Debate: China is the top cyber threat to the United States
In this month’s debate, two experts discuss whether or not China is the top cyber threat to the United States.
Print Issue: April 01, 2013
You are an APT target
Cyber espionage is at an all-time high, and businesses across the United States are being targeted and breached, says Phillip Ferraro, CISO, DRS Integrated Defense Systems and Services.
Threat of the month: Universal Plug and Play vulnerabilities
April’s “threat of the month” are Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Cleaning up the CVSS
Prioritization is a key part of the patching strategy of any customer, says SC Magazine’s Dan Kaplan.
Stopping distributed denial-of-service attacks
FortiDDoS is an appliance that examines data packets in a variety of ways to separate DDoS packets from legitimate packets.
Company news: dinCloud’s new CTO, and Bluebox Security’s new research team
This month’s company news features new additions to the dinCloud, Tripwire, and Crocus Technology, as well as Bluebox Security’s new research team that will analyze mobile security threats.
News briefs: Mandiant uncovers espionage, Evernote is breached, and more
This month’s news briefs includes recent news on Mandiant uncovering China’s cyber espionage efforts, security firm Bit9’s breach, and the Obama administrations latest efforts on combating the theft of trade secrets.
Skills in demand: IT-GRC data and metrics analysts
There is a growing demand for IT-GRC-focused data and metrics analysts, says security recruiter Jeff Combs of L.J. Kushner & Associates.
BlackBerry back in the game
Thanks to BYOD, gone are the days of one single mobile device manufacturer or model to support, says Dimension Data Americas’ Darryl Wilson.
