Feds want uber cybersecurity compliance standard

---

• Feds want uber cybersecurity compliance standard
• SpyEye steals banking codes by sending them to wrong phone
• Android malware downloads instructions from blog
• Who's who in IPv6: the companies and people leading the way
• Android's big security flaw, and why only Google can fix it
• Republicans call for voluntary cybersecurity incentives
• WiFi users blissfully ignorant about real security, research finds
• Laggard to leader: What it takes to get there
• Huawei gunning for Cisco in the enterprise
• Startup promotes simultaneous upgrades to IPv6, cloud

Feds want uber cybersecurity compliance standard Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:48 AM PDT Tired of regulators from three or four federal agencies auditing your network security compliance every year? A congressional task force recommends a super-standard that would cut the number of annual audits back to just one.

SpyEye steals banking codes by sending them to wrong phone Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:27 AM PDT Researchers from browser security vendor Trusteer have identified a new variant of the SpyEye financial Trojan that tricks online banking users into changing the phone numbers associated with their accounts.

Android malware downloads instructions from blog Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:40 AM PDT Researchers from Trend Micro have spotted a piece of malicious software for Android that receives instructions from an encrypted blog, a new method of communication for mobile malware, according to the company.

Who's who in IPv6: the companies and people leading the way Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:02 AM PDT IPv6 is on the minds of every network professional these days, and rightly so. While some vendors and service providers are woefully behind, others are leading the charge. We asked well-known IPv6 expert Ed Horley to name these leaders. Horley is co-chairman of the California IPv6 Task Force, is involved in the North American IPv6 Task Force and earns his living as principal solutions architect at Groupware Technology in Campbell, Calif.

Android's big security flaw, and why only Google can fix it Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:06 AM PDT Device makers and carriers let patches languish, so users may not ever get them -- a new approach is sorely needed

Republicans call for voluntary cybersecurity incentives Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:24 AM PDT The U.S. Congress should focus on voluntary incentives, instead of new regulations, as a way to encourage companies to improve their cybersecurity efforts, although some changes in current laws are needed, a group of Republican lawmakers said in a report released Wednesday.

WiFi users blissfully ignorant about real security, research finds Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:45 PM PDT New research conducted on behalf of the Wi-Fi Alliance shows that while wireless users are making strides on the security front, they're still leaving their Wi-Fi networks too open to intruders.

Laggard to leader: What it takes to get there Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:32 AM PDT How do organizations move from lagging in their IT security program to leading? They must put an effective strategy in place, consistently meet that strategy, and have good visibility into the security events in their infrastructure. Looks good on paper, but how do you get there? CISOs say it boils down to executive vision and support.

Huawei gunning for Cisco in the enterprise Posted: 05 Oct 2011 01:21 AM PDT Things are about to get a little hotter for Cisco in the enterprise market.

Startup promotes simultaneous upgrades to IPv6, cloud Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:30 AM PDT A start-up consulting firm founded by former Cisco engineers is targeting a new niche for enterprise IT departments: helping them deploy IPv6 and cloud computing simultaneously to reduce overhead costs.

You are subscribed to email updates from "Cisco" via Ehsan in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610