February 2011
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
VeriSign CSO on new IPv6 threats, Internet stability and security
VeriSign CSO Danny McPherson talks about the new threats posed by the move from IPv4 to IPv6 and the issues hindering the the adoption of the next Internet protocol. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
RSA panel debates cyberwar definition, realities
At RSA Conference 2011, a panel of experts, including Bruce Schneier and former DHS secretary Michael Chertoff, discussed cyberwar, espionage and how the ground rules for handling such conflicts will be decided. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
SRA launches One Vault Messenger for BlackBerry device encryption
SRA has launched One Vault Messenger, which is a short message service (SMS) encryption product for BlackBerry mobile devices. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
Enterprise antivirus protection: Is signature AV worth the money?
There's little doubt that signature-based enterprise antivirus protection is dying, but what technologies should enterprises consider to replace it? Expert Nick Lewis weighs in. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
nuBridges offers cloud-based data tokenization service
nuBridges announced its Tokenization as a Service (TaaS) cloud-based data tokenization service, and promised customers ownership of their data even if they cancel the service. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
Move to IPv6 could help spambots churn out more spam, malware says botnet expert
Antispam measures that rely on IP blacklisting could be less effective if Internet Service Providers take the wrong approach to IPv6, said prominent malware expert Joe Stewart. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
RSA 2011: Schmidt-led Town Hall confronts public-private cooperation – again
At RSA Conference 2011, a Town Hall-style meeting of government cybersecurity officials, including cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt, pressed for continued public-private sector cooperation, increased information security awareness training ... Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Kaminsky, DNSSEC deployments experts say protocol will boost security
Dan Kaminsky and other experts involved in DNSSEC deployments, during an RSA Conference 2011 session, urged enterprises to consider rolling out support for the new Internet protocol. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
McAfee-Wind River partnership to foster mobile, embedded system security
The deal will put McAfee's ePolicy Orchestrator agent inside Wind River's embedded operating systems, enabling enterprises to boost embedded system security to non-traditional endpoints. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Gemalto announcement increases two-factor authentication options
Gemalto's Protivia Mobile One Time Password application provides two-factor authentication for users on iPhones, BlackBerrys and some Windows smartphones. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
Signature-based antivirus not quite dead, but bigger problems loom
While security pros should be concerned with the decreasing efficacy of signature-based antivirus, employee threats should warrant increasing attention. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2011
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Feb'11
Mobile malware targeting Android, iPhones, says Kaspersky Lab expert
Mobile malware has been increasing in scope and intensity explains Denis Maslennikov, senior malware analyst on Kaspersky Lab's global research and analysis team. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2011
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Defense secretary outlines Pentagon cyber strategy
In the face of heightened cyberthreats, the Pentagon is pursuing a multi-pronged defense strategy that includes a reliance on private sector participation, William J. Lynn, III, U.S. Deputy ... Continue Reading
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February 15, 2011
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Feb'11
RSA Conference 2011: R, S and A win Lifetime Achievement Award
SAN FRANCISCO -- It's pretty tough to get a cynical, often paranoid, group of people to rise in unison in approval. It's pretty tough, however, not to extend a standing ovation to cryptography and ... Continue Reading
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February 15, 2011
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Feb'11
Lieberman integrates SIEM tools with Enterprise Random Password Manager
Lieberman has announced a new version of Enterprise Random Password Manager that integrates with ArcSight ESM, RSA enVision and Q1 Labs QRadar. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2011
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Feb'11
RSA Cloud Trust Authority addresses cloud computing security issues
RSA, a division of EMC, has announced Cloud Trust Authority to address cloud computing security issues. It includes features from VMware and RSA's own GRC platform. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2011
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Feb'11
Better methods needed to discover network configuration flaws
Many network security professionals take the wrong approach when testing their networks, according to one prominent security expert. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2011
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Feb'11
Identity Finder releases new data loss prevention products
Identity Finder has added to its line of data loss prevention products with Identify Finder 5.0 for Windows and Mac operating systems, plus a new Identity Finder DLP console. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2011
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Feb'11
Microsoft security chief stumps for Internet health check system
Microsoft Vice President of Trustworthy Computing Scott Charney at the RSA Conference 2011 discussed Collective Defense, Microsoft's proposed Internet health check system for consumer computers, and how it should be implemented not by governments ... Continue Reading
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February 15, 2011
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Feb'11
WhiteHat announces Sentinel service to detect website vulnerabilities
WhiteHat announced the Sentinel PreLaunch (PL) service to detect website vulnerabilities and verify them with WhiteHat's Threat Research Center. Continue Reading