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  1. Study Finds Discontent with Network Security

    [ News ] Topic: Network Security | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/17/2009

    A Ponemon survey points to frustration about today's endpoint security . According to NetworkWorld , a survey of the United States, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Germany shows that while 70 percent of the respondents in Germany said they thought their network was more secure than a year...

  2. Microsoft to Offer Security Guidelines for Agile

    [ News ] Topic: Application Security | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/09/2009

    Microsoft plans to release security guidelines for developers using the Agile code-development process, reports Computerworld . The principles come from Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) to Agile. The SDL will be broken down into three requirements: one-time only tasks, those...

  3. New Site Offers Help for Security Breaches

    [ News ] Topic: Security Breaches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 10/21/2009

    A new Web site designed to provide companies that have suffered a data breach with a direct contact for relevant expert help is the result of a collaboration between law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse, RSA Security and consultancy KPMG, reports V3.co.uk . According to Stewart Room, head of FFW's...

  4. McAfee: SMBs Big Targets for Security Breaches

    [ News ] Topic: Security Breaches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 10/28/2009

    According to a report from McAfee, midsize companies across the world have seen an increase in cyber attacks and at the same they're spending less money on security, reports CNET News . The reports shows that one in five midsize companies lost an average of $41,000 in sales as a result of a...

  5. Report Shows Small Businesses Need to Increase Cyber Security

    [ News ] Topic: Data Security | Author: KimMays | Date Published: 10/29/2009

    A study sponsored by Symantec and the National Cyber Security Alliance revealed that even though most small businesses rely on the Internet for a portion of their business, 86 percent of those surveyed do not have dedicated IT staff to focus on cyber security, reports eWEEK . The survey...

  6. Cisco Offers Free iPhone Security App

    [ News ] Topic: Mobile Device Security | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/20/2009

    A free iPhone security app is now available from Cisco, reports CNET News . The application allows users to get real-time customized alerts on new security threats, as well as other information for safe Web browsing. The Cisco SIO To Go iPhone app, which is available from Apple's iTunes...

  7. Rapid7 Buys Metasploit to Beef Up Security Testing

    [ News ] Topic: Security Vendors | Author: KimMays | Date Published: 10/22/2009

    According to eWEEK , security testing company Rapid7 has acquired Metasploit to increase its penetration-testing services. Metasploit's open source penetration-testing framework will provide Rapid7 with a sizable database of exploits, which Rapid7 will use to increase the capabilities of...

  8. Connecticut AG Probes Blue Cross Security Breach

    [ News ] Topic: Security Breaches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/10/2009

    The Connecticut Post reports that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is looking into whether Blue Cross and Blue Shield may have violated state law after a laptop containing the personal information of hundreds of thousands of doctors and health care workers was stolen . As ...

  9. RSA Bolsters Security with Consulting Services

    [ News ] Topic: Security Policy | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 10/20/2009

    To help enterprises improve their security operations and better manage risk and compliance, RSA has announced new consulting and advisory services , according to V3.co.uk . The RSA Consulting & Advisory Services for Security Operations package is a three-pronged program, with the first...

  10. Feds to Get New Security Metrics

    [ News ] Topic: Security Metrics | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 10/05/2009

    Come this November, federal agencies will receive new cyber security performance metrics , according to FederalNewsRadio . A Security Metrics Taskforce will be charged with creating "new metrics for information security performance for federal agencies that are focused on outcomes." ...

  11. Elance Suffers Security Breach

    [ News ] Topic: Security Breaches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 07/17/2009

    According to a TechCrunch.com article in The Washington Post, development-outsourcing site Elance has suffered a security breach . Elance's security alert site notes that: "hackers discovered a security hole on an unprotected page that enabled them to access a data table that...

  12. Free Security Benchmark for iPhone

    [ News ] Topic: Security Metrics | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 05/28/2009

    The industry's only consensus security benchmark for the iPhone is now available thanks to the Center for Internet Security. The goal of the benchmark, according to Computerworld , is to help IT managers and users cut the risk of data stored on the device from being compromised. It applies...


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