http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:56:35 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2012-01-27T21:56:35Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/top-password-security-tips-for-smbs/?cs=49636 Password security guidelines aren't just for big players like Zappos. In fact, as cyber criminals set their sights on vulnerable SMBs , smaller organizations would do well do revisit password management practices — and before user or employee accounts news security_policy zappos passwords Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:57:50 GMT john.storts@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/top-password-security-tips-for-smbs/?cs=49636 2012-01-27T21:57:50Z 2 weeks, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/top-password-security-tips-for-smbs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49636 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/government-accountability-office-offers-cyber-security-guidance/?cs=49478 Emerging Cyber Threats for 2012 This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report offering guidance on what it deems the most prevalent types of cyber security problems affecting both governmental agencies and public sector news network_security government_agencies cyber_crime gao Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:00:22 GMT john.storts@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/government-accountability-office-offers-cyber-security-guidance/?cs=49478 2012-01-10T16:00:22Z 1 month, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/government-accountability-office-offers-cyber-security-guidance http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49478 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/security-flaw-in-wi-fi-routers-puts-data-at-risk/?cs=49469 Five Security Predictions for 2012    Your Wi-Fi router could expose your home network due to a security flaw in WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), as reported by Lifehacker today and our own Carl Weinschenk last week . While the shortcomings of wi-fi news cisco_systems network_security routers data_security linksys Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:48:39 GMT john.storts@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/security-flaw-in-wi-fi-routers-puts-data-at-risk/?cs=49469 2012-01-09T20:48:39Z 1 month, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/security-flaw-in-wi-fi-routers-puts-data-at-risk http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49469 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/mobile-malware-a-growing-threat/?cs=49099 Security Vulnerabilities at All-time Highs for Mobile Devices Mobile security recommendations for consumers and administrators. Just last week, IT Business Edge's Sue Marquette Poremba wrote about DroidKungFu, which grabbed the attention of security smartphones mobile_device_security security_policy malware Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:55:19 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/mobile-malware-a-growing-threat/?cs=49099 2011-11-16T16:55:19Z 2 months, 4 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/mobile-malware-a-growing-threat http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49099 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/survey-law-firms-conscious-of-cloud-security/?cs=48985 Perceptions and Realities of Cloud Security A new survey suggests that access policies could use a little work. As IT Business Edge's Sue Marquette Poremba wrote earlier this month, security is a chief concern for organizations considering moving risk_management data_security cloud_computing Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:06:44 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/survey-law-firms-conscious-of-cloud-security/?cs=48985 2011-11-01T18:06:44Z 3 months, 1 week ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/survey-law-firms-conscious-of-cloud-security http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48985 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/researchers-find-new-way-to-hack-pcs-using-smartphones/?cs=48902 10 Ways to Keep Hackers in Check and Ensure Safe Web Resources As IT Business Edge's Sue Marquette Poremba recently wrote, security pros should create security policies for the most popular smartphone platforms including Android. It'll be important cyber_crime malware spyware smartphones Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:21:11 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/researchers-find-new-way-to-hack-pcs-using-smartphones/?cs=48902 2011-10-20T20:21:11Z 3 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/researchers-find-new-way-to-hack-pcs-using-smartphones http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48902 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/microsoft-issues-fixes-for-23-bugs/?cs=48817 Today's Patch Tuesday from Microsoft includes eight separate bulletins to patch 23 holes. As CNET reports, two bulletins marked critical are intended to prevent remote attacks on desktop versions of Windows , Internet Explorer, .NET and Silverlight. vulnerabilities_and_patches application_security microsoft Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:27:03 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/microsoft-issues-fixes-for-23-bugs/?cs=48817 2011-10-11T15:27:03Z 4 months, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/microsoft-issues-fixes-for-23-bugs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48817 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/massive-security-vulnerability-found-in-htc-android-devices/?cs=48751 Top Five Smartphone Security Tips Five smartphone security tips that most people routinely overlook. Yet another reason smartphone owners shouldn't be complacent