Facebook chat-based phishing attack impersonates Facebook Security

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• Facebook chat-based phishing attack impersonates Facebook Security
• Oracle to issue 78 patches, including 27 for MySQL
• Your identity up for grabs
• Cyber insurance offers IT peace of mind -- or maybe not
• Sykipot Trojan hijacks Department of Defense authentication smart cards
• Cisco sending enterprises to the cloud
• Insecure Android a myth, Motorola exec says
• Reddit to go dark in SOPA protest
• Lawmakers seek hearing on Carrier IQ privacy issues
• Managing information security during an innovation void
• Cisco sending enterprises to the cloud

Facebook chat-based phishing attack impersonates Facebook Security Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:39 AM PST A new phishing attack that's spreading through Facebook chat modifies hijacked accounts in order to impersonate the social network's security team.

Oracle to issue 78 patches, including 27 for MySQL Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:46 AM PST Oracle is set on Tuesday to release 78 security fixes for vulnerabilities in its database, middleware and applications, according to a preview announcement posted to the company's website this week.

Your identity up for grabs Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:05 AM PST Security was a big issue in 2011 with more sophisticated and a wider range of threats than ever before wasting even more of everyone's time at a cost of billions of dollars.

Cyber insurance offers IT peace of mind -- or maybe not Posted: 13 Jan 2012 06:53 AM PST If your company were hit with a cyber attack today, would it be able to foot the bill? The entire bill, including costs from regulatory fines, potential lawsuits, damage to your organization's brand, and hardware and software repair, recovery and protection?

Sykipot Trojan hijacks Department of Defense authentication smart cards Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:29 AM PST A variant of the Sykipot Trojan Horse hijacks U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards in order to access restricted resources.

Cisco sending enterprises to the cloud Posted: 11 Jan 2012 10:48 PM PST In an effort to accommodate enterprise users looking to implement private and hybrid clouds, Cisco in the coming months will unveil an "integrated" WAN routing system of existing, but enhanced, products.

Insecure Android a myth, Motorola exec says Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:29 AM PST It's a myth that Android isn't secure and is difficult for IT managers to control, contended a top Motorola Mobile executive in an interview at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Reddit to go dark in SOPA protest Posted: 12 Jan 2012 04:22 AM PST Social news site Reddit will black out its site for 12 hours on January 18 to protest the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA bill that is currently working its way through the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lawmakers seek hearing on Carrier IQ privacy issues Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:44 PM PST Three House members today called for a Congressional hearing on the implications raised by the use of the Carrier IQ's software by wireless carriers.

Managing information security during an innovation void Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:32 PM PST Although predictions for the coming year are a staple of the season, I will do more than offer an educated guess. I am going on the record with a guarantee: In 2012 we will see an increase in network intrusions from disparate parties trying to create IT infrastructure chaos for a variety of reasons primarily political, financial and economic. An easy prediction perhaps given the trend and yet while I fully trust CSOs and CISOs and security teams are doing all they can to prevent breaches; I am deeply concerned that they still lack the technology to adequately protect IT infrastructure from malicious attacks.

Cisco sending enterprises to the cloud Posted: 11 Jan 2012 10:48 PM PST In an effort to accommodate enterprise users looking to implement private and hybrid clouds, Cisco in the coming months will unveil an "integrated" WAN routing system of existing, but enhanced, products.

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