FBI says social media monitoring won't infringe privacy rights

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• FBI says social media monitoring won't infringe privacy rights
• Royal Philips Electronics reports Web security breach
• Mozilla will ask all certificate authorities to revoke SSL-spying certificates
• Four keys to successful BYOD
• Whistleblowing site Cryptome.org infected with drive-by exploits
• Intel’s 10G 'Romley' server to spur Ethernet switch growth
• IBM's top network exec talks strategy
• FBI seeks social media monitoring tool
• Startup with heavy Russian connections offers crypto authentication service
• Spear-phishing stats reveal unexplained holiday spikes
• Startup sets up website malware detection service
• Obama's 2013 IT budget: Less for DOD, less overall
• Is your definition of security holding you back?
• Security Manager's Journal: Hackers phone home -- on our dime
• Police warn of money-stealing computer virus
• Continuous Transaction Monitoring (CTM) protects financial integrity, even when network security inevitably fails
• How does mobile device management (MDM) work?

FBI says social media monitoring won't infringe privacy rights Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:57 AM PST The FBI said its proposed plans to monitor social media sites to improve real-time situation awareness will be fully vetted by the agency's Privacy and Civil Liberties Unit.

Royal Philips Electronics reports Web security breach Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:24 AM PST Health-care technology and lighting vendor Royal Philips Electronics has reported a possible security breach affecting a portion of its website, the company announced Tuesday.

Mozilla will ask all certificate authorities to revoke SSL-spying certificates Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:23 AM PST Mozilla plans to ask all certificate authorities to review their subordinate CA certificates and revoke those that could be used by companies to inspect SSL-encrypted traffic for domain names they don't control.

Four keys to successful BYOD Posted: 14 Feb 2012 06:22 AM PST The bring your own device (BYOD) movement formally advocates use of personal equipment for work and obligates IT to ensure jobs can be performed with an acceptable level of security, but how can risks be addressed given the range of devices used and the fact that you lack control of the end point?

Whistleblowing site Cryptome.org infected with drive-by exploits Posted: 14 Feb 2012 03:38 AM PST Cryptome.org, a website dedicated to disclosing confidential information, was compromised last week and was used to infect PCs running Internet Explorer through drive-by exploits.

Intel’s 10G 'Romley' server to spur Ethernet switch growth Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:45 AM PST When Intel ships its long-awaited 10G-enabled server platform later this quarter, it's expected to have a significant impact on the Ethernet switching market.

IBM's top network exec talks strategy Posted: 12 Feb 2012 10:58 PM PST IBM reversed course on networking in 2010 when it acquired Blade Network Technologies, one of its key network suppliers. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix and Managing Editor Jim Duffy recently caught up with Vikram Mehta, founder of BNT and now vice president of IBM System Networking, for an update on IBM's network visions going forward.

FBI seeks social media monitoring tool Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:12 AM PST In a move that's unlikely to sit well with privacy advocates, the FBI has begun scouting for a tool that will allow it to gather and mine data from social networks like Facebook, Twitter and blogs.

Startup with heavy Russian connections offers crypto authentication service Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:00 AM PST Can a security startup based in Bedford, N.H., which relies on Russian cryptography expertise from Moscow, bring about a revolution in the way that users authenticate to gain access to websites today and secure data?

Spear-phishing stats reveal unexplained holiday spikes Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:01 AM PST While phishing attempts against workplace email accounts drop precipitously on Christmas and New Year's Day, as might be expected, such attacks spike dramatically on other holidays, says a report from a security firm. Why is not clear.

Startup sets up website malware detection service Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:55 AM PST Startup StopTheHacker makes its debut today with a set of services for detecting malicious code implanted in websites by hackers who compromise sites to try to launch attacks on visitors to infected Web pages.

Obama's 2013 IT budget: Less for DOD, less overall Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:38 AM PST U.S. President Barack Obama will request a 2013 federal IT budget of US$78.9 billion, a decrease of 0.7 percent from the government's 2012 budget.

Is your definition of security holding you back? Posted: 12 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST Hunched forward in an effort to find comfort in old, wooden chairs gathered around a whiteboard in an oversized conference room, the ten people sitting before me each clutched a single sheet of white paper in one hand, a pen in the other.

Security Manager's Journal: Hackers phone home -- on our dime Posted: 12 Feb 2012 10:56 PM PST Trouble Ticket

Police warn of money-stealing computer virus Posted: 12 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST The Metropolitan Police is warning the public to be aware of a computer virus that impersonates its e-crime unit in an effort to steal money from unsuspecting users.

Continuous Transaction Monitoring (CTM) protects financial integrity, even when network security inevitably fails Posted: 12 Feb 2012 09:23 PM PST Everyone's seen the headlines. TJX. RSA. Playstation Network. Symantec. Major corporations with massive investments in network security reduced to public ridicule and expensive liability by hackers. Even governments aren't immune, as proven by online vigilantes like Wikileaks and Anonymous.

How does mobile device management (MDM) work? Posted: 13 Feb 2012 08:40 AM PST Enterprise IT and security teams are stretched thin by the growing number of mobile device types invading the enterprise -- many owned by employees -- the variety of OSs and the sheer volume of mobile apps users are requesting. Questions abound.

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