By Avery Buffington, Information Security Architect, SecureNet, Network World | August 25th, 2014 E-com security breaches are increasing in frequency at an alarming rate, but there is a way to prevent them from: tokenization. This vendor-written tech primer has been
Your living room is vulnerable to cyber attacks
By Tony Bradley, PC World | August 22nd, 2014 A Kaspersky Labs researcher hacked his own home and found a number of serious security concerns. At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas earlier this month, researchers demonstrated how
Security spending gets boost from mobile, social and cloud, says Gartner
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service | August 22nd, 2014 Worldwide spending will increase by almost 8 percent this year. The increased adoption of mobile, social and cloud computing is driving growth in security spending among organizations that are also
NIST taking input for mobile security guidelines
By Joab Jackson, IDG News Service | August 21st, 2014 A new NIST publication aims to alert enterprises of potential security dangers within commercial apps. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a guide for testing
Researchers build security framework for Android
By Antone Gonsalves, CSO | August 21st, 2014 University researchers have modified the Android operating system to let developers plug in enterprise-class security enhancements that would normally require overhauling a mobile device’s firmware. The code added to the OS is
Healthcare organizations still too lax on security
By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld | August 19th, 2014 Data breach at Community Health is symptom of broader problem, security experts say. The data breach at Community Health Systems that exposed the names, Social Security numbers and other personal details on
Community Health Systems blames China for recent data breach
By Steve Ragan, CSO | August 18th, 2014 Community Hospital Systems (CHS), which operates just over 200 hospitals in 29 states, reported a data breach impacting about 4.5 million people on Monday. The incident, blamed on actors in China, was
Hackers steal data on 4.5 million US hospital patients
By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service | August 18th, 2014 Community Health Systems says the breach occurred in April and June. A major U.S. hospital operator says hackers based in China broke into its computer systems and stole data on
How Google is heading toward safe, global Gmail
CSO | August 14th, 2014 Google has made an important change to its Gmail spam filter that is expected to make targeted phishing attacks more difficult while allowing for a more global webmail service. The Internet company recently took a
New security tools from Tenable, HP, Co3 attempt the impossible
By John Breeden II, Network World | August 11th, 2014 Automated incident response promises total network security by combining threat detection, prevention and response. Automated incident response is one of the fastest growing fields in computer security. Alternatively called threat
Mobile chips face lockdown to prevent hacks
By Agam Shah, IDG News Service | August 11th, 2014 Chip makers are adding more security layers to protect mobile device users from malicious attacks and code injection. Chip makers want to make hardware the first layer of defense against
PCI Security Council moves to boost service providers’ credit card security
By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld | August 8th, 2014 Growing use of outsourcing companies by merchants drives need for stronger controls. The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SCC) has updated its guidance to help merchants better determine whether third
The Internet of Things Brings Far-Reaching Security Threats
By Kenneth Corbin, CIO | August 8th, 2014 Bringing new devices online at home and in the enterprise raises a host of security concerns that will require a more hands-on rethinking. WASHINGTON Security pros routinely cite poor cyber hygiene as
Black Hat 2014: How to steal security codes from home alarm systems
By Tim Greene, Network World | August 4th, 2014 A $50 device made with off the shelf hardware can. For $50 attackers can build a radio device that cracks home alarm systems and other common security devices, Black Hat 2014
Cisco patches traffic snooping flaw in operating systems used by its networking gear
By Lucian Constantin, TechWorld | August 4th, 2014 The vulnerability affects the OSPF routing protocol implementation on Cisco networking equipment. Cisco Systems said attackers could disrupt or intercept traffic in many of its networking products unless a new security update