May 12, 2011

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White House announces national online identity plan

Howard Schmidt, White House cybersecurity coordinator and special assistant to the president, on Friday unveiled a draft plan for improving online privacy and security through the use of a trusted digital identity system. The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) seeks to improve cyberspace for all those who conduct business online. It would enable individuals to voluntarily obtain a secure credential, such as a smart identity card, from public and private sector providers to authenticate themselves online when banking, accessing electronic health records, sending email and making other online transactions. The White House is seeking comment on the draft strategy and plans to release a finalized version in the fall. — AM
 

Pros and Cons of Different Strong Authentication Options

Join Imprivata in exploring which authentication modality is right for your organization. This session will explore the pros and cons of user authentication options in addition to reviewing how you can mix and match various modalities to provide greater security.
 

Anniversary of Michael Jackson's death prompts spam

With Friday, June 25 marking the one-year anniversary of the death of pop star Michael Jackson, new rounds of spam are exploiting the occasion. News of Jackson's death spurred spam hours after his passing and has continued in various guises since. A new iteration noted by Symantec this week promotes the sale of a commemorative anniversary coin, soliciting personal information from recipients including credit card details. - GM
 

Senate Committee passes major cybersecurity legislation

A U.S. Senate committee unanimously passed a cybersecurity bill, which would grant the president emergency power over critical infrastructure networks.
 

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Florida International University discovers sensitive database unsecured

The personal information of Florida International University students and faculty members was discovered in an unsecure database that may have been accessible to the public.
 

Personal data exposed on Anthem Blue Cross website

The personal information of hundreds of thousands of Blue Cross customers was recently exposed following a website glitch made by a third party.
 

Protecting databases: Interview with Thom VanHorn, vice president of marketing for Application Security Inc.

SC Magazine's Angela Moscaritolo learns from Application Security Inc.'s Thom VanHorn of the latest trends around database security. A majority of the attacks come from insiders, but external attacks are quite prevalent as well. For example, government databases undergo constant "probing" from adversaries.
 

Adobe preps Reader, Acrobat updates for Tuesday

As expected, Adobe is planning to release updates to its flagship Reader and Acrobat products on Tuesday, the company announced Thursday. The updates affect Reader 9.3.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac and Unix and Acrobat 9.3.2 for Windows and Mac. Tuesday's release comes two weeks earlier than scheduled because Adobe rushed to correct a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited. An unknown number of other "critical" holes also are expected to be plugged, according to a bulletin released Thursday. — DK
 

How we test products

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SC Congress Canada is open for business!

We've just wrapped our very successful third annual SC World Congress in New York. Now, we turn our attention to the inaugural SC Congress Canada, taking place Tuesday and Wednesday in Toronto. Register for SC Congress Canada and get essential solutions that every IT professional needs to counter current and future threats. Find products and services to help protect your organization from hackers, disgruntled employees and other security risks.

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SC Scholars

Acquiring relevant, up-to-date knowledge to boost your career is just a click away. SC Scholars, our recently launched online educational initiative, offers information security professionals exclusive, in-depth, university-level courses in a format that makes the best use of your valuable time.  Visit SCScholars.com today.

SC Events Calendar

TODAY
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


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.

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