http://www.scmagazine.com/angela-moscaritolo/author/271/ Latest articles by Angela Moscaritolo from SC Magazine SC Magazine custserv@haymarketmedia.com no A recent string of alarming incidents highlights glaring shortcomings in the security of the nation's critical infrastructure. http://www.scmagazine.com/a-critical-turning-point-the-nations-critical-infrastructure/article/221092/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT A recent string of alarming incidents highlights glaring shortcomings in the security of the nation's critical infrastructure. SC Magazine One day after releasing version 9 of its Firefox web browser, Mozilla on Wednesday issued Firefox 9.0.1 to address an issue that caused Windows, Mac and Linux users' browsers to crash. http://www.scmagazine.com/mozilla-fixes-crash-issue-after-new-firefox-version-issued/article/220639/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:56:47 GMT One day after releasing version 9 of its Firefox web browser, Mozilla on Wednesday issued Firefox 9.0.1 to address an issue that caused Windows, Mac and Linux users' browsers to crash. SC Magazine The feature, which is currently available for users in the U.S. Canada, India, and the Philippines, requires a second form of verification beyond a password for any "suspicious" login attempt. http://www.scmagazine.com/yahoo-deploys-two-factor-authentication-for-email/article/220257/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:54:46 GMT The feature, which is currently available for users in the U.S. Canada, India, and the Philippines, requires a second form of verification beyond a password for any "suspicious" login attempt. SC Magazine Spam volume dropped dramatically from 379 billion messages daily in August 2010 to 124 billion this November, according to Cisco, as crooks opted for more pinpointed attacks that could fly under the radar. http://www.scmagazine.com/spam-drop-but-targeted-attack-rise-is-key-2011-takeaway/article/220252/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:12:44 GMT Spam volume dropped dramatically from 379 billion messages daily in August 2010 to 124 billion this November, according to Cisco, as crooks opted for more pinpointed attacks that could fly under the radar. SC Magazine Hackers breached the systems of New York-based food services wholesaler Restaurant Depot, and stole hundreds of thousands of credit and debit card numbers. http://www.scmagazine.com/hackers-steal-200000-card-numbers-from-wholesaler/article/220043/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:45:07 GMT Hackers breached the systems of New York-based food services wholesaler Restaurant Depot, and stole hundreds of thousands of credit and debit card numbers. SC Magazine The defendants were part of a coordinated operation that resulted in the theft of more than $2 million from JP Morgan Chase Bank, TD Bank, Citibank, Discover and American Express. http://www.scmagazine.com/nyc-authorities-charge-55-in-cyber-fraud-id-theft-ring/article/220013/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:14:14 GMT The defendants were part of a coordinated operation that resulted in the theft of more than $2 million from JP Morgan Chase Bank, TD Bank, Citibank, Discover and American Express. SC Magazine Experts warn the controversial anti-copyright bill, SOPA, would undermine efforts to bolster internet security through the implementation of DNSSEC. http://www.scmagazine.com/sopa-could-harm-security-on-the-internet/article/219828/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:02:42 GMT Experts warn the controversial anti-copyright bill, SOPA, would undermine efforts to bolster internet security through the implementation of DNSSEC. SC Magazine New standards, set to go into effect July 1, 2012, are based on best practices across the SSL/TLS sector. But some researchers, who have called for an overhaul of a system they say is antiquated, don't think standards will help. http://www.scmagazine.com/industry-group-creates-guidelines-for-issuing-ssl-certs/article/219595/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:28:51 GMT New standards, set to go into effect July 1, 2012, are based on best practices across the SSL/TLS sector. But some researchers, who have called for an overhaul of a system they say is antiquated, don't think standards will help. SC Magazine An out-of-cycle patch is coming to fix a flaw in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9 for Windows. http://www.scmagazine.com/out-of-band-fix-for-adobe-reader-security-issue-coming-friday/article/219582/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:00:22 GMT An out-of-cycle patch is coming to fix a flaw in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9 for Windows. SC Magazine Borrowing a page from other web browser manufacturers, Microsoft soon will automatically upgrade Windows customers to the latest version of IE. http://www.scmagazine.com/microsoft-to-begin-silently-updating-ie-in-2012/article/219495/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:04:19 GMT Borrowing a page from other web browser manufacturers, Microsoft soon will automatically upgrade Windows customers to the latest version of IE. SC Magazine