Authentication And Encryption
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Amit Yoran talks cybersecurity
Insight newsmaker Former U.S. cybersecurity director Amit Yoran talks about his year as the "cyberguy" and why he is an "anti-user".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Policy and management, Amit Yoran, Security, NSA, CNCI, Cybersecurity, Information Technology
S'pore firms lag in online protection
News update Fewer popular Web domain owners in Singapore authenticate e-mail or have strong protection for Web surfing compared to global sites, new scorecard shows.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Web browsers, Web sites, Security, E-business, E-mail Authentication, SSL, Web sites
Symantec welcomes Microsoft's market entry
News Microsoft's free Security Essentials suite will help increase user awareness but its ineffectiveness will create false sense of security, says Symantec exec.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Norton Co., Malware, Security, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Norton 2010
Is Firefox + Perspectives the most secure browser for TLS/SSL encryption?
Techguide Perspectives is a TLS/SSL encryption certificate validation tool that works even for self-signed certificates.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Certificate, Computer Associates International Inc., Security, SSL, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Web Browser
Businesses targeted by small botnets
News Most networks of compromised computers in organizations are small and surreptitious, according to security company Damballa.
Tags: Hacking, PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Spam and phishing, Machine, Antivirus, network, corporate security, Vienna University
Targeted e-mail distribute malware in PayChoice breach
News E-mail included names and partial passwords and directed people to a Web site or download software that dumped a Trojan on their computers for stealing data and disabling security software.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Authentication and encryption, Hacking, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Spam and phishing, Adobe Systems Inc., Malware, Security, software
McAfee launches online backup service
News For US$69 per year, McAfee's new online backup service offers you an unlimited amount of online storage space.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Computer, Security, software, Carbonite, Memeo, Authentication and encryption, Backup
UK online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News As Internet banking fraud jumps 55 percent in the first half of 2009, banking industry body warns that cybercriminals are "never going to shut up shop".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, PC security, Phishing, Security, U.K., bank, One Security Inc., Authentication and encryption, MasterCard International
Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers
News New exploit targeting Adobe is Trojan horse hiding JavaScript that drops a backdoor onto the compromised computer, Trend Micro says.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Back Door, Adobe Systems Inc., Malware, Computer, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Adobe Acrobat Reader
S'pore looking to improve online security
News Monetary Authority of Singapore exploring new guidelines to enhance security for online transactions and credit card payments, says Visa exec.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, credit card payment, Security, Noka, Payment Structure, bank, Authentication and encryption
Leaking crypto keys from mobile devices
News Attackers could steal keys used for encryption and authentication on mobile devices by analyzing electromagnetic signals and radio frequency emissions, researcher says.
Tags: Mobile, Authentication and encryption, cable box, Phone, Key, bank, mobile, Authentication and encryption, Attack, Mobile Device
Windows 7 default user account control worries experts
News Microsoft made some changes to a much-maligned User Account Control feature, but experts say the default still puts consumers at risk.
Tags: Windows 7, PC security, Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, Operating System, Security, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption
US Defense Department to partially lift flash drive ban
News Authorized individuals will be able to use USB thumb drives that are owned by the government and necessary for mission-critical functions, U.S. Navy CIO says.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, U.S. Department Of Defense, Malware, network, Chief Information Officer, Authentication and encryption, USB Flash Drive, medical record
3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
News Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Banking, 3FA, Security, Biometrics, bank
Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud
News Small and midsize businesses, governments, and school districts are targets of online bank fraud involving malicious e-mails, key loggers, and money mules, FBI says.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Business security, Krebs, Malware, Security, bank, Authentication and encryption, Money, Web Browser
