IT security

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “IT security”

• Security awareness video

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 167
  If your organization relies on "proximity cards" or "swipe cards", or even good ol fashioned staff passes, to restrict access to secure areas, I heartily recommend a BBC security awareness video featuring, um, pigs . Whoever said security awareness sessions have to be boring?  :-) Gary More...
  1 hour ago

• Safe Surfing

  
  Wael Isa — Authority: 145
  If you’re going to connect to the internet, you need to protect your computer, otherwise it’s like leaving your front door wide open with a big ‘Robbers Welcome’ doormat on your front step. You’ve probably heard all the terms – such as virus, hacker, firewall, spyware and a million more – but perhaps ...
  21 hours ago

• HITECH Act Brings High Price for Privacy Breach: Are Healthcare Organizations Ready for Health IT Security Demands?

  
  EMR Blog — Authority: 125
  The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, significantly increased the HHS Secretary’s authority to impose higher monetary penalties for HIPAA violations occurring after Feb. 18, 2009. Prior to the ...
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• Implication of Cisco MARS decision on SIEMs?

  
  Matt Flynn's Identity Management Blog — Authority: 98
  Notice the question mark first. Im interested in what you think this means. This isnt me trying to make any great claims. Cisco has acknowledged that it will stop adding support for additional devices on its MARS SIEM platform. While the plan is to continue providing updates for already-supported devices, its ...
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• Online Banking attacks bigger than Bank Robberies - $100 Million in Losses So Far

  
  PlayNoEvil Game Security News & Analysis — Authority: 128
  Online banking. Its great. Its wonderful. Its the future.. its under attack. The FBI is reporting that businesses and banks have been hit with $100 Million so far (as of October?) in various forms of online banking fraud. Criminals are directly targeting businesses with "spear phishing" and other attacks... ...
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• Perle Iolan STS: Terminal Server for Firewall-Safe Serial Connections

  
  SEC Journal — Authority: 114
  Perle Systems presents the – according to Perle – first and only Terminal Server on the market able to provide HTTP Tunneling. Perle Iolan products ought to securely connect and transport serial data... Read more via just4business.eu
  2 days ago

• Ripe for Change: Compliance and Hiring

  
  on dot-gov — Authority: 108
  Government 2.0 is more than social software. Its also updating processes that are barriers to a nimble, effective, collaborative government. Processes like hiring and compliance. A hearing last week focused on yearly cybersecurity reporting and compliance versus protecting systems. NextGov reported on challenges ...
  2 days ago

• Avoiding a Project Ambush

  
  (ISC)2 Blog — Authority: 118
  There was a story I read recently on the Times Online:  French troops were killed after Italy hushed up ‘bribes’ to Taleban .  What could this tragic event possibly have to do with IT security?  Let me explain.    First,there were allegations that the Italian government had been payingbribes to the ...
  2 days ago

• Free licence

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 167
  Interesting piece by an author who explains why he is not upset by, and even wants people, "pirating" his book, which is published under the GNU Free Documentation License. More...
  4 days ago

• McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance 5.5: Anti-Malware Solution offers Global Threat Intelligence

  
  SEC Journal — Authority: 114
  McAfee, Inc. today announced McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance 5.5 Designed for small and midsized businesses (SMBs), the solution provides comprehensive email and Web security in a single,... Read more via just4business.eu
  5 days ago

• Sophos partners with UTM specialist to provide best-of-breed anti-virus

  
  Virtual Graffiti — Authority: 148
  IT Security and data protection firm Sophos has today announced that it is partnering with Endian, a leading provider of open source network security solutions, to provide customers complete threat protection. Endian, which specializes in unified threat management solutions for corporate environments, will integrate ...
  5 days ago

• DHS cybertips

  
  (ISC)2 Blog — Authority: 118
  The US DHS cyber awareness, tips, and events page .  Also note Obamas 2009 pep talk at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Protecting-yourself-online/
  5 days ago

• OnguardOnline.Gov

  
  (ISC)2 Blog — Authority: 118
  Latest online security awareness from the US feds .  Limited and basic awareness tips (but a decent start), some cute games (for the easily amused), and a very few phishing videos.
  5 days ago

• NAC Market Overview: Landscape Stabilizes And Musters More Features

  
  The Forrester Blog For Security & Risk Professionals — Authority: 414
  I just wrapped up the NAC Market Overview and it’s now live. This is the first Forrester NAC market overview and builds on the work I did for the original NAC Wave last year. I must say that the market overview is far less strenuous and we know it delivers almost as much value. It’s fair to say that I enjoyed ...
  5 days ago

• Ingram Micro: Security Gets Physical

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 568
  Ingram Micro has launched a Physical Security Division as technology security and physical security continue to converge. Here’s a quick look at the effort. Ingram Micro says the physical security effort includes… Alarm and Fire Monitoring Services Access Control Video Surveillance Ingram Micro has been ...
  6 days ago

• I Want One!: A Secret Knock Door Lock

  
  Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome — Authority: 751
  Holy shit, its a PVC pipe bomb! No, not really. Its the Knock Lock, a homebrew door lock that will only release the deadbolt if you perform the secret knock. Cooooool -- I want one for my clubhouse! A microphone (okay, really a speaker) presses against the door and listens for knocks. If it hears the right ...
  6 days ago

• The end of US Internet freedom looms

  
  iSafe Technologies - Syracuse, NY — Authority: 130
  All in the fine print By Nick Farrell WHILE MANY HAVE WELCOMED the unfettered reign of the Internet service providers (ISPs) coming to an end in the US in favour of network neutrality, a team of learned legal minds has warned that all might not be as it seems. The US Federal Communications Commission ...
  6 days ago

• I Want One!: A Secret Knock Door Lock

  
  People Buzz — Authority: 150
  Holy shit, its a PVC pipe bomb! No, not really. Its the Knock Lock, a homebrew door lock that will only release the deadbolt if you perform the secret knock. Cooooool -- I want one for my clubhouse! A microphone (okay, really a speaker) presses against the door and listens for knocks. If it hears the right number of ...
  6 days ago

• Bitdefender Top Ten E-Threats for October: Trojans Continue to Dominate E-Threat Rankings

  
  SEC Journal — Authority: 114
  The top spot on Bitdefender’s Top Ten list of e-threats for October is once again Trojan.Clicker.CM, which is mostly present on websites hosting illegal applications such as cracks, keygens and... Read more via just4business.eu
  1 week ago

• Microsoft Exec Backs Off Windows 7 ‘Hack’ Comment

  
  iSafe Technologies - Syracuse, NY — Authority: 130
  By Kevin McLaughlin , ChannelWeb A Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT ) executive whose pointed comments on Windows 7 upgrades have irked Microsoft bloggers has apologized. Well, in a roundabout sort of way, that is. In a Monday blog post, Eric Ligman, global partner experience lead in Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner ...
  1 week ago

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