Cisco beefs up WIPS capabilities

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• Cisco beefs up WIPS capabilities
• Twitter targeted with fake antivirus software scam
• Cisco beefs up WIPS capabilities
• Gartner slams Cisco's single-vendor network vision
• Is retaliation the answer to cyber attacks?
• Ellsberg: With Wikileaks, Google, Facebook must take a stand
• WikiLeaks obtains much secret data from P2P nets, not leaks, firm claims
• Trapster hack may have exposed millions of iPhone, Android passwords

Cisco beefs up WIPS capabilities Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST Cisco has enhanced its Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (wIPS) so that its Wi-Fi access points can both forward traffic and scan for security anomalies. The company contends that the move should make it more affordable for enterprises to add the wireless intrusion prevention capabilities required to better protect their airwaves.

Twitter targeted with fake antivirus software scam Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:08 AM PST Twitter has been resetting passwords for accounts that started distributing links promoting fake antivirus software in an attack that used Google's Web address shortening service to conceal the links' destination.

Cisco beefs up WIPS capabilities Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST Cisco has enhanced its Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (wIPS) so that its Wi-Fi access points can both forward traffic and scan for security anomalies. The company contends that the move should make it more affordable for enterprises to add the wireless intrusion prevention capabilities required to better protect their airwaves.

Gartner slams Cisco's single-vendor network vision Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:00 AM PST Businesses are better off deploying multivendor networks, no matter what Cisco and other large network vendors may tell you, according to a recent report from Gartner.

Is retaliation the answer to cyber attacks? Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:00 AM PST Should revenge assaults be just another security tool large IT shops use to counter cyber attacks?

Ellsberg: With Wikileaks, Google, Facebook must take a stand Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:37 AM PST The Silicon Valley companies that store our personal data have a growing responsibility to protect it from government snooping, according to Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers.

WikiLeaks obtains much secret data from P2P nets, not leaks, firm claims Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:47 AM PST WikiLeaks officials deny claims by a security firm that it has obtained some sensitive documents on P2P networks rather than from anonymous whistleblowers.

Trapster hack may have exposed millions of iPhone, Android passwords Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:56 PM PST Millions of e-mail addresses and passwords may have been stolen from Trapster, an online service that warns iPhone, Android and BlackBerry owners of police speed traps, the company said.

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