Three Things CIOs Should Know About Cyber-Security
\nAt the Information Security Forum, we know that cyber-security is a key business priority as organizations become progressively more digital and cyber-threats grow, both in number and sheer sophistication. With the explosion of today\u2019s digital age, cyber-security is one of the principal issues CIOs. In order to be successful, CIOs must prepare themselves for an always developing cyber-security threat landscape and, with the help of the C-suite, develop a proactive strategy to prepare their organization for today’s omnipresent dangers.
\nLink: http:\/\/www.cioinsight.com\/security\/three-things-cios-should-know-about-cyber-security.html<\/p>\n
Security vulnerabilities on the decline but risk assessment is often flawed …
\nPCWorld
\n\u201cMany in the industry, including security analysts, corporate incident response teams and enterprise software consumers, have become dissatisfied with scoring inconsistencies that often occur across different organizations,\u201d the X-Force researchers said.
\nVulnerabilities on the decline, but risk assessment is often flawed, study …CSO Online
\nLink: http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2599740\/vulnerabilities-on-the-decline-but-risk-assessment-is-often-flawed-study-says-says.html<\/p>\n
New malvertising campaign hit visitors of several high-profile sites
\nThe attack affected visitors to Java.com, Deviantart.com, TMZ.com, Photobucket.com, IBTimes.com, eBay.ie, Kapaza.be and TVgids.nl between Aug. 19 and Aug. 22, according to researchers from Dutch security firm Fox-IT.
\nLink: http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2599680\/new-malvertising-campaign-hit-visitors-of-several-highprofile-sites.html#tk.rss_all<\/p>\n
Is Russia Responsible For JPMorgan Hack? FBI Reportedly Opens Probe
\nThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a reported Russian cyber-attack on JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and at least one other bank, sources told Bloomberg News. The FBI got involved after a significant breach of corporate computer security was found, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
\nLink: http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/russia-responsible-jpmorgan-hack-fbi-reportedly-opens-probe-1671732<\/p>\n
Intel unveils security controller for software defined data centres
\nINTEL(McAfee) HAS REVEALED the first product from its Intel Security unit, a programmable security controller designed to be deployed in physical, virtualised and cloud environments in software defined data centre infrastructures.
\nLink: http:\/\/www.theinquirer.net\/inquirer\/news\/2362100\/intel-unveils-security-controller-for-software-defined-data-centres<\/p>\n
Protegrity : Recognized in Gartner Research Report on Protecting Big Data In Hadoop
\nSTAMFORD, CT–(Marketwired – Aug 27, 2014) – Protegrity, the leading provider of data-centric enterprise data security solutions, today announced that Gartner Inc. has recognized Protegrity in its July 14, 2014 report, ‘Protecting Big Data in Hadoop.’ With its inclusion in the report, Protegrity believes it establishes itself once again as the industry’s foremost company helping organizations overcome challenges with securing Big Data systems.
\nLink: http:\/\/www.4-traders.com\/news\/Protegrity–Recognized-in-Gartner-Research-Report-on-Protecting-Big-Data-In-Hadoop–18957130\/<\/p>\n
Hackers prey on Russian patriotism to grow the Kelihos botnet
\nDespite the DDoS functionality in some Kelihos malware variants, this new invitation to volunteer computers for attacks against Western government websites is just a ruse to get more systems infected, according to Bogdan Botezatu, a senior e-threat analyst at Bitdefender.
\nReported on: Techworld.com on Aug 26, 2014, 16:55
\nLink: http:\/\/news.techworld.com\/security\/3539891\/hackers-prey-on-russian-patriotism-to-grow-the-kelihos-botnet\/?olo=rss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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