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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
GCHQ launches new UK Cyber Incident Response scheme
GCHQ launches new UK Cyber Incident Response scheme
CESG (Communications-Electronics Security Group) and CPNI (Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure), being arms of GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) have today launched a new UK Cyber Incident Response Scheme.
Nov. 7, 2012
Citadel crimeware kit offers professional-grade theft tools – for a price
Citadel crimeware kit offers professional-grade theft tools – for a price
Call it malicious software on a hill: a new version of Citadel, the crimeware kit, has emerged to inspire hackers everywhere. That is, if they can infiltrate the Russian underground far enough to locate it and pay the $3,000 entry fee.
Nov. 7, 2012
New Gh0st-related malware discovered
New Gh0st-related malware discovered
New malware, backdoor.ADDNEW, has been identified. It is based on the Russian DaRK DDoSer malware and has a surprising link with the Gh0st RAT trojan.
Nov. 6, 2012
NullCrew hacks MoD – leaks thousands of plaintext credentials
NullCrew hacks MoD – leaks thousands of plaintext credentials
NullCrew remembered the 5th of November by breaking into mod.co.uk and stealing and dumping more than 3400 email addresses and passwords. While the date of the breach cannot be verified, it does look as if it happened on the Guy Fawkes anniversary.
Nov. 6, 2012
Lumension buys CoreTrace – adds Bouncer whitelisting to its portfolio
Lumension buys CoreTrace – adds Bouncer whitelisting to its portfolio
Lumension announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of CoreTrace IP, suggesting that it was prompted by growing concerns over APTs and increasing interest in whitelist defenses.
Nov. 6, 2012
Lawsuit for South Carolina tax agency breach expands to security firm
Lawsuit for South Carolina tax agency breach expands to security firm
In the wake of a massive security breach at the South Carolina tax collection agency, a former South Carolina state senator has expanded a class-action lawsuit over the exposure of millions of state tax returns to include those responsible for providing security: Trustwave and the Division of State Information Technology (DSIT).
Nov. 6, 2012
ISF will open up its library to (ISC)² for certification development
ISF will open up its library to (ISC)² for certification development
Faced with an age of unprecedented growth and scope of cyberthreats, the Information Security Forum (ISF) has reached an agreement with the (ISC)² to provide its extensive research library for use in development of (ISC)² examinations and official education materials, significantly broadening the reach of the information and, hopefully, threat awareness.
Nov. 6, 2012
Major breach at Coca-Cola tied to Chinese hacker collective
Major breach at Coca-Cola tied to Chinese hacker collective
Details are emerging of a major hack of Coca-Cola by Chinese criminals in 2009, where internal emails and documents were stolen, and malware compromised access to all Microsoft Windows servers, work stations and laptops on the network .
Nov. 6, 2012