Getting Real About Network Access Control (NAC)
The two biggest concerns organizations have when considering the use of cloud based services are the safety of personal data and complying with data protection laws (see complimentary Quocirca report,…
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Back to Vendor ListingsSamsung Galaxy S4 Allegedly Vulnerable to Attack
Organizations and government agencies that use Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone are at risk of having their confidential data including emails, file transfers and browser activity breached, according to cyber…
Update – Nefarious Pseudo Random Number Generator Never Actually Used in SSL
(Updates with RSA denial) There has been a lot of furor over the Random Number Generator that the NSA, with a rather heavy hand, apparently forced NIST to accept into its…
Thermal Imaging Attacks; Research Heats Up!
We’ve all had or seen server room doors protected by combination locks. Most safes these days are protected by electronic keypads, like the ones used to safeguard on-site backup tapes. Using…
Working Group to Develop Security Standards for Mobile Apps
The establishment of the Mobile App Security Working Group, (MAS), was announced at the Amphion Forum in San Francisco last week. Member companies will collaborate to develop security standards for…
Payment Card Manufacturer Datacard Group to Acquire Digital Certificate Pioneer Entrust
Datacard Group today announced that they are acquiring Entrust a digital certificate and identity services provider. Financial details were withheld by both private entities, the companies said in a release. Entrust will be…
Enterprises in APAC Increasingly Adopt Managed Security Services
Managed Security Services (MSS) in Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will more than triple by 2019, climbing to an estimated $5.34 billion according to industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Enterprises in…
Federal Judge Rules Against NSA Phone Data Mining, Likely Violates Constitution
A Federal District Court judge today ruled that the National Security Agency (NSA) program that once-secretly collected records of all Americans’ phone calls likely violates the Constitution and called the program’s…
Spy On Me, I’d Rather Be Safe
Thanks to the hijinks of Edward Snowden, and just this week, the news that a group of eight tech giants, including Google and Microsoft, are asking for governments worldwide to…
Researchers Find Off-the-Shelf Parrot AR Drones Susceptible to Hacking
Security researchers have discovered a weakness in off-the-shelf aerial drones that could potentially carry nefarious payloads, which could allow law enforcement officials to take control of the unmanned crafts in mid…