| The cost of doing business at the RSA Conference |
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Mar 11, 2014 - 11:01 AM - by ArticleBot
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Each year, hundreds of vendors head to the RSA Conference in San Francisco, California, arguably the largest security gathering in the U.S. For many of those vendors, the show is a requirement, but there's a steep cost involved. For smaller companies, the show can create a sink or swim environment.
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| In potential conflict with FISA court, California court wants NSA phone records kept |
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Mar 11, 2014 - 11:01 AM - by ArticleBot
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A court in California has prohibited the destruction of phone records collected by the government until further orders, raising a potential conflict with an order last week by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington, D.C.
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| Perspective: Microsoft risks security reputation ruin by retiring XP |
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Mar 10, 2014 - 8:52 PM - by ArticleBot
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A decade ago, Microsoft kicked off SDL, or Security Development Lifecycle, a now-widely-adopted process designed to bake security into software, and began building what has become an unmatched reputation in how a vendor writes more secure code, keeps customers informed about security issues, and backs that up with regular patches.
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| Joomla receives patches for zero-day SQL injection vulnerability, other flaws |
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Mar 10, 2014 - 8:52 PM - by ArticleBot
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Recently released security updates for the popular Joomla content management system (CMS) address a SQL injection vulnerability that poses a high risk and can be exploited to extract information from the databases of Joomla-based sites.
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| US court disallows NSA from holding phone records beyond five years |
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Mar 10, 2014 - 8:20 AM - by ArticleBot
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The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled against a U.S. government request that it be allowed to hold telephone metadata beyond the current five-year limit as it may be required as evidence in civil lawsuits that question the data collection.
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| A clear-eyed guide to Mac OS X's actual security risks |
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Mar 10, 2014 - 8:20 AM - by ArticleBot
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Apple has improved its security in recent years, but is it enough?
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| U.S. retailers insist on PIN requirement in smartcard rules |
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Mar 08, 2014 - 11:06 AM - by ArticleBot
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U.S. retailers are digging in their heels over their need for PIN authentication for Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) smartcard use here.
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| Encrypted communications take center stage |
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Mar 07, 2014 - 8:20 PM - by ArticleBot
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The first Cebit trade show in the post-Snowden era will focus on security, showing off locally developed bug-proof phones and messaging systems, as well as the ability to protect mobile devices using smartcards.
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| Android malware detection boosted by university research |
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Mar 07, 2014 - 8:20 PM - by ArticleBot
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With smartphones and tablets increasingly at risk from malware, researchers from North Carolina State University have devised a new and potentially better way to detect it on Android devices.
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| Trust issue looms large for tech companies capitalizing on personal data |
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Mar 07, 2014 - 7:55 AM - by ArticleBot
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As tech companies increasingly rely on analyzing and selling user data to boost revenue, trust is emerging as one of the defining issues of the year for the IT sector.
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| U.S. spy agencies adopt new IT approach |
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Mar 07, 2014 - 7:55 AM - by ArticleBot
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The CIA's decision to use Amazon's cloud is part of a broader IT shake-up to make the spy business more efficient.
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| New crimeware tool Dendroid makes it easier to create Android malware, researchers wa |
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Mar 06, 2014 - 7:03 PM - by ArticleBot
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A new commercial tool designed to allow cybercriminals to easily transform legitimate Android applications into malicious software has hit the underground market, paving the way for cheap and easy development of sophisticated Android malware.
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| Tableau folds Splunk data into business analysis |
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Mar 06, 2014 - 7:03 PM - by ArticleBot
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Organizations can now add machine-generated data to their palate of information sources that can be aggregated and analyzed, thanks to a new connector jointly developed by Tableau Software, a provider of business intelligence software, and Splunk, which sells a log-file search engine.
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| CIO not the only one to blame for Target breach |
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Mar 06, 2014 - 6:09 AM - by ArticleBot
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That someone had to take the fall for the massive breach at Target is neither surprising nor unexpected. The only question is whether more heads will roll in the aftermath of one the biggest data compromises in retail history.
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| Tracking with metadata: It's not all bad |
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Mar 06, 2014 - 6:09 AM - by ArticleBot
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Metadata has had a bad rap lately, with disclosures tying its collection to government spying programs. But those bits of information lurking behind our phone calls, photos and online chats can be useful in other ways if they're harnessed properly.
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