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Straight talk on security gets employees to listen -- and comply

Posted March 25, 2013 - 6:17 am

Sure, you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes.
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Researchers uncover vSkimmer malware targeting point-of-sale systems

Posted March 22, 2013 - 7:56 am

A new piece of custom malware sold on the underground Internet market is being used to siphon payment card data from point-of-sale (POS) systems, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor McAfee.
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Symantec finds Linux wiper malware used in S. Korean attacks

Posted March 20, 2013 - 10:05 pm

Security vendors analyzing the code used in the cyberattacks against South Korea are finding nasty components designed to wreck infected computers.
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Top 5 Considerations for a BYOD Policy

Posted March 20, 2013 - 4:30 pm

The use of personal devices on corporate networks is one of the fastest growing trends in the business world today.
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Study finds piracy doesn't hurt digital music sales

Posted March 20, 2013 - 10:58 am

Researchers in Europe are telling copyright holders, when it comes to illegal music downloading, don’t worry, be happy
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Deleting data is the critical step you're likely doing wrong

Posted March 19, 2013 - 12:39 pm

Whether at home or in the data center, chances are your deleted data is easily available to others.
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Credit report breach has link to Zeus banking malware

Posted March 18, 2013 - 11:13 pm

A website that leaked credit reports of celebrities and government officials last week appears to have a curious link to the malicious banking software known as "Zeus."
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Site hosting leaked celebrity data goes offline

Posted March 18, 2013 - 11:57 am

A site that published the private information and credit reports of several celebrities and other public figures last week went offline on Sunday. The last person to have his alleged private information exposed on the site was CIA director John Brennan.
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Data Security Best Practices

Posted March 17, 2013 - 11:15 pm

It's no surprise data protection is at the top of every IT checklist when it comes to file sharing and storage. Learn why file server attacks happen and best practices to avoid data intrusion for any business.
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AT&T hacker seeks sentencing leniency

Posted March 15, 2013 - 6:39 pm

Andrew Auernheimer, a hacker who was convicted last November of illegally accessing emails and other data belonging to 120,000 iPad 3G owners from AT&T's networks is seeking leniency in his sentencing from the court.
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The Weekly Hash - March 15, 2013

Posted March 15, 2013 - 9:35 am

The only review of the week’s top tech stories you’ll read that will include Google, the Pope and Larry King all together
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Former Tribune staffer accused of conspiring in Anonymous hack

Posted March 14, 2013 - 7:38 pm

Federal charges include conspiring with members of the hacker group to disrupt Tribune's Web server.
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FinFisher spyware seen targeting victims in Vietnam, Ethiopia

Posted March 13, 2013 - 10:10 pm

New research suggests a controversial spyware suite called FinFisher is being used to track activists in more countries than previously thought, including Vietnam and Ethiopia.
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Retailer hauls Visa to court over $13.3M fine for payment card data breach

Posted March 13, 2013 - 8:11 pm

Genesco, a specialty retailer of footwear, sports apparel and related accessories has sued Visa USA for $13.3 million in fines that were assessed against the company after a credit card data breach in 2010.
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Free credit report site appears to be source for celebrity data

Posted March 12, 2013 - 10:36 pm

A website that provides U.S. consumers with a free annual credit report appears to have been the source used by hackers to download those of celebrities including Beyoncé and government officials including Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller.
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Reporters Without Borders slams five nations for spying on media, activists

Posted March 11, 2013 - 8:55 pm

Reporters Without Borders named five countries that regularly spy on journalists and dissidents, a practice the group contends is made possible with advanced technology from private companies.
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Some data-breach victims can't be helped

Posted March 11, 2013 - 10:42 am

From the No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Department: Security experts trying to tell a Pennsylvania hospital that a pile of its sensitive data belonging to staff -- and possibly patients -- was sitting exposed on the Internet were stymied for five days recently by the fact that no one at the medical facility would respond to their repeated warnings.
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China calls for cooperation rather than war in cyberspace

Posted March 11, 2013 - 1:35 am

China's foreign minster on Saturday called on nations to cooperate on Internet security, rather than wage cyberwarfare, as he denied accusations in a recent report that the country's military was behind hacking attacks.
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Data Reduction: Realizing the Benefits of Deduplication and Compression

Posted March 8, 2013 - 3:45 pm

Leveraging data deduplication and compression technologies requires careful, upfront planning. This guide dives into how these technologies work.
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CIO Strategies for Storage: Modernize Data Protection Practices

Posted March 8, 2013 - 3:45 pm

Traditional approaches to data protection are no longer enough. A strategy that thoughtfully augments your legacy infrastructure with modern data protection approaches can help reduce complexity, slash costs, and minimize risk of loss
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How to Avoid the Coming Backup Crunch

Posted March 8, 2013 - 3:45 pm

Data is exploding. Tolerances for data loss are approaching zero. And IT can't afford to keep throwing more time and money at backup when so many potentially higher value projects require its attention.
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Transform Data Protection with Dell AppAssure

Posted March 8, 2013 - 3:45 pm

Dell AppAssure helps organizations transform backup and recovery operations.
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Demystifying Deduplication for Backup with the Dell DR4000

Posted March 8, 2013 - 3:45 pm

In this paper, we examine the new technology of data deduplication. Data deduplication, or dedupe for short, can yield enormous savings, making disk-to-disk backup more feasible. However, not all deduplication technologies are equal...
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ESG Lab Validation: Dell DR4000: Efficient, High-Performance Disk-Based Backup

Posted March 8, 2013 - 2:30 pm

This ESG Lab Validation Report highlights hands-on testing and validation of the Dell DR4000 Disk Backup Appliance, with a focus on ease of use and manageability, capacity savings, and backup performance.
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With SecuSmart chip, German officials free to talk and type securely on BlackBerry Z10

Posted March 8, 2013 - 12:59 pm

German government officials including Chancellor Angela Merkel could soon be communicating about classified matters using BlackBerry Z10 smartphones equipped with a new micro-SD card from SecuSmart.
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