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New cyber-espionage bug moved from Palestinian to Israeli targets
New cyber-espionage bug moved from Palestinian to Israeli targets
Recently, it came to light that a new cyber-espionage APT dubbed XtremeRAT was targeting Israeli government and police entities. While not advanced, the threat is most certainly persistent: New analysis shows that the threat has been around much longer than previously thought – at least a year – and originally attacked Palestinian targets.
Nov. 12, 2012
World of Warcraft maker hit with lawsuit over data breach, authentication
World of Warcraft maker hit with lawsuit over data breach, authentication
World of Warcraft creator, Blizzard, has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit initiated by two gamers who feel that the company's security policies are geared to be for-profit and “deceptive” in terms of users understanding just how secure – or insecure as the case may be – their information is.
Nov. 12, 2012
Financial trading security should take a 'nuclear' approach
Financial trading security should take a 'nuclear' approach
Cyber-trading and financial security systems can take a page from the nuclear industry, according to a new report from Foresight. While the report does not make policy recommendations, it defines fundamental questions that the authors believe should be addressed on systemic risk, protection systems and computer assurance.
Nov. 12, 2012
MSE Blog Series Part 2: Enhancements for Mobility Services Engine
MSE Blog Series Part 2: Enhancements for Mobility Services Engine
This is the second in series of blogs discussing various features of the Cisco Mobility Services Engine (MSE). This post describes some specific features of MSE that can help improve your...
Nov. 12, 2012
Cisco Perspectives on a Great Automation Fair 2012!
Cisco Perspectives on a Great Automation Fair 2012!
What a great Automation Fair 2012!!  Thank you to everyone who visited Cisco’s booth and the joint EtherNet/IP Network Infrastructure booth shared by
Nov. 12, 2012
SAP TechEd Madrid is a showcase for the Cisco UCS Server Platform
SAP TechEd Madrid is a showcase for the Cisco UCS Server Platform
SAP TechEd Madrid is a showcase for the Cisco UCS Server Platform Another November and another SAP TechEd in Madrid. Cisco will again be showcasing UCS as
Nov. 11, 2012
WebRTC – Bringing Real Time Communications to the Web Natively
WebRTC – Bringing Real Time Communications to the Web Natively
Would you believe me if I say that, using just a few lines of JavaScript and HTML5 you could transform the Photo Booth app (available on Mac OSX) into a
Nov. 10, 2012
Microsoft to fix 19 vulnerabilities in six patch bulletins on Tuesday
Microsoft to fix 19 vulnerabilities in six patch bulletins on Tuesday
Four of the six patch bulletins are rated ‘critical’, one is ‘important’ and one is ‘moderate’. Three of the updates will require a system restart, while the remaining three may require a restart. Admins should therefore be prepared for a disruptive time next week.
Nov. 9, 2012
Cisco Validated Designs for Cloud – Part 3 – Flexpod
Cisco Validated Designs for Cloud – Part 3 – Flexpod
Over the past two weeks, Tom Nallen introduced the concept and benefits of the Cisco Validated Design , then Laszlo Bojtos,  illustrated this concept with
Nov. 9, 2012
RIM’s BB10 gets a security boost with FIPS 140-2
RIM’s BB10 gets a security boost with FIPS 140-2
One day after Research in Motion’s share price tumbled after damning comments from an analyst, the company announced that it has received FIPS 140-2 security certification allowing the BB10 to be deployed by government agencies.
Nov. 8, 2012
Security experts increasingly question ‘digital Pearl Harbor’ claims
Security experts increasingly question ‘digital Pearl Harbor’ claims
Ever since Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s claim that the US was facing a digital Pearl Harbor, a growing number of security experts have begun to question the reality of such threats.
Nov. 8, 2012
70% of cloud data centers keep customers in the dark about storage locations
70% of cloud data centers keep customers in the dark about storage locations
As more companies turn to the cloud to provide redundancy and back-up services for mission-critical business functions, connectivity and applications, new research has revealed that a full 70% of cloud backup providers do not inform customers of where the data is being physically kept.
Nov. 8, 2012