guide for mitigating ICS attacks
The EU’s cyber security agency ENISA has provided a new manual for better mitigating attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS), supporting vital industrial processes …
Over 80% of employees use unauthorized apps at work
More than 80 percent of employees admit to using non-approved SaaS applications in their jobs, say the results of a McAfee survey. But what’s even more interesting is …
Fake Amazon “Order Status” emails deliver malware
It comes as no surprise that as holiday shoppers begin to flood the internet looking for deals, the bad guys will be right behind them hoping to swoop in on an unsuspecting …