The biggest security snafus of 2013 (so far)

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	The biggest security snafus of 2013 (so far) Late last December ended with a hacker leaking data on 300,000 Verizon FIOS customers which was apparently stolen via a marketing partner of Verizon. Read More WHITE PAPER: Stonesoft Corporation Stonesoft Firewall Appliances for Demanding Environments To keep up with today’s sophisticated threats and complex network traffic, a first generation firewall will not do. View now In this Issue Big Data Security Analytics: It Takes a Village Critical vulnerabilities found in single sign-on enterprise tool Atlassian Crowd Former CIA, NSA director says give public more info on NSA surveillance programs Critical infrastructure protection: Are we prepared for a massive cyberattack on U.S. systems? Two malware programs help each other stay on computers Vulnerabilities found in code library used by encrypted phone call apps WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. 2013 Next Generation Firewall Security Value Map Read this case study to learn how ZapFi enabled comprehensive gateway security and granular application intelligence for large-volumes of wireless and VPN traffic. In addition, ZapFi eliminated overhead and latency, by integrating Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive, TZ Series and Global Management System (GMS) solutions. View Now Big Data Security Analytics: It Takes a Village As I’ve written many times, the age of big data security analytics is already upon us. In fact, 44% of large organizations characterize their security data collection, processing and storage activities “big data” today, while another 44% believe that their security data collection, processing, and storage activities will become “big data” within the next 2 years. Read More Critical vulnerabilities found in single sign-on enterprise tool Atlassian Crowd A critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to access sensitive enterprise log-in credentials and other data was fixed last week in Crowd, a single sign-on (SSO) and identity management tool used by large organizations to simplify access to their internal Web applications and services. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Eight “Must-Have” Firewall Rules With the torrent of new threats resulting from Web 2.0, it’s likely that your existing firewall is leaving you exposed. This checklist should help you understand the advanced features available in next generation firewalls and guide your evaluation process. Read Now Former CIA, NSA director says give public more info on NSA surveillance programs The Snowden leaks have "launched a national debate about the balance between privacy and security," according to General Michael Hayden, former CIA and NSA director. Read More Critical infrastructure protection: Are we prepared for a massive cyberattack on U.S. systems? There is no debate in the security community that the nation needs to protect its critical infrastructure (CI) from cyber attacks. But not everybody agrees that all infrastructure sectors are equally critical. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Getting the Most Out of Your Next-Generation Firewall Trends such as BYOD and the adoption of social media and other grey applications as legitimate business tools have had profound effects on organizations of all sizes. Read Now Two malware programs help each other stay on computers Two malicious software programs that help each other stay on computers are proving difficult to remove. Read More Vulnerabilities found in code library used by encrypted phone call apps ZRTPCPP, an open-source library that's used by several applications offering end-to-end encrypted phone calls, contained three vulnerabilities that could have enabled arbitrary code execution and denial-of-service attacks, according to researchers from security firm Azimuth Security. Read More
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