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Latest News

Hacker claims to find SQL hole in Intel site

A Romanian hacker using the alias "Unu" claims to have found a hole in an Intel website. The hacker demonstrated in late December an SQL injection vulnerability on the Intel "Channel Webinars" site, which is used to run online registrations for channel partner events. The site is currently down for maintenance. The same hacker has previously claimed to gain access to Symantec, Kaspersky, F-Secure and BitDefender websites. — AM
 

Panda finds 2009 a record-breaking malware year

More than 40 million pieces of malware have been identified by PandaLabs and 55,000 new samples are being identified each day, many on social networking sites, the report states.
 

EMC buys Archer Technologies for GRC tools

EMC on Monday acquired arguably the most successful pure-play GRC provider, Archer Technologies.
 

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Hacker accesses Eastern Washington University's network

A hacker accessed the computer network of Eastern Washington University, putting the 130,000 student's sensitive information at risk.
 

SC Magazine's try at predicting 2010

One of the great unintended consequences of my job, having covered the IT security space for nearly four years, is my great inability to accurately gauge the awareness that mainstream America has for cyber-risks.
 

Creator of TJX sniffer program sentenced

A New York man who admitted to providing the "sniffer" program that was used to hijack credit card numbers as they traversed the networks of a number of merchants, including TJX, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release. Stephen Watt, 25, additionally was ordered to pay $171.5 million in restitution, according to a statement last week from the U.S. attorney's office in Boston. Watt pleaded guilty in October 2008 to being part of a cybercrime syndicate that ripped off more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers between 2003 and 2007. Watt's friend and ringleader Alberto Gonzalez is still awaiting sentencing. — DK
 

Associate Sponsor —  ArcSight

SC Magazine's third annual Guarding Against a Data Breach survey webcast explores what steps security professionals are taking to ensure their company data is protected. Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong extrapolates survey statistics to determine the imperatives and trends.

LIVE TODAY!
2p.m. ET

Featured speakers
Stephen Fridakis, chief, IT programs and quality assurance, UNICEF
Greg Bell, global services leader, information protection and business resiliency, KPMG
Rick Caccia, VP of product marketing, ArcSight

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How we test products

Check out this month's issue to see the other companies we picked. 

How we test products:

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Call for Papers — SC World Congress New York & SC Congress Canada

A call for papers is now open for the third annual SC World Congress in New York and the inaugural SC Congress Canada. Visit the home page of the SC World Congress and find (under "Key Links" at the right) how to be a presenter or speaker at these two events. Click on the "Call for Papers" links to learn more.

SC Events Calendar

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SC Webcast: Securing, controlling and auditing critical databases

June 21, 2011
SC eConference: Auditing and compliance

July 28, 2011
SC eConference: Securing the cloud

Aug. 25, 2011
SC eSymposium: Social networking - Threats and solutions

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