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RSA Conference, One Year Later


Posted by Tom Parker @ 11:35 PM ET | Feb 27, 2012

How I hope history has reshaped this year's RSA Conference one year after one of the most significant breaches in the past decade

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Topics:   Security Views : Advanced Threats Tech Center



Can You Train A Great Penetration Tester?


Posted by Vincent Liu @ 01:51 AM ET | Feb 27, 2012

The hacker mindset can't be taught -- it must be developed and refined over time

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Topics:   Security Views : Vulnerability Management Tech Center



Bots: Stand Up And Be Counted


Posted by Kelly Jackson Higgins @ 05:32 PM ET | Feb 24, 2012

A new FCC-backed initiative will gather real ISP data on infected bot machines, but will it make a dent on the botnet scourge?

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Topics:   : Dark Dominion



Don't Be Fooled By Buzzwords, Flash, And Empty Promises


Posted by Andrew Hay @ 09:58 AM ET | Feb 24, 2012

Heading to San Francisco for RSA, BSides and AGC? Make sure you know how to navigate the vendor gauntlet

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Topics:   Security Monitoring Tech Center : Security Views



Five Dangerous Compliance Assumptions


Posted by Glenn S. Phillips @ 11:12 AM ET | Feb 23, 2012

Many businesses fool themselves about their compliance problems

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Topics:   Security Views : Compliance Tech Center



Can You Delete A Database?


Posted by Adrian Lane @ 11:19 AM ET | Feb 22, 2012

Data and databases keep growing, but there's a security tradeoff

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Topics:   Database Security Tech Center : Security Views



Disclosure Clouded By Obscurity


Posted by Mike Rothman @ 06:44 PM ET | Feb 21, 2012

Shockingly the responsible disclosure debate rears its head once again, and amazingly enough some vendors still don't get it. Guess we'll never learn

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Topics:   Hacked Off



Nortel Networks: Wolf In The Henhouse, Guard Dog Fast Asleep


Posted by Chester Wisniewski @ 09:09 AM ET | Feb 17, 2012

Full disclosure risks premium sale price

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Topics:   SophosLabs Insights



The Financial Industry's Effect On Database Security


Posted by Adrian Lane @ 04:07 PM ET | Feb 15, 2012

Security requirements for the financial-services industry differ from other industries

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Topics:   Database Security Tech Center : Security Views



Being A Security Bully Does Not Make You Compliant


Posted by Glenn S. Phillips @ 03:20 PM ET | Feb 15, 2012

Compliance is not a tool for dodging work or dismissing business needs

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Topics:   Security Views : Compliance Tech Center



Linux Live Environments: Cool Tools Even For Windows Folks


Posted by John H. Sawyer @ 04:56 PM ET | Feb 14, 2012

Preconfigured Linux environments provide powerful tools to aid in pen testing, mobile security testing, malware analysis, and forensics

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Topics:   Evil Bytes



Been Caught Stealin'


Posted by Don Bailey @ 08:47 AM ET | Feb 14, 2012

Emergence of machine to machine (M2M) devices make it easier for thieves and hackers -- and more dangerous for victims

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Topics:   Security Views : Mobile Security Tech Center



On Determining Online Identities


Posted by Taher Elgamal @ 01:19 PM ET | Feb 10, 2012

Forging a stronger tie between the sign-on process and the actual known user who owns that particular account

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Topics:   Authentication Tech Center : Security Views



Between Source Code And Cyanide


Posted by Tom Parker @ 02:14 PM ET | Feb 09, 2012

What the Symantec source-code leak really means

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Topics:   Security Views : Advanced Threats Tech Center



RSA Weakness and e-Commerce Authentication


Posted by Taher Elgamal @ 11:16 PM ET | Feb 08, 2012

RSA key weakness

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Topics:   Authentication Tech Center : Security Views



How Can We Gracefully Update Crypto?


Posted by Taher Elgamal @ 11:10 PM ET | Feb 08, 2012

Cryptographic methods at any point in time will become weak at some point due to the advances made in computing

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Topics:   Authentication Tech Center : Security Views



I'm Sorry I Called Your Baby Ugly ... But It Is


Posted by Andrew Hay @ 02:41 PM ET | Feb 08, 2012

Your product's user interface may not be as appealing as you might think -- and it might just be jeopardizing its adoption

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Topics:   Security Monitoring Tech Center : Security Views



Compliance And 'The Little Guys'


Posted by Glenn S. Phillips @ 09:14 AM ET | Feb 07, 2012

Small and midsize businesses often let the cost of compliance obscure important benefits

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Topics:   Security Views : Compliance Tech Center



A Response To NoSQL Security Concerns


Posted by Adrian Lane @ 09:33 AM ET | Feb 06, 2012

Three key takeaways from a recent webcast about database security in the NoSQL database movement

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Topics:   Database Security Tech Center : Security Views



Passive Network Fingerprinting; p0f Gets Fresh Rewrite


Posted by John H. Sawyer @ 02:19 PM ET | Feb 03, 2012

Passive network analysis can reveal OS, service, and even vulnerabilities -- just by sniffing the network

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Topics:   Evil Bytes



Where's My 'Minority Report' Dashboard?


Posted by Andrew Hay @ 03:43 PM ET | Feb 01, 2012

Why haven't user interfaces for security products taken advantage of human movement technologies?

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Topics:   Security Monitoring Tech Center : Security Views




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