Checklist for a successful security assessment

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• Checklist for a successful security assessment
• Lesson from SecurID breach: Don't trust your security vendor
• 8 security considerations for IPv6 deployment
• Virtualization, 10G Ethernet streamline Cisco user's data center
• Cisco: IP traffic to quadruple by 2015
• 10G top-of-rack switches to surge to $1B in sales this year
• Sony to restore Thursday all PlayStation Network services
• Facebook video scam puts malware on Mac and Windows
• Google says phishers stole e-mail from US officials, others
• Cyberattacks fuel concerns about RSA SecurID breach
• Cybersecurity research consortium: New tech on the way
• Mac scareware gang evades Apple's new anti-malware defenses
• Security still a concern for those considering cloud move
• DroidDream authors again pollute Android Market
• Secure software brought to you by the acronym WRT
• Mobile App Security: 5 Ways to Protect Your Smartphone

Checklist for a successful security assessment Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT A security assessment is a request to analyze the risk of an IT solution. The request is initiated by a CISO (Chief Security Officer) or ISO (Information Security Officer) within a corporation. It is used to make sure that security concerns are met before changes are made to the information technology infrastructure. There are foundation plans which evaluate the state of new applications or infrastructure. Or there are incremental plans that address changes to the foundation plan.

Lesson from SecurID breach: Don't trust your security vendor Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:56 AM PDT What does a rash of attacks seemingly stemming from the RSA SecurID breach mean to most enterprises? That depends, experts say.

8 security considerations for IPv6 deployment Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:21 AM PDT Now that we're out of IPv4 allocations, it's time to get serious about adopting the next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6.

Virtualization, 10G Ethernet streamline Cisco user's data center Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:39 AM PDT It is by no means the largest or most sophisticated Cisco network there is -- yet the infrastructure implemented by Transplace is nonetheless a great example of the target application for Cisco's data center switches.

Cisco: IP traffic to quadruple by 2015 Posted: 31 May 2011 11:34 PM PDT Fueled by an explosion of network-connected devices, the total amount of global Internet traffic will quadruple by 2015 and reach 966 exabytes per year, according to an internal study conducted by Cisco.

10G top-of-rack switches to surge to $1B in sales this year Posted: 31 May 2011 11:21 PM PDT Even though sales of Layer 2/3 Ethernet switches declined 12% sequentially in the first quarter, sales of 10 Gigabit top-of-rack switches are expected to jump 51% to $1 billion this year, according to Dell'Oro Group.

Sony to restore Thursday all PlayStation Network services Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:55 AM PDT Sony will fully restore PlayStation Network services on Thursday in all regions other than in Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea, the company said.

Facebook video scam puts malware on Mac and Windows Posted: 01 Jun 2011 04:02 AM PDT Facebook seems unable to stop scammers from circulating malicious Web links that install fake antivirus software on victims' computers.

Google says phishers stole e-mail from US officials, others Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:08 AM PDT Google has disrupted what it believes to be a targeted phishing campaign aimed at stealing e-mail from government officials, contractors and military personnel.

Cyberattacks fuel concerns about RSA SecurID breach Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT Recent attacks against two defense contractors are fueling concerns about how badly RSA's SecurID two-factor authentication technology was compromised in a breach reported in March.

Cybersecurity research consortium: New tech on the way Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:29 AM PDT An 18-month-old cybersecurity consortium should soon yield new technologies, participants say.

Mac scareware gang evades Apple's new anti-malware defenses Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:09 AM PDT The gang responsible for a month-long plague of fake Mac security software has already updated their "scareware" to evade defenses Apple put in place late Tuesday, a security company confirmed today.

Security still a concern for those considering cloud move Posted: 31 May 2011 11:44 PM PDT Security concerns continue to be a key issue for organizations using or considering cloud-based services.

DroidDream authors again pollute Android Market Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:35 AM PDT Almost three dozen applications sporting a stripped down version of DroidDream have been identified in the Android Market.

Secure software brought to you by the acronym WRT Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:34 AM PDT With breaches ever on the rise and software vulnerabilities at the heart of many security incidents, CSOonline decided to talk with noted software security expert Rafal Los. Los, currently security evangelist with Hewlett-Packard Software, is an industry veteran who has worked as a security consultant and even as information security officer in the Fortune 100. We wanted to get his thoughts on what organizations can do -- today -- to improve the security of the applications they develop.

Mobile App Security: 5 Ways to Protect Your Smartphone Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:30 AM PDT Wave your smartphone; buy a latte. Sounds great, doesn't it? But before running off to participate in Silicon Valley's next new thing, you might want to think about a scary downside to mobile commerce: the vulnerability of smartphones to hackers.

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