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Posted in Network World on January 4th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Near chaos. That's the current state of security for smart grids, according to Pike Research. A recent report by the research firm finds that a lack of security standards, a hodgepodge of products and increasingly aggressive malicious hackers will make 2012 a challenging year for securing smart grids. (A smart grid uses IT and smart meters in an effort to make electric utilities more efficient, reliable and sustainable.)
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Posted in Network World on January 4th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Check Point and Amazon Web Services are teaming up to enable Check Point Security Gateway functionality to boost cloud security for business assets.
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Posted in Network World on January 4th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
A powerful bank-fraud software program, SpyEye, has been seen with a feature designed to keep victims in the dark long after fraud has taken place, according to security vendor Trusteer.
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Posted in Network World on January 4th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Two recently-published books, "America the Vulnerable" by Joel Brenner, a former official at the National Security Agency (NSA) and "When Gadgets Betray Us," by writer and security analyst Robert Vamosi, have one theme in common: We've come to depend on modern networks and technology, but the compromise of them by attackers is a serious threat to both individuals and society as a whole.
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Posted in Network World on January 4th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Schools are for learning, and the information technology and security professionals who support networks and applications in the nation's K-12 and university systems are discovering new tactics in what can be challenging IT environments. Here we talk to four professionals in the education realm to get a sense for their top IT issues and what they do to handle them.
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Posted in Network World on January 4th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Governments are arming themselves to their cyber-teeth with offensive and counter-defense cyber weapons, and there's little enterprises can do to avoid the fray.
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Posted in Network World on January 4th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Password use needs an overhaul that is driven not by guesswork but by actually understanding the real damage that can be done when password security is compromised, according to a Microsoft researcher.
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Posted in Network World on January 3rd, 2012 by NetworkWorld
I ended last year with a death-of-the-Internet column, and I'm starting off the new year with a death-via-the-Internet one.
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Posted in Network World on January 3rd, 2012 by NetworkWorld
CIOs and their fellow executives have conflicting priorities on cost and competitors, says our 2012 State of the CIO survey
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Posted in Network World on December 29th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
Many web app frameworks are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack targeting the way they handle hash tables, researchers revealed Wednesday, prompting Microsoft to announce an "out-of-band" patch for its ASP.NET platform just hours later.
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