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Academic institutions urged to take steps to prevent DNS amplification attacks

Colleges and universities are being encouraged to scrutinize their systems to keep them from being hijacked in DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks.

By Lucian Constantin | 10 May, 2013 16:42

Tags: arbor networks, online safety, security, Access control and authentication
Adobe warns customers of unpatched critical flaw in ColdFusion

Adobe has warned users of its ColdFusion application server platform of a critical vulnerability that could give unauthorized users access to sensitive files stored on their servers.

By Lucian Constantin | 09 May, 2013 14:50

Tags: Linode, symantec, security, Access control and authentication, adobe, Exploits / vulnerabilities
Name.com forces customers to reset passwords following security breach

Domain registrar Name.com forced its customers to reset their account passwords on Wednesday following a security breach on the company's servers that might have resulted in customer information being compromised.

By Lucian Constantin | 09 May, 2013 11:55

Tags: online safety, security, data breach, Access control and authentication, encryption, Name.com, privacy, Linode, sophos
SecurEnvoy falls back on fixed line to better two-factor authentication reliability

SecurEnvoy has upgraded its SMS-based system for two-factor authentication with the ability for users to receive one-time passwords via a landline telephone call and enter them using the telephone keys.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 25 April, 2013 12:34

Tags: mobile applications, security, Access control and authentication, SecurEnvoy, mobile
Amazon looks to move security appliances to the cloud, says CISO

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to expand its security offerings with hosted intrusion protection appliances and more extensive encryption features, as it looks to increase the level of protection users can get in its cloud.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 April, 2013 09:52

Tags: Amazon Web Services, data breach, Access control and authentication, Managed Services, encryption, cloud computing, internet, data protection, Infrastructure services, Detection / prevention, intrusion, security

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12 hybrid security products to watch

Securing a hybrid cloud is not the same thing as deploying hybrid security products.

By Christine Burns | 11 February, 2013 06:19

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, identity management, Networking, infrastructure management, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet, SIEM, management, virtualization, Gartner, IDC, security, Cloud, Access control and authentication
Unseen, all-out cyber war on the US has begun

Security pros and government officials warn of a possible cyber 9/11 involving banks, utilities, other companies, or the Internet

By Bob Violino | 28 January, 2013 11:09

Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Networking, application security, The Industry Standard, web security, cyber crime, government, internet, hacking, network security, intrusion, security, Access control and authentication
Security Manager's Journal: A reality check for the department's maturity

An assessment of the information security department shows that it has a lot of growing up to do yet.

By Mathias Thurman | 05 November, 2012 11:15

Tags: Gartner, security, application security, Access control and authentication, CIO
Kenneth van Wyk: The good and bad of Android and iOS

Both Google's and Apple's mobile platforms have security drawbacks and advantages. Is there a clear winner?

By Kenneth van Wyk | 30 October, 2012 20:44

Tags: Apple, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, security, application security, wireless, Access control and authentication, mobile
Security Manager's Journal: Security has to extend to your customers

When a security manager's company sells software, he can't ignore the potential vulnerability of those products.

By Mathias Thurman | 22 October, 2012 10:12

Tags: security, application security, Access control and authentication, Malware and Vulnerabilities

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