I actually have concerns that a private corporation can facilitate and then execute a seizure from a hosting company. Will MS be the outsourced law enforcement of the future? http://www.darkreading.com/advanced-threats/167901091/security/attacks-breaches/232700254/microsoft-financial-partners-seize-servers-used-in-zeus-botnets.html?itc=edit_in_body_cross
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Using Password1?
http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/01/technology/password_security/index.htm
Cloud not for sensitive data!
I’ve been sayin this since marketing teams have been trying to sell the service. My peers agree: http://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/167901092/security/vulnerabilities/231902718/cloud-services-credentials-easily-stolen-via-google-code-search.html
Sykipot Malware Now Steals Smart-Card Credentials
http://www.darkreading.com/authentication/167901072/security/attacks-breaches/232400288/sykipot-malware-now-steals-smart-card-credentials.html
Homeland Security To Move Websites To Cloud
Maybe this is a good idea to remove an entry point to their network? http://informationweek.com/news/government/cloud-saas/231602421
Nice Quote!
It’s worrisome that companies are having so much difficulty with organizations like LulzSec. If you can’t defend against that kind of an attack then you’re not going to do any better with, say, industrial espionage, or a more dedicated hackerContinue reading… Nice Quote!
See if your password may have been compromised
This site will tell you if an email address you used has been compromised based on the recent database dumps by hackers. https://shouldichangemypassword.com/
Google warns Chinese attack on Gmail has snared hundreds of accounts
Google warns Chinese attack on Gmail has snared hundreds of accounts Read more: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2075477/google-warns-chinese-attack-gmail-snared-hundreds-accounts#ixzz1O651XNCl
HTC ends locked bootloader policy
HTC has won me over as a customer for life with this change. Hope other OEM’s are listening to this. http://www.pcworld.com/article/228823/htc_ends_locked_bootloader_policy.html
Social networking behind the corporate firewall increases 500%, creates big vulnerabilities
Enterprise security and firewall company Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday released the results of an eight-month study of more than 1,200 organizations and 2 million users that observed more than 28 exabytes of data passing through corporate networks http://www.betanews.com/article/Social-networking-behind-the-corporate-firewall-increases-500-creates-big-vulnerabilities/1305129199