Reported Data Breaches Double in New Zealand
Data breach notifications in New Zealand more than doubled in the year ending June 30, 2013 climbing to 107, New Zealand’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner stated in its annual…
DetailsAkamai to Acquire Prolexic for Some $370 Million in Move to Bolster its DDoS Protection
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASAQ: AKAM) today announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Prolexic Technologies, Inc. for approximately $370 million, in a deal expected to close during…
DetailsSeveral UK Banks Hit by Cyber Attacks in Past Six Months
Several UK banks and financial market infrastructures experienced cyber attacks, some of which disrupted service, in the past six months according to the Bank of England. “While losses have been…
Details“I am Not Satoshi” – Security Researcher Debunks Rumors that He is the Elusive Inventor of Bitcoin
(Updates with the reported retraction from the two researchers regarding a link between Bitcoin and the Silk Road marketplace.) Recent speculation that Dustin Trammel is the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin and…
DetailsHow You Should Be Thinking About the Information Security Budget
So, how did you do this year with your security budget requests? And how does the plan look for next year? With information security representing a competitive arms race with…
DetailsTwitter Enables Perfect Forward Secrecy to Bolster Security
Twitter Inc. said it has enabled Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) in a move to increase protections around users’ information following reports of secret data mining by the National Security Agency…
DetailsPCI Security Standards Council Updates Credit Card Data Security Standard
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a worldwide forum that develops payment card security standards for its corporate members, has published its latest version of those standards for implementation…
DetailsAudit Finds Taxpayer Data is at Risk; Urges IRS to Take Action
Taxpayer data is at risk as disgruntled insiders or malicious outsiders can exploit security weaknesses and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should take action, the US Treasury Inspector General For Tax…
DetailsPrevent SQL Injection Attacks with DB Networks’ New Core IDS
What is the top threat to web applications today? According to the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), it’s SQL injection. The problem is so pervasive that it has topped the OWASP…
DetailsSometimes Your Employees Go Home; The Case for Securing Home Users
Bring your own devices (BYOD), USB flash drives, signing into compromised personal web-based accounts from work, and shared passwords. These are some of the reasons for information security professionals to train…
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