RSA teams to bolster security for Apple, Google, RIM devices

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• RSA teams to bolster security for Apple, Google, RIM devices
• Google's new privacy policy breaches European law, say data regulators
• Cisco Innovates to Provide More Nimble Network Security
• The security risks and rewards of big data
• Google puts $1M on the line for Chrome exploit rewards
• Microsoft India warns hackers may have compromised customer financial data
• Malware authors expand use of domain generation algorithms to evade detection
• RSA Conference 2012: Stress and burnout in infosec careers
• RSA Conference 2012: Former NSA director says secure clouds can't come fast enough
• Advocacy group takes aim at antiporn bill requiring ISP data retention
• Free tool silently updates most Windows software
• New Mac malware exploits Java bugs, steals passwords
• The perilous path to a new privacy
• Intel announces Cloud SSO beta program
• Imperva: Companies should secure their websites before worrying about DDoS attacks from Anonymous

RSA teams to bolster security for Apple, Google, RIM devices Posted: 28 Feb 2012 07:00 AM PST RSA, the security division of EMC, today said it would collaborate with several mobile and virtualization platform vendors to integrate RSA two-factor authentication and risk-detection technologies.

Google's new privacy policy breaches European law, say data regulators Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:50 AM PST Google's new privacy policy does not comply with European data protection law, and the company should delay its introduction pending an investigation of the changes, the French data privacy regulator told Google CEO Larry Page in a letter on Monday. But the company said once again that it will press ahead with the new policy, set to go live on Thursday.

Cisco Innovates to Provide More Nimble Network Security Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:24 AM PST At a special media event hosted by Cisco at the RSA Security conference in San Francisco this week, the company unveiled a new vision for network security. Cisco is deploying new security technologies adapted to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse and mobile network.

The security risks and rewards of big data Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:23 AM PST Big data does not automatically mean big security improvements. If not handled with care and expertise, it could mean the opposite. That will be the focus of a panel discussion at the RSA Conference in San Francisco today at 3:50 p.m. in room 301.

Google puts $1M on the line for Chrome exploit rewards Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:05 AM PST Google on Monday withdrew as a sponsor of next month's Pwn2Own hacking contest, and will instead put as much as $1 million up for grabs if researchers can exploit Chrome.

Microsoft India warns hackers may have compromised customer financial data Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:15 PM PST Microsoft has warned customers that their financial data such as credit card information may have been compromised by hackers who attacked the company's online store in India earlier this month.

Malware authors expand use of domain generation algorithms to evade detection Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:46 AM PST Malware authors are increasingly adopting flexible domain generation algorithms (DGAs) in order to evade detection and prevent their botnets from being shut down by security researchers or law enforcement agencies.

RSA Conference 2012: Stress and burnout in infosec careers Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:25 AM PST Career stress and burnout is as common among information security professionals as it is among professionals in other high-stress fields, such as medicine or law. But finding support and information on dealing with info sec career burnout is difficult because resources and knowledge are scant.

RSA Conference 2012: Former NSA director says secure clouds can't come fast enough Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:21 AM PST Michael McConnell, former director of the National Security Agency, urged the audience of 1,200 security experts to do what they can to help build trusted cloud computing systems.

Advocacy group takes aim at antiporn bill requiring ISP data retention Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:56 AM PST One of the advocacy groups that worked to stall the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S. Congress has taken aim at a bill that would require U.S. ISPs to retain the Internet Protocol logs of all their customers for a year, in the name of fighting online child pornography.

Free tool silently updates most Windows software Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:33 PM PST Danish security company Secunia today released a beta version of its PSI 3.0 utility that automatically downloads updates for Windows programs and plug-ins created by thousands of third-party vendors.

New Mac malware exploits Java bugs, steals passwords Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:30 PM PST A new version of a well-known family of Mac malware exploits vulnerabilities in Java to steal usernames and passwords for online payment, banking and credit card websites.

The perilous path to a new privacy Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:12 PM PST I recently sat down with my friend and colleague Michelle Dennedy, Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer for McAfee, to discuss the perilous path to a new privacy.

Intel announces Cloud SSO beta program Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:00 PM PST Intel today announced the availability of a cloud-based single sign-on (SSO) authentication and authorization service under a beta program that is expected to become a generally available offering later this spring.

Imperva: Companies should secure their websites before worrying about DDoS attacks from Anonymous Posted: 26 Feb 2012 09:59 PM PST Organizations that look to protect themselves against attacks launched by the Anonymous hacktivist collective should make sure that their Web applications are secure before deploying anti-DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) solutions, says security firm Imperva in a new report.

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