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Researchers Find Missile Defense Data On Used Hard Drive
8 May 2009, 9:59 pm

Study reveals sensitive data from missile defense system, major businesses not properly erased from hard drives

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Startup Takes New Spin On Online Fraud Detection
« Reply #78 on: May 08, 2009, 08:42:28 AM »
Startup Takes New Spin On Online Fraud Detection
7 May 2009, 10:09 pm

Pramana's HumanPresent technology spun off from research at Georgia Tech

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SMBs Often Hit Hardest By Botnets
« Reply #77 on: May 07, 2009, 06:43:47 AM »
SMBs Often Hit Hardest By Botnets
6 May 2009, 8:57 pm

Bot infections, spam can be 'silent killer' for SMBs due to drain on email servers, network resources

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Former Security Chiefs Advise Caution In Reorganizing Cybersecurity Effort
5 May 2009, 11:00 pm

Former government officials say White House should think twice before making wholesale reorganization of federal cybersecurity effort

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BT Study: Most Enterprises Expect To Get Hacked This Year
5 May 2009, 9:50 pm

New report coming from BT looks at how organizations use penetration testing (or not)

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Researchers Take Over Dangerous Botnet
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Researchers Take Over Dangerous Botnet
4 May 2009, 8:55 pm

University of California-Santa Barbara researchers expose details of botnet known for stealing financial data after boldly wresting control of it

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Tech Insight: Back To Basics For Securing Your Outgoing Traffic
1 May 2009, 8:39 pm

One way to leverage your existing infrastructure amid security budget constraints is egress filtering

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New Tools Emerge To Ease Enterprise Fear Of Firewall Swapping
30 April 2009, 9:04 pm

Many organizations are forced to stay with their existing firewall because changing vendors would risk disrupting the network and opening new security holes

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Microsoft Alters Windows AutoRun Amid Conficker Concerns
29 April 2009, 10:15 pm

Software giant tries to make worm tougher to spread via USB, but Conficker shows no signs of going away

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Adobe Reader, Acrobat Hit With Another Zero-Day
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Adobe Reader, Acrobat Hit With Another Zero-Day
28 April 2009, 11:28 pm

PDF reader is now a favorite target for attackers, prompting security experts to recommend open-source alternatives

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SANS Tells Congress: Feds' Checkbook Is Cyberdefense 'Weapon'
28 April 2009, 7:51 pm

Senate hearing debates whether the White House or the Department of Homeland Security shoudl head up U.S. cybersecurity operations

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Security Suffers Cuts In Recession, But Fares Better Than The Rest Of IT
27 April 2009, 11:55 pm

IT security spending sees cutbacks, but situation isn't as dire as in the rest of IT, studies say

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Security Vendors Offer More Freebies, Deals To Existing Customers
27 April 2009, 11:14 pm

Customers are asking their vendors for -- and getting -- free enhanced features and better deals from their security vendors

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Splunk, GlassHouse Launch Joint Security Management Service
25 April 2009, 12:04 am

Splunk search engine teams with GlassHouse IT consultants to offer security management services

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SANS: Newest WLAN Hacks Come From Afar
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SANS: Newest WLAN Hacks Come From Afar
24 April 2009, 8:11 pm

Expert warns that a deadly combination of long-distance remote and wireless hacking could be the next big threat

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