National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden called himself a patriot who simply was defending the constitution during an interview with NBC “Nightly News” broadcast on Wednesday. The former NSA…
DetailsF5 Networks has acquired privately held cloud-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation provider Defense.Net for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release. F5 said it took the move to…
DetailsCisco’s General Counsel Mark Chandler on May 13 reacted strongly to further news of NSA exploiting Cisco gear, sparked in part by the publication of Glenn Greenwald’s book on Snowden and…
DetailsNearly 150 million eBay users need to reset their password after unknown attackers accessed a database containing customers’ personal information, the retail giant said on Wednesday. Attackers used “a small…
DetailsWhen faced with government demands for privacy related information, many citizens exclaim, “If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about.” That’s why people aren’t generally up…
DetailsCisco 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…
DetailsHow 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…
DetailsWhat would YOU do for a Klondike bar? Would you be willing to tell Unilever (the parent company that makes Klondike) your sexual orientation, political preferences, the fact that you…
DetailsAn 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…
DetailsWe all know the feeling of going through customs, and having some random blue gloved official rummaging through a few weeks of dirty laundry. The U.S. government has long tried…
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