It isn’t always convenient to encrypt sensitive data as part of an e-discovery process, but a data management expert at the Computer Forensics Show said its use is essential.
They’re voting on paper again; smart country. I wrote about electronic voting machines back in 2004….
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Taliban kidnap dozens of Pakistani security forces
The Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani airstrikes killed dozens of Taliban fighters in a fierce struggle to drive them from a district near the capital, while the militants took over police stations and kidnapped more than 50 security forces, the army said … Video: Taliban On The Defense Operation triggered by Taliban plan to take over Buner Pakistan begins offensive against Taliban in Buner |
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REFILE-Obama-Qaeda, Taliban 'most direct' security threat
Reuters ARNOLD, Missouri, April 29 (Reuters) – Al Qaeda and the Taliban are the "single most direct threat" to US national security, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. "In Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan we do have real problems with the Taliban … |
The Commonwealth Bank is hoping to reduce its risk profile to credit card fraud by taking greater control over the online shopping platforms used by its merchant business customers.
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Can the feds buy their way to better cyber security?
Computerworld, MA Among the suggestions for improving federal cyber security that were proposed at a hearing by the Senate Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, one that appeared to garner a fair amount of interest from lawmakers had to do with the use of government … Senators hear call for federal cybersecurity restructuring Senators look for proper model for managing cybersecurity Experts Warn Lawmakers That More Needs to be Done to Strengthen … |
In one of its first major moves in acquiring virtual security technology firms, Trend Micro bought Third Brigade, a virtualization security and compliance software company based in Ottawa, Canada.
Trend Micro has bought Thrid Brigade. Trend has been licensing their software for the past couple of years.
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Trend Micro Acquires Third Brigade for Data Center Security
eWeek, NY Trend Micro is extending its data center protection strategy with a planned purchase of server and application security vendor Third Brigade. According to Trend Micro, the company is buying the business to accelerate its dynamic datacenter security … Trend Micro goes shopping for virtualization security US firm snaps up Ottawa security specialist Trend taps Third Brigade for security and compliance tech |
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Russia to sign security pacts with Georgia regions
Reuters By Oleg Shchedrov MOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) – Russia will sign pacts with Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Thursday to increase security cooperation and strengthen their de-facto frontiers, a Kremlin official said. … |
Microsoft is planning to update its Windows platforms so that their AutoRun features – one of the preferred vectors for spreading the infectious Conficker worm – does not support USB sticks, the company announced Tuesday. In the next version of the operating system, Windows 7, AutoRun – a technology that automatically runs programs when media is plugged into a PC – only will work for CDs and DVDs. Engineers plan to extend this change to Vista and XP platforms. — DK
Microsoft is planning to update its Windows platforms so that their AutoRun features — one of the preferred vecors for spreading the infectious Conficker worm — does not support USB sticks, the company announced Tuesday. In the next version of the operating system, Windows 7, AutoRun — a technology that automatically runs programs when media is plugged into a PC — only will work for CDs and DVDs. Engineers plan to extend this change to Vista and XP platforms. — DK
Identity thieves have turned to YouTube to advertise their wares, although the video sharing site has been taking down the videos as fast as they appear.
IT administrators should be on the lookout for a new round of spam claiming to come from the Federal Reserve Bank. It tries to redirect users to a malware-serving website, the Shadowserver Foundation warned Wednesday. The volunteer watchdog said the emails contain a link to a website that attempts to load a number of exploits, including some for PDF and Flash, in the background with hopes of infecting machines with a trojan. Shadowserver listed a number of offending domains being used in the ploy. — DK
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Napolitano asserts strong federal flu response
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that dealing with the swine flu virus will be "a marathon, not a sprint" and individual citizens have a responsibility to help. Appearing before the Senate Homeland Security … Video: Napolitano Announces Travel Warnings to Mexico Homeland Security: Obama asks for $1.5B to fight swine flu Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Holds Press … |
Just weeks after reports surfaced that foreign spies have penetrated the U.S. power grid lawmakers are now set to introduce a bill Thursday aimed at creating standards to protect the nation’s critical electric infrastructure.
Trend Micro said Third Brigade’s technology bolsters its datacenter security strategy by helping its customers protect virtual servers and cloud computing initiatives.
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Report: Conficker in attack mode
ZDNet Quoting Vincent Weafer, vice president of Symantec Security Response, Xinhua reported Conficker now installs a second virus–Waledac–that sends out e-mail spam without the computer owner's knowledge. "Expect this to be long-term, slowly changing," … Conficker worm hits hospital devices Security Manager's Journal: Attention to Conficker worm seems to … Conficker virus begins to attack PCs |
Lots of high-tech gear, but that’s not what makes schools safe: Some of the noticeable security measures remain, but experts say the country is exploring a new way to protect kids from in-school violence: administrators now want to foster school communities that essentially can protect themselves with or without the high-tech gear. “The first and best line of defense is…
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Security Problems Cut Shell 1Q Nigeria Production 39%
Wall Street Journal LN) output from onshore operations in Nigeria was more than 90000 barrels equivalent per day, or 38.5%, lower in the first quarter of 2009 compared with a year ago as security problems shut down a major pipeline and gas plant, the chief financial … |