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Skype account hijacking vulnerability required only an email address
Skype account hijacking vulnerability required only an email address
Shining a major spotlight on the importance of privacy, Skype has addressed a major vulnerability that allowed hackers to take over any Skype account, armed only with the user’s e-mail address. The flaw was being actively exploited in the wild for three months before Skype owner Microsoft fixed it today, security researchers uncovered.
Nov. 14, 2012
What Is Cisco UNIFIED FABRIC? Why Should You Care?
What Is Cisco UNIFIED FABRIC? Why Should You Care?
Is your network ready to help you transform and be the strategic partner that you can be? Let’s face it… Today’s data centers are challenged with siloed
Nov. 14, 2012
ISACA tackles biometrics, cybersecurity with latest IT audit programs
ISACA tackles biometrics, cybersecurity with latest IT audit programs
To help IT auditors stay up to date with the latest organizational requirements, ISACA has published three new customizable IT audit/assurance programs. They cover cybercrime detection and prevention, the use of biometrics, e-commerce security, and the implementation of virtual private networks (VPNs).
Nov. 13, 2012
Torrent DDoSer annoys everyone: is he vigilante or spoilt child?
Torrent DDoSer annoys everyone: is he vigilante or spoilt child?
Torrent site what.cd reported on Friday, 9 November (via Twitter) that, “The site, tracker and IRC will be down while we sort out this DDOS...” As of writing (Monday, 12 November), the site is still down, with the finger being pointed at Zeiko.
Nov. 12, 2012
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