about their mobile device’s security standing: Researchers over at Android Police htc data_security mobile_device_security mobile_applications smartphones Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:32:53 GMT amanda.white@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/massive-security-vulnerability-found-in-htc-android-devices/?cs=48751 2011-10-03T19:32:53Z 4 months, 1 week ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/massive-security-vulnerability-found-in-htc-android-devices http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48751 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/security-vendors-hope-to-capitalize-on-mobility-trend/?cs=48688 Mobile Device Usage Soars with or Without Permission If security for mobile devices wasn't a priority for most companies before, it likely is now following reports like an Associated Press story from August that referred to smartphones as " the new symantec midmarket_cio malware data_security mobile_devices Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:02:50 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/security-vendors-hope-to-capitalize-on-mobility-trend/?cs=48688 2011-09-26T18:02:50Z 4 months, 2 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/security-vendors-hope-to-capitalize-on-mobility-trend http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48688 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/zeus-malware-gets-update/?cs=48462 According to Computerworld , the Zeus malware has seen some updated new functions after its source code was leaked earlier this year . Many of the functions have also been incorporated into a similar type of malware called SpyEye .   The network_security zeus malware spyeye cyber_crime Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:06:49 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/zeus-malware-gets-update/?cs=48462 2011-08-25T15:06:49Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/zeus-malware-gets-update http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48462 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/apache-warns-of-dos-attack-tool/?cs=48456 Computerworld reports that Apache developers are warning users that a DoS tool is circulating in the wild that exploits a bug in the program. All versions in the 1.3 and 2.0 lines are vulnerable. In an advisory , Apache acknowledges the bug: A apache application_security vulnerabilities_and_patches dos_attacks Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:33:52 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/apache-warns-of-dos-attack-tool/?cs=48456 2011-08-25T13:33:52Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/apache-warns-of-dos-attack-tool http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48456 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/twitter-starting-to-make-ssl-encryption-the-default/?cs=48440 In an effort to thwart account hijacking, Twitter is starting to turn on automatic encryption on its website, reports Computerworld . Users currently have the option to turn on SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption, but now the feature will be the firefox google encryption facebook network_security twitter Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:28:35 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/twitter-starting-to-make-ssl-encryption-the-default/?cs=48440 2011-08-24T15:28:35Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/twitter-starting-to-make-ssl-encryption-the-default http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48440 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/yale-notifies-43000-of-security-breach/?cs=48425 About 43,000 faculty, staff, students and alumni of Yale University may be at risk after it was discovered that their names and Social Security numbers were publicly available via Google search for about 10 months, according to Computerworld . All of data_security yale security_breaches google Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:04:19 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/yale-notifies-43000-of-security-breach/?cs=48425 2011-08-23T17:04:19Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/yale-notifies-43000-of-security-breach http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48425 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/google-patches-11-bugs-in-chrome/?cs=48422 According to Computerworld , Google has patched 11 vulnerabilities in Chrome , including one deemed as "critical." In addition to the critical vulnerability, nine bugs were tagged as "high" and another was pegged as "medium."   The critical bug vulnerabilities_and_patches chrome google application_security Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:12:16 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/google-patches-11-bugs-in-chrome/?cs=48422 2011-08-23T15:12:16Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/google-patches-11-bugs-in-chrome http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48422 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/new-website-offers-platform-for-hackers-to-show-off-their-skills/?cs=48418 ITProPortal reports that the hacker community now has a platform to showcase their skills and earn ranking points with a new website named RankMyHack.com . According to The Telegraph , the goal of the site, which launched last month, is to serve as security_vendors data_security Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:32:48 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/new-website-offers-platform-for-hackers-to-show-off-their-skills/?cs=48418 2011-08-23T14:32:48Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/new-website-offers-platform-for-hackers-to-show-off-their-skills http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48418