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SC World Congress Speaker of the Day

Bob Russo, general manager, PCI Security Standards Council

Bob Russo works with representatives from American Express, Discover Financial, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International to drive awareness and adoption of the PCI Data Security Standard. In addition, Mr. Russo oversees the PCI Security Standards Council's training, testing and certification programs for Qualified Security Assessors and Approved Scanning Vendors.

The payment card industry has worked hard, with the help of government, to standardize practices and secure a staggering number of credit card transactions that take place each year in North America alone. See what the future holds for an industry which affects each and every one of us.

Don't miss the PCI discussion at the SC World Congress.

Latest News

Apple advises Mac users to install anti-virus software

Dan Kaplan December 02, 2008

For possibly the first time ever, Apple is recommending Mac OS X users deploy anti-virus solutions -- but it remains unclear exactly why.

Risk mitigation to be examined at SC World Congress

Greg Masters December 01, 2008

Everyone thinks their industry, their company, their division is different, but risk has more commonalities than most people believe.

Worms exploiting Microsoft vulnerability develop into botnets

Angela Moscaritolo December 02, 2008

Since Microsoft's Windows Server Service vulnerability was patched in late October, exploits have continually surfaced.

Four men busted in home equity ID theft ring

Dan Kaplan December 01, 2008

Federal authorities in New Jersey have charged four men with using identity theft to steal at least $2.5 million from home equity lines of credit.

McDonald's phish being dished out

Angela Moscaritolo December 01, 2008

A new phishing scheme leveraging the McDonald's name is part of a trend that plays on the economic downturn.

Cybercriminals gearing up for Cyber Monday

Angela Moscaritolo November 26, 2008

Security experts are warning of socially engineered threats targeting users this holiday season.

Spam climbing back up after botnets return online

ICANN to transfer 281,000 domains to new registrar

New free tool detects malware on networks

Facebook wins massive spam judgment

Trial of accused Palin email hacker delayed until spring

Amero will not face new trial in teacher porn case

NextLabs Enterprise DLP

October 28, 2008 |

NextLabs DLP is an interesting software-based offering. While most data leakage prevention products use a primary server to stem the tide of sensitive information from leaving the organization, NextLabs controls data leakage through the DLP client.

Hitachi ID Systems ID-Archive

November 04, 2008 |

The Hitachi ID-Archive sets its focus on password randomization. With this product, administrators can set up password randomization for sensitive and privileged accounts on workstations or servers. Administrators can also use this product to allow authorized personnel or programs to view and use passwords for these accounts, as well as ...

Latest Opinions

Economic crisis reveals regulatory opportunities

John H. Capobianco, president and CEO, Lumigent Technologies December 02, 2008

The Obama administration and 111th Congress will be looking for opportunities in regulatory reform, seeking to improve transparency and accountability.

Financial industry "fire sale" economy: Protecting data during M&A

David Meizlik, senior manager for data security solutions, Websense November 25, 2008

With companies being acquired on the cheap, there is little time to understand and protect sensitive data on multiple systems.

Hot or not: Software update vulnerabilities

Amol Sarwate, manager, Vulnerabilities Research Lab, Qualys November 19, 2008

The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too.

Hacking -- The corporate cover-up

Rob Rachwald, director of product marketing, Fortify Software November 13, 2008

The anonymity and universal access of cyberspace makes cybercrime attractive and easy. If customers, partners and employees can access sensitive systems from anywhere in the world, then the same pathway to the core infrastructure and priceless data exists for hackers as well.

The data discovery challenge

Prat Moghe, CEO, Tizor November 05, 2008

One of the biggest challenges facing IT organizations is pinpointing the location of critical data throughout the enterprise.

No fear factor: How to make role management work for the enterprise

Deepak Taneja, founder, president and CTO of Aveksa November 03, 2008

There are three key objectives to keep in mind for determining the success of any roles-based access and identity management initiative, says Deepak Taneja.

Protecting SMBs from attack in real time

Lipstick on a pig and how it relates to IT security

Botnet storms on the horizon

Taking the risk out of IT risk management

Tighter budget, canny spending

Cutting through SIEM vendor hype

Enterprise single sign-on: It's simple economics

Red Flags rules can help stop identity theft

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