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Book Reviews: Cybercrime

Cyber Attacks: Protecting National Infrastructure, Student Edition

05/23/2013 - Author Edward Amoroso proposes ideas for the implementation of a National In­fra­structure Protection Criteria. The proposed framework defines 10 criteria, and then identifies functions associated with each. The 10 criteria are deception, separation, diversity, commonality, depth, discretion, collection, correlation, awareness, and response.
Daily Headline : Proprietary Information Protection

Twitter Implements Two-Factor Authentication But Critics See Flaws

05/23/2013 - After a series of high-profile attacks, Twitter Inc. is implementing new security measures to stop hackers from invading user accounts. On Wednesday, the micro blogging site announced it will allow users to set their accounts to two-factor authentication.
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Morning Security Brief: Boston Suspects Worked Alone, Charges Dropped in Ricin Case, and EU Has Privacy Concerns

04/24/2013 - Authorities say that the suspects in the Boston bombings were self-radicalized, charges are dropped against the man arrested in the ricin case, and cooperation between the United States and the European Union on terrorism is strained by privacy concerns.
Book Reviews: Cybercrime

Cybersecurity: Public Sector Threats and Responses

04/23/2013 - Author Kim Andreasson provides an over­view of how government agencies and other public-sector groups can use the Internet without introducing unnecessary risks to their constituents.
Daily Headline : Best Practices \ Case Studies

Learn About Security Metrics, Data Analytics, and Visualization of Security Operations

04/13/2013 - Join Martin Drew, CPP, of iView Systems for a May 22 Webinar on applying advanced data analytics to identify significant variations from the “norm” and to quantify regions of risk. Drew will be joined by Dean Correia, Emeritus Faculty, Security Executive Council. They will also discuss Industry research related to incident reporting.
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Morning Security Brief: De-anonymizing Cell Phone Data, New Virus Concern, and More

03/29/2013 - It's not so easy to compile cell phone databases that can be used without revealing the original sources. A new virus appearing across the country locks victims computers and makes them think it's been done by the Department of Homeland Security or the FBI and can't be unlocked until they pay a fine. A look at decriminalization of drugs in Portugal twelve years after the change in policy. And more.
Daily Headline : IT Security

New Trends in Cyber Threats

03/28/2013 - For a few hundred dollars in start-up money and a few hundred more a month, anyone can buy the tools and services they need to build and run a malicious botnet. That's just one of the reasons the cyberlandscape is so hard to police.
Daily Headline : IT Security

RSA Conference Speaker Lauds IT Security Advancements

02/27/2013 - Security industry professionals have made tremendous headway in developing and improving secure technologies over the past few decades. Creating more sophisticated methods of authentication, combating malware and spam, and battling the threat of cybercrime head-on are just a few of the advancements in the industry lauded by Scott Charney, corporate vice president of trustworthy computing at Microsoft. He spoke on Tuesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, California.
Technofile: IT Security

Behind the Numbers

02/19/2013 - Actions companies took in 2012 to protect sensitive information.
Daily Headline : Government Reports (GAO etc.)

White House Issues Executive Order on Cybersecurity

02/14/2013 - President Barack Obama has issued a much-anticipated Executive Order on cybersecurity.
Daily Headline : Cybercrime

Morning Security Brief: Concerns about European Cybersecurity Strategy, Estonian Cybersecurity, Border Security, More

02/06/2013 - Concerns are being raised about the European Commission's new cybersecurity strategy. Estonia is the poster child for cybersecurity. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano says insistence that the border be secured before immigration reform is a flawed argument. A new GAO report says that the FCC was lax in security control for the Enhanced Secured Network Project.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Presidio Combats Fraud with IronKey

01/07/2013 - One bank’s effort to improve transaction security.
Daily Headline : Cybercrime

Protecting Against Cyberthreats

01/04/2013 - Threats to the infrastructure are both real and growing. These insiders discuss the nature of the threat and what can be done to mitigate it.
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