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VA Security Compromised By Medical Devices
Malware has infected more than 122 medical devices in the last 14 months, a Veterans Affairs official told Congress.
Selecting A Cloud Storage Provider
In my last entry I discussed some of the circumstances that might lead a business to decide to use one cloud storage application over another. The other end of that equation is the actual provider. All cloud storage providers are not created equal and some research should be done before selecting the vendor that could potentially be storing your organization's digital assets for years to come.
Healthcare Data Risk Greatest From Human Error
Despite advances in security technology and regulations, human mistakes will likely continue to cause data security breaches that jeopardize patient privacy.
Facebook, Zynga Ink Five Year Deal
The agreement extends the Facebook Credits payment system to Zynga games like Mafia Wars and Farmville.
Canadian Admits Selling Fake Cancer Drugs Online
The scammer faces up to 20 years in prison for wire fraud.
Federal Security Chiefs Take On Enhanced Strategic Role
A new survey of chief information security officers in government shows the job is becoming more policy oriented, with funding and shared services among their priorities.
Cloud's Role In Backup, Part III
In this final entry on cloud based backup we will examine how enterprise backup systems can leverage the cloud. This involves the developer of the backup application to add cloud support directly to their application and providing an option to replicate or move backup jobs to an internet based storage repository. Essentially cloud storage becomes another target option to the application, similar to the
Department of Treasury Web Site Hacked
Hackers redirected visitors to a malicious site until the agency took the infected site down.
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Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
Incident Readiness and Building Response Playbook
In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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