Data breach incident management and recovery

HMRC deploys Becrypt off-the-shelf encryption

HMRC will use Becrypt Disk protect, which has recently been certified under the government’s Commercial Product Assurance (CPA) Scheme. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Data Protection Masterclass: New EU Data Protection Regulation

Law firm, Morrison & Foerster, examines the impact of new EU Data Protection legislation on buinsesses. Continue Reading

BYOD: IT must tackle printer security

With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CW Buyer's Guide: Data Security

This in-depth buyer's guide offers advice to CISOs on keeping up with security best practice as new EU data protection rules come into force Continue Reading

Maltego tutorial - Part 1: Information gathering

Maltego is a powerful OSINT information gathering tool. Our Maltego tutorial teaches you how to use Maltego for personal reconnaissance of a target. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

Microsoft to fix 23 vulnerabilities in May 2012 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft said it plans to address flaws in Windows, Office, Silverlight and the .NET Framework. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

SOCA takes its website offline in DDoS response

Just days after SOCA shut down carder sites, the agency was the victim of a DDoS attack, leading SOCA to takes its website offline. Continue Reading

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• Jane Wright, TechTarget

SOCA shuts down network of CVV sellers' carder sites

The Serious Organised Crime Agency shut down 36 CVV sellers who were selling stolen credit card and banking credentials to buyers around the world. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

Information security intelligence demands network traffic visibility

Use the network and host data at your disposal to create business-focused information security intelligence policies and strategies. Continue Reading

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• Aaron Turner, Contributor

SIEM deployment case study shows patience is required

Williams Lea’s SIEM is already helping reduce manual log reviews. But there’s still a lot of work to be done before the SIEM can be fully deployed. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

Apple iOS 5.1 patches 81 vulnerabilities

Alongside its ‘new iPad’ release, Apple Inc. releases iOS 5.1, the latest version of its mobile computing platform with fixes for 81 security holes. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

Web application vulnerability statistics show security losing ground

New Web application vulnerability statistics show the number of vulnerabilities is rising, despite the use of Web application development frameworks. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

IT in Europe, Security Edition: Password security standards and trends

Passwords have long been a security problem. This IT in Europe: Security Edition looks at password trends and alternative forms of authentication. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.co.UK Staff

Emerging 2012 security trends demand information security policy changes

2012 security trends involving cookies, fines, devices and threats will demand more skills -- and a little finesse -- from security professionals. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

The Metasploit Framework Tutorial PDF compendium: Your ready reckoner

Get our Metasploit Framework tutorial installments in one place, with the aid of this Metasploit tutorial PDF collection. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

Cisco patches IOS in major rollout, releases 10 security advisories

19 bugs and 10 security advisories released to address flaws in Cisco’s IOS network OS, Unified Communication Manager and Series 10000 routers. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

Microsoft slots 22 patches for August Patch Tuesday

Windows, IE, Visio, .Net, Visual Studio and Report Viewer to get security updates; updated version of Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on charts. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

Missing USB drive, found in pub, contained unencrypted data

The ICO says two housing groups must improve data security after a contractor’s missing USB drive, containing unencrypted data, was found in a pub. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

Securitytube.net releases WLAN security megaprimer

The Hacker News (THN) has reported that the latest SecurityTube.net release includes a 4.2Gb DVD containing over 40+ HD quality videos of their WLAN Security Megaprimer. Continue Reading

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• Stephen Gillies, editor

ICO issues warning over NHS Data Protection Act breaches

Following five more NHS Data Protection Act violations, the Information Commissioner’s Office will redouble efforts to help NHS improve security. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

Top incident response steps: Incident response team responsibilities

Do you know the proper incident response steps to handle a breach? Expert Davy Winder covers how to manage incident response team responsibilities. Continue Reading

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• Davey Winder

World IPv6 Day coming June 8 - what should you be doing?

On 8 June, 2011, a number of large networks will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight”. Continue Reading

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• Stephen Gillies, Editor

After breach at RSA, two-factor authentication options abound

Companies specialising in two-factor authentication hope to boost business following the breach of RSA's SecurID, and many plan to capitalise with new products at Infosecurity Europe. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

10 security incident management best practices

Here’s a quick tip on the security incident management processes an organization should adopt to combat the current dynamic threat scenario. Continue Reading

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• Dinesh Bareja

Phishing attack on Facebook leverages iframes

Popular social networking site, Facebook being used for phishing attacks and open redirects, claims Websense Security Labs. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.IN Staff

penetration testing tutorial day one the basics

TechTarget ANZ expert Ed Eliff explains botnets and offers advice on how to make sure your machines do not get get caught up in one. Continue Reading

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• Ed Eliff, Contributor

How to test Snort

VARs should test Snort to ensure the open source IDS is detecting malicious activity. Continue Reading

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• Richard Bejtlich