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Gmail Attack Highlights Web Insecurity

a8cd5fb7_admin on August 30, 2011 0 Comments

A man-in-the-middle attack that relied on an unauthorized Google SSL certificate has revived concern over whether any Web communication is really secure. A user posting to Google’s Gmail Help forum under the name “Alibo” claims to have received a warning from Google’s Chrome browser that the SSL certificate he received when visiting Gmail was a

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Norway Massacre Exposes Incendiary Immigration Issue

a8cd5fb7_admin on July 25, 2011 0 Comments

(Reuters) – Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik said he killed 93 people to spark a “revolution” against the multiculturalism he believed was sapping Europe’s heritage, and experts say a frank debate about immigration may be the best way to prevent similar explosions of violence. In some Nordic countries, and elsewhere in Europe, political parties have fed

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Nation’s Fight Against Cyber Intruders Goes Local

a8cd5fb7_admin on July 20, 2011 0 Comments

PROVIDENCE, RI — The next frontier in the fight to keep crucial electronic networks safe from harm will play out as close to home as Town Hall and require more involvement from private industry, which controls 85 percent of the infrastructure, experts say. An explosion in threats against the nation’s cyber networks has led the

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The Pursuit of a Balanced Educational Approach

a8cd5fb7_admin on July 12, 2011 0 Comments

YARMOUTH, ME — It’s becoming increasingly important for security professionals to have a balance of formal education and industry-specific certifications in order to be competitive for security positions. Philip Deming, principal of Philip S. Deming and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in human resource and security risk management, said that he’s seen a major shift in what

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Hacker Group Posts Arizona Police Documents

a8cd5fb7_admin on June 24, 2011 0 Comments

A group of hackers that has claimed attacks on websites run by the U.S. Senate and the Central Intelligence Agency posted a cache of documents from Arizona police, calling it a protest against a controversial state law. On Thursday, Lulz Security posted files labeled as training manuals, emails, intelligence documents and other material that it

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4 Ways to Safeguard Mobile Devices

a8cd5fb7_admin on June 20, 2011 0 Comments

DHS: Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Mobile Devices The Department of Homeland Security has issued four tips to keep smartphone users safe from cybercriminals. In its blog, DHS offers this advice: Access the Internet over a secure network: Only browse the web through your service provider’s network such as 3G or a secure Wi-Fi network. Be suspicious of unknown

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Senior managers ‘committing more workplace fraud’

a8cd5fb7_admin on June 20, 2011 0 Comments

Warning signs being missed or ignored, research finds. Senior managers are increasingly committing fraud as ‘red flag’ warning signs are “missed and ignored”, research from KPMG has revealed. Company bosses were the culprits of nearly a fifth of workplace frauds (18 per cent) compared to 11 per cent in 2007, according to analysis of 348

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Adobe Preps Quarterly Security Update for Reader, Acrobat

a8cd5fb7_admin on June 10, 2011 0 Comments

Adobe will release its quarterly update to address security vulnerabilities in all versions of Reader and Acrobat. Adobe plans to address several bugs in its Reader and Acrobat software as part of its scheduled quarterly update. All of the vulnerabilities being patched are rated critical, said Adobe in its pre-notification Security Advisory on June 9.

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Citi Data Theft Points Up a Nagging Problem

a8cd5fb7_admin on June 9, 2011 0 Comments

Citigroup’s revelation that hackers stole personal information from more than 200,000 credit card holders makes it one of the largest direct attacks on a major bank. The attack reported by Citigroup is one of the largest on a major bank. Even more striking is that similar data breaches have been occurring for years — and

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LulzSec hackers–Just Having a Laugh?

a8cd5fb7_admin on June 9, 2011 0 Comments

At first glance it appeared that the Web site of the LulzSec hacker group had been seized by the feds. But it turned out to be just another prank, the latest in a series of “lulz” that hackers do when they are not taunting Sony, FBI partners, and others. LulzSec defaced the Web site

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