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IBM Researchers Unveil New Data Masking Technology
Jul 09,2009 | 'MAGEN' technology automatically shields sensitive customer, patient data

Report: North Korea May Be Behind DDOS Attacks On U.S., Korean Government Sites
Jul 08,2009 | At least 12,000 South Korean computers involved in attacks, intelligence agency says

Google Discloses Plans For New Malware-Resistant OS
Jul 08,2009 | Chrome OS aimed at eradicating malware issues for desktops with lightweight platform and cloud-based application model

SecureWorks-VeriSign Deal Highlights Acquisition Trend In Security Services
Jul 07,2009 | As SecureWorks gets bigger faster, VeriSign pulls out of services business

Bug Now Being Exploited In Microsoft Zero-Day Attacks Was Reported A Year Ago
Jul 07,2009 | Researchers in 2008 disclosed Windows video control vulnerability that's now spreading attacks to some .com, .org Websites

Insider Arrested For Stealing Critical Proprietary Code From Financial Services Company
Jul 06,2009 | Blogger says stolen code might have been Goldman Sachs' 'secret sauce'

SECURITY NEWS

IBM Researchers Unveil New Data Masking Technology
'MAGEN' technology automatically shields sensitive customer, patient data

Oracle Report: Consumers Fickle About Ecommerce Security Controls
Nearly one-third of U.K.'s online shoppers don't trust online security measures, but most don't want additional controls if it affects ease and speed of transactions

Tech Insight: Database Security -- The First Three Steps
Protecting sensitive data means locating and enumerating the information in your databases -- and finding the right method to secure it

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Google Discloses Plans For New Malware-Resistant OS
Chrome OS aimed at eradicating malware issues for desktops with lightweight platform and cloud-based application model

SecureWorks-VeriSign Deal Highlights Acquisition Trend In Security Services
As SecureWorks gets bigger faster, VeriSign pulls out of services business

New Tool And Managed Service 'Penetration-Test' End Users
New User Attack Framework (UAF) could eventually work with Metasploit's hacking tool, researchers say

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Dark Reading To Hold Virtual Conference On Insider Threats Next Week
All-day event includes keynote, sessions, exhibit floor, and discussion rooms -- all without leaving your desk

Insider Arrested For Stealing Critical Proprietary Code From Financial Services Company
Blogger says stolen code might have been Goldman Sachs' 'secret sauce'

Security Guard Busted For Hacking Hospital's HVAC, Patient Information Computers
"GhostExodus" bragged about his breaches on YouTube, and tried to rally fellow hackers to conduct a massive DDoS attack

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Ex-Symantec Exec Named CEO Of Alwil Software

CyberDefender Expands Retail Marketing Program

Integralis, CAPS Team For Integrated Managed Security Services

NCP Rolls Out VPN Management For Linux Networks

SecureWorks Closes Acquisition Of VeriSign's Managed Security Services Business

Symantec Awarded $18.6 Million Resulting From Two Antipiracy Cases

Verizon Business Launches Application Security Program

BorderWare Releases New VPN Firewall Appliance

Cryptzone Enters SaaS Market With Email Security App

InternetSafety.com Unveils Endpoint Web Filtering Service

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FINEXTRA
New Jersey Street Gangs Gravitating To Hi-Tech Cheque Fraud
JULY 8, 2009  | Several members of the New Jersey Bloods gang have been arrested and accused of using laptops and digital cameras to create counterfeit checks worth $654,000

ADOBE PRODUCT SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM
Adobe Warns Of Potential ColdFusion Security Issue
JULY 8, 2009  | Adobe has had reports of ColdFusion Websites being compromised through a vulnerability in the FCKEditor rich text editor, which is installed with ColdFusion 8; Adobe is working on a patch

THE REGISTER
Cops Swoop On E-Crime Gangs After Banks Pool Intelligence
JULY 8, 2009  | Two London-based cybercrime gangs were apprehended following an agreement by banks and credit card companies to share intelligence on network attacks and malware

NETWORK WORLD
US Authorities Extradite Indian On Hacking Charges
JULY 8, 2009  | Indian pleads not guilty to charges of hacking into online brokerage accounts in order to manipulate stock prices

THE WASHINGTON POST
GAO: Major Security Flaws At Federal Buildings
JULY 8, 2009  | The federal government police agency in charge of protecting federal buildings has failed several physical security audits

COMPUTERWORLD UK
Malware Traffic Soars
JULY 8, 2009  | Fortinet data shows the exploit rate is near 60 percent for first time

HIR INFORMATION REPORT
Fare Thee Well, Milw0rm
JULY 8, 2009  | Milw0rm, a site dedicated to posting new exploit code, appears to be on its way out

GOOGLE BLOG
Native Client Security Contest: The Results Are In!
JULY 8, 2009  | Winning contestants found bugs that enabled exploits, but no fundamental flaw, in the design of Google Native Client, Google says

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Evil Bytes
BY John H. Sawyer
Hacking And Exploit Site Milw0rm Closes Its Doors
July 8, 2009
02:18 PM -- Milw0rm is by far one of the best-known public sites to get the latest proof-of-concept exploit code. Or at least it was until it closed its doors today. The closing comes as a shock to the security community given that milw0rm had become a valuable resource for proof-of-concept and weaponized exploit code, demonstration videos, and papers on all a ...

SophosLabs Insights
BY Graham Cluley
Independence Day Fireworks Video Carries Malware Payload
July 4, 2009
02:41 AM -- Hackers are taking advantage of American Independence Day celebrations by spamming out what pretends to be a link to a Fourth of July fireworks show, but is really an attempt to infect computers.

Hacked Off
BY Gadi Evron
DDoS Cyberwarfare Hurts Us All
July 9, 2009
11:55 AM -- A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack has been in the news in recent days due to attacks against the U.S. government -- with fingers pointed at North Korea. There are a few basic truths people forget when it comes to information w ...

Dark Dominion
BY Tim Wilson
Dark Reading Launches Database Security Tech Center
June 16, 2009
09:23 AM -- Today Dark Reading launches a new feature: the Database Security Tech Center, a subsite of Dark Reading devoted to bringing you news, product information, opinion, and analysis specifically focused on the topic of database security.

CS Island
BY Sara Peters
Kantara Initiative: Another Effort To Get Identity 2.0 Out Of The Gate
July 6, 2009
05:09 PM -- We've been saying for a while now that better identity management -- more so than secure Web app coding or even more secure browsers -- could fuel a quantum leap in Web security. The "Identity 2.0" community can be credited with wonderful research and truly significant advancements in identity management technology. In many ways, we're poised for a ...

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