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Big data analytics for anomaly detection in security
Big data analytics for anomaly detection in security
Big data analytics first evolved for use in marketing: by understanding the relationships between customers and actions, better marketing can be developed. Now the practice is being applied to security: by understanding the relationship between network anomalies and events, better security will evolve.
Feb. 25, 2013
Judge for yourself: Taking Dell to task on “holistic” security claims
Judge for yourself: Taking Dell to task on “holistic” security claims
In case you missed it, Network World’s Ellen Messmer published a rather surprising article on how Dell was going to “trump” Cisco in the information
Feb. 25, 2013
VDI “The Missing Questions” #4: How much SPECint is enough
VDI “The Missing Questions” #4: How much SPECint is enough
In the first few posts in this series, we have hopefully shown that not all cores are created equal and that not all GHz are created equal. This generates
Feb. 25, 2013
Iran Hacks and Brings Down Enemy’s Drone During War Games
Iran Hacks and Brings Down Enemy’s Drone During War Games
Iran has claimed to hack and bring down a surveillance drone spying on it during a military exercise on Saturday.
Feb. 24, 2013
The car of the future will be recording everything you do
The car of the future will be recording everything you do
A very public row between the New York Times motor correspondent John Broder and Tesla Motors is entertaining motor enthusiasts and worrying privacy advocates. The NYT delivered a negative review, but Tesla had logged every part of the test drive.
Feb. 21, 2013
New e-shop hawks stolen PayPal accounts
New e-shop hawks stolen PayPal accounts
Hacked PayPal credentials are up for sale in the cybercriminal underworld, arranged in a fast and convenient “e-shop” format.
Feb. 21, 2013
A hacker's dream: two-thirds of SharePoint users have no security policy
A hacker's dream: two-thirds of SharePoint users have no security policy
Even though Microsoft SharePoint is widely deployed throughout enterprises and SMBs as a collaboration platform, a shocking two-thirds of SharePoint-using companies in a recent survey have admitted to having ‘no active security policy’ in place for the application.
Feb. 21, 2013
Remote Management Services: Rethinking the Way You Manage and Operate IT
Remote Management Services: Rethinking the Way You Manage and Operate IT
Just a few short years ago, if your car broke down, you would automatically take it to your local mechanic who would identify the issue and fix it. Fast forward...
Feb. 21, 2013
Educause hit with server-side data breach
Educause hit with server-side data breach
Educause, a non-profit community for IT professionals focused on the higher education vertical, is warning that a data breach has affected its 1,800 college and 300 corporate members.
Feb. 20, 2013
How to Find and Measure IPv6 Traffic on Your Network
How to Find and Measure IPv6 Traffic on Your Network
My last post was all about finding IPv6 prefixes on the IPv6 Internet. I think the next natural question is “What about IPv6 traffic?” or more
Feb. 20, 2013
French data privacy regulator plans to take on Google
French data privacy regulator plans to take on Google
France’s National Commission for Computing and Civil Liberties (CNIL) has warned Google that its response to earlier demands over its privacy policy are inadequate, and that an action plan against Google would be discussed by the Article 29 Working Party of EU national regulators on February 26.
Feb. 19, 2013
Security firm accuses Chinese military of involvement in worldwide hacking
Security firm accuses Chinese military of involvement in worldwide hacking
Mandiant, a security firm with a close relationship with both US and UK governments (one of the five companies in GCHQ’s new Cyber Incident Response scheme) has made the clearest statement yet: the Chinese military is behind the hacking team known as APT1 (aka ‘Comment Crew’).
Feb. 19, 2013