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Stolen FTP Credentials Offered for Sale: Major Firms at Risk
Nearly 9,000 stolen FTP server admin credentials offered with an automated crimeware kit, Finjan says
Agencies Fall Short on Protecting User Data
Government Accountability Office says many agencies still haven't met guidelines
'Gecko' Penetrates Building Access Systems
Black Hat researcher builds device that lets intruders steal and clone legitimate credentials from biometric and contactless card-based systems
At Del Monte, New Apps Open a Can of Worms for Remote Access
Package of Cisco products helps food giant resolve security conundrum
'Live' VMs at Risk While in Transit
Black Hat researcher demonstrates how an attacker could gain control of a hypervisor when a VM is moved from one machine to another
Canadian Police Bust Huge Botnet Ring
Botnet enslaved a million PCs in 100 countries, authorities say
Black Hat Researcher Hacks Credit Cards
Newly released tool grabs credit card account ID data off magnetic strips, RFID chips
Feds Wrestle With Security Threats
In Black Hat DC keynote, current and former government officials discuss emerging Internet threats
Harvard Site Hacked, Posted to BitTorrent
Site is brought down, sensitive data posted on Web
Ten Myths About Identity Fraud
Think ID fraud is running amok over the Internet? Are online credit card thieves your worst fear? Here's a dose of reality that may change your mind
Identity Management Ready to Skyrocket
Identity and access management market to hit $12.3B by 2014, new report says
Antivirus Inventor: Security Departments Are Wasting Their Time
About a third of current security practices are useless, according to ICSA chief scientist and Verizon exec
New Authentication Scheme Combats Keyloggers, Shoulder-Hacking
Carnegie Mellon University researchers' prototype keeps attackers in the dark during authentication
FBI Eyes Multi-Billion Dollar Biometrics Database
Palm prints, iris scans, and facial-recognition data concerns privacy advocates
Too Much Access
New study shows that most companies still haven't solved the access governance problem - and their data may be at risk
Remote Workers Still Living Dangerously, Cisco Study Says
False sense of security leads many users to break company policies
Email Authentication Reaches 'Tipping Point'
Authentication and Online Trust Alliance report says 55 percent of emails are authenticated
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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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