Cisco Acquires ThreatGrid
Cisco announced this morning that they are adding ThreatGrid to their portfolio. ThreatGrid uses instrumented sandboxes to conduct its research of advanced malware. They address the issue created when advanced…
DetailsSalary Sources for Security Professionals and Hiring Managers
How much is a security professional worth annually? A number of factors go into this equation, but suffice it to say, the security industry and the salaries have not felt…
DetailsSandbox Vendors Ignore Microsoft Licensing Agreements
An examination of Microsoft’s Customer License Agreement (CLA) for embedded systems indicates that there is no provision for a vendor to ship appliances with multiple virtual instances of Windows, or…
DetailsIranian Cyber Group Launches Spying Campaign Against US, FireEye Says
An Iranian cyber-group has launched espionage campaigns using customized malware against United States defense companies, FireEye researchers said. The group, with the name Ajax Security Team, is behind an ongoing…
DetailsFireEye Finally Makes a Good Acquisition
This week FireEye announced both its quarterly results and the acquisition of nPulse, a network forensics tool. I was critical of FireEye’s Mandiant acquisition for one billion dollars mostly because…
DetailsMark Your Calendar: May 13 Greenwald To Post More Snowden Docs
At the bottom of yesterday’s post on General Alexander’s extended interview with The Australian Financial Review, Glenn Greenwald appended: “The release date for my book on the NSA, privacy, and…
DetailsTarget CEO Ousted
The list of top executives at Target who have been ousted because of the massive breach late last year has now extended to its President and CEO, Gregg Steinhafel. Target’s Chief…
DetailsFireEye Warns Windows XP Users to Immediately Patch
Windows XP users should immediately apply Microsoft’s out-of-band patch addressing the critical flaw in Internet Explorer because attackers are specifically targeting users on the older operating system, FireEye researchers warned.…
DetailsSecurity Awareness of the Heartbleed Kind
“Should I change my password?” “OK, I changed my password, now I’m secure, right?” Media reports over the past month certainly heightened security awareness and drove the public to sit…
DetailsA Rise in Cyber Academies
Academia is acquiring an interest in cyber education on many fronts. Not likely to crank out cyber warriors at anywhere close to the rate needed to meet current demand, they…
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