Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound

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• Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound
• Check Point supports cloud security for Amazon Web Services
• SpyEye malware borrows Zeus trick to mask fraud
• Two new security books ponder: Just how vulnerable are we?
• Tips from IT professionals on how to handle virtual desktops, wireless, network performance issues
• Cisco's Umi still dead. As a doornail. Really, really dead
• Most believe U.S. won't become fully paperless
• Researcher: Many Stratfor passwords are weak

Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:53 AM PST Near chaos. That's the current state of security for smart grids, according to Pike Research. A recent report by the research firm finds that a lack of security standards, a hodgepodge of products and increasingly aggressive malicious hackers will make 2012 a challenging year for securing smart grids. (A smart grid uses IT and smart meters in an effort to make electric utilities more efficient, reliable and sustainable.)

Check Point supports cloud security for Amazon Web Services Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST Check Point and Amazon Web Services are teaming up to enable Check Point Security Gateway functionality to boost cloud security for business assets.

SpyEye malware borrows Zeus trick to mask fraud Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:31 AM PST A powerful bank-fraud software program, SpyEye, has been seen with a feature designed to keep victims in the dark long after fraud has taken place, according to security vendor Trusteer.

Two new security books ponder: Just how vulnerable are we? Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:25 AM PST Two recently-published books, "America the Vulnerable" by Joel Brenner, a former official at the National Security Agency (NSA) and "When Gadgets Betray Us," by writer and security analyst Robert Vamosi, have one theme in common: We've come to depend on modern networks and technology, but the compromise of them by attackers is a serious threat to both individuals and society as a whole.

Tips from IT professionals on how to handle virtual desktops, wireless, network performance issues Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST Schools are for learning, and the information technology and security professionals who support networks and applications in the nation's K-12 and university systems are discovering new tactics in what can be challenging IT environments. Here we talk to four professionals in the education realm to get a sense for their top IT issues and what they do to handle them.

Cisco's Umi still dead. As a doornail. Really, really dead Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:32 AM PST Cisco's Umi consumer TelePresence product really is dead - a fact the company had to reiterate to a disbelieving public this week even though it had telegraphed the move back in April.

Most believe U.S. won't become fully paperless Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:47 PM PST Survey finds most Americans don't foresee an all-electronic U.S. society.

Researcher: Many Stratfor passwords are weak Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:09 PM PST At Utah Valley University, 120 computers are now working to decode encrypted passwords revealed by the hack of Stratfor Global Intelligence, one of the most significant data breaches of last year.

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