Cisco loses its smart grid head

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• Cisco loses its smart grid head
• Malware Network Threats Rising, How to Defend Yourself
• Download InfoWorld's Malware Deep Dive report
• Senators Unveil Cybersecurity Bill to Empower Homeland Security
• Researchers crack online encryption system
• BBC server outage hits production
• Philips reports security breach
• Google shares caught up in insider trading probe
• Startup Porticor launches with encryption technology for cloud computing
• First look: Norton's 2012 desktop, smartphone security push
• First look: Norton's 2012 desktop, smartphone security push
• Nortel executives knew of data breach, chose to do nothing
• Crypto experts analyze millions of X.509 certificates, call RSA crypto flawed
• Wireless voting still has a long way to go
• SunPower lawsuit highlights insider threat
• Microsoft quashes 21 bugs, blocks drive-by attacks
• Senate bill may require 'critical' networks to adopt cyber standards
• Netflix settles privacy-violations lawsuit for $9 million

Cisco loses its smart grid head Posted: 15 Feb 2012 05:06 AM PST Cisco has lost another high-ranking executive, as Microsoft last week named Laura Ipsen as corporate vice president of its Worldwide Public Sector organization.

Malware Network Threats Rising, How to Defend Yourself Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:32 AM PST In 2011, cybercriminals stepped up their game with the creation of malware networks (malnets)-distributed network infrastructures that exploit popular places on the Internet like search engines and social networking sites to repeatedly launch a variety of malware attacks.

Download InfoWorld's Malware Deep Dive report Posted: 15 Feb 2012 05:43 AM PST New malware needs new defenses, and InfoWorld's special report tells you how to identify -- and stop -- these online threats

Senators Unveil Cybersecurity Bill to Empower Homeland Security Posted: 15 Feb 2012 05:24 AM PST After years of deliberations and several false starts, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduce cybersecurity overhaul that would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to oversee security at critical infrastructure providers, improve system of sharing information about threats.

Researchers crack online encryption system Posted: 15 Feb 2012 03:21 AM PST An online encryption method widely used to protect banking, email, e-commerce and other sensitive Internet transactions is not as secure as assumed, according to a team cryptanalysts.

BBC server outage hits production Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:13 PM PST The BBC has revealed it had a major server outage that lasted for over two days last month, affecting television programme post-production in its new MediaCity premises in Salford.

Philips reports security breach Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:12 PM PST Health-care technology and lighting vendor Royal Philips Electronics has reported a possible security breach affecting a portion of its website.

Google shares caught up in insider trading probe Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:12 PM PST US financial regulators have said the shares of Google and Polycom were caught up in a large insider trading scam, as the authorities arrested and charged a California-based hedge fund manager.

Startup Porticor launches with encryption technology for cloud computing Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:00 AM PST Israel-based startup Porticor launches this week with technology aimed at giving enterprises a way to encrypt data held in cloud computing services, including those from Amazon and Rackspace.

First look: Norton's 2012 desktop, smartphone security push Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST Norton today released an updated version of its Norton 360 desktop and mobile security software, while also rolling out a new licensing arrangement for combined PC, Mac and Android use.

First look: Norton's 2012 desktop, smartphone security push Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST Norton today released an updated version of its Norton 360 desktop and mobile security software, while also rolling out a new licensing arrangement for combined PC, Mac and Android use.

Nortel executives knew of data breach, chose to do nothing Posted: 14 Feb 2012 03:57 AM PST The data breach into Nortel's data systems was known to company executives, including the CEO, for over a decade, but the company refused to take steps to prevent data loss.

Crypto experts analyze millions of X.509 certificates, call RSA crypto flawed Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:05 AM PST Cryptography researchers collected millions of X.509 public-key certificates that are publicly available over the web and found what they say is a shockingly high frequency of duplicate RSA-moduli keys.

Wireless voting still has a long way to go Posted: 14 Feb 2012 01:43 AM PST With the growth of smartphones and their use in U.S. presidential campaigns, could there come a day when Americans might vote wirelessly?

SunPower lawsuit highlights insider threat Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:59 AM PST SunPower Corp., which makes solar panels, has sued five former employees for stealing proprietary information and using it to benefit a rival firm.

Microsoft quashes 21 bugs, blocks drive-by attacks Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:59 AM PST Microsoft today issued nine security updates that patched 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office, .Net, Silverlight and SharePoint Server, including several critical bugs that can be exploited with drive-by attacks.

Senate bill may require 'critical' networks to adopt cyber standards Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:02 AM PST A bill in the U.S. Senate would require operators of so-called critical infrastructure networks to adopt cybersecurity practices if evaluations by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security find their security lacking.

Netflix settles privacy-violations lawsuit for $9 million Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST Video service Netflix has disclosed it paid out $9 million last year to settle a class-action lawsuit that it violated privacy by keeping records on what subscribers watched two years after customers had canceled their plans.

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