Removing Administrator Rights Blocks Critical Microsoft Vulnerabilities
Posted on: 19 Feb 2014
Chalk one up for the “It’s so obvious when you think about it,” files. Removing administrator rights from Windows user accounts can block–or at least, slow down–most critical malware infections,…
AlienVault Adds New Partners to Its Crowd-Sourced Threat Intelligence Platform
Posted on: 19 Feb 2014
AlienVault has added new partners to its crowd-sourced threat intelligence platform to improve information sharing between private sector organizations, security vendors, and government organizations. The AlienVault Open Threat Exchange program…
NIST Releases Long-Anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security
Posted on: 14 Feb 2014
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the long-anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security. The framework, released on February 12th, provides critical infrastructure operators with a broad…
Congress Moves Substitute Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Bill
Posted on: 10 Feb 2014
The House Homeland Security Committee unanimously passed a substitute bill for the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 last week. The bill now heads to the full House for…
Sophos Acquires Cyberoam Technologies
Posted on: 10 Feb 2014
Sophos expanded its network security portfolio with its latest acquisition of India-based Cyberoam Technologies for an undisclosed sum, the company said February 10th. The acquisition gives Sophos access to Cyberoam’s expertise in next-generation…
Texas Hospital Exposes Security Breach of Some 405,000 Records
Posted on: 07 Feb 2014
Health records of up to 405,000 past and current patients at St. Joseph Health System may have been exposed in a security incident, the Texas-based hospital said February 5. St. Joseph…
Palo Alto Shares Rally on Favorable Rulings in Juniper Lawsuit
Posted on: 06 Feb 2014
Shares of Palo Alto Networks jumped more than 11 percent on February 6 after a judge handed down a favorable decision for Palo Alto Networks in the patent infringement lawsuit brought…
Chaos Computer Club Sues German Government Over Mass Spying Claims
Posted on: 03 Feb 2014
The Chaos Computer Club and the International League for Human Rights filed a criminal complaint with Germany’s Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, the Europe’s largest association of hackers said on February 3.…
FIS, DHS Partner on Cybersecurity Research
Posted on: 03 Feb 2014
FIS, a large banking and payments technology provider, will collaborate with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a cybersecurity research partner, the company said on February 3rd. Under the partnership,…
SpyEye Developer Pleads Guilty
Posted on: 29 Jan 2014
The primary developer behind banking Trojan SpyEye pleaded guilty January 28 to committing wire and bank fraud, according to a statement from the