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Security News- Anonymous Hacks, Posts FBI/Scotland Yard Conference Call About Hackers–The Telegraph
- FBI Director: “The Cyber Threat Will Equal or Surpass the Threat From Counter Terrorism In the Foreseeable Future.”—CBS News
- 45 Percent of Experts Say Cyber Security Is As Important As Border Security, Among Other Things—Govtech
- Security Professionals Should Focus On Defense Not Offense, Says Adobe Security Director—Dark Reading
- CAPTCHA Can’t Capture Trojan, Code Broken In Minutes—CSO Online
- According to Microsoft Researchers, Anonymous Data Can Still Threaten Privacy—Network World
- Anonymous Hits American Nazi Party Web Site—MSNBC/Security News Daily
Tag Archives: CSO Mag
“Someone tried to steal my identity” – CSO Mag
A cautionary tale regarding Facebook profile privacy: Someone has spent the last three months trying to get prescription drugs using my name.I learned of this when I got home last night to a note on the kitchen table with a … Continue reading
Smartphone security: Keep your handset safe
Hard to deny the wisdom in here. From CSO magazine: Does Smartphone Security Really Matter? The short answer is yes, absolutely, more and more… Threats to your mobile security are not always easy to see. They range from the simple … Continue reading
SMS ‘message of death’ threatens mobile phoness
Security researchers have shown that carefully crafted text messages sent to cell phones via short message service (SMS) can cause them to shutdown without the knowledge of the owner. via Text message of ‘death’ threatens….
Web Application Security Scanners
I ran across this good article to share… Today, Web penetration testing is considered a key component in ensuring application security, which has become an essential part of enterprise risk management, Kelley* says. Or as Joseph Fieman, analyst at Gartner, … Continue reading
Where PCI DSS Falls Short
Where PCI DSS Still Falls Short (and How to Make it Better) – Former CISO and Symantec strategic consulting director Ariel Silverstone goes through PCI DSS line by line and offers suggestions to make it more effective. Currently, I believe it … Continue reading
Two views of the RSA Conference
Some attendees at RSA Conference 2009 wondered aloud if the gathering still has much value. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner offers his assessment via Has RSA Jumped the Shark?. Also, here is the report of my friend, Ariel Silverstone.
Social Engineers’ Favorite Pick-Up Lines
9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers’ Favorite Pick-Up Lines What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is the criminal art of scamming a person into doing something or divulging … Continue reading