April 01, 2014 | SC Media

Threat of the Month

Threat of the month: Linksys router zero-day

By

Carsten Eiram, chief research officer, Risk Based Security

April 1, 2014

This month’s vulnerability is currently being exploited by a worm known as “TheMoon.”

PIN data is not at risk because the retailer does not use PIN pads in its stores.

Editorial

Can good come from bad news?

By

Illena Armstrong

April 1, 2014

Despite the bullishness around information security planning and budgeting seen in the results of our survey, we’re still seeing breaches like those experienced by Target

First Look

Covering all the SAP bases

By

Peter Stephenson

April 1, 2014

X1 is an agentless SAP auditing tool that is able to map out entire SAP landscapes and display any insecure configurations on the individual elements of the landscape.

Opinions

Strengthen links in the supply chain

By

Daniel Polly, VP, enterprise information security officer, First Financial Bank

April 1, 2014

Watching highly publicized supply-chain disasters unfold, we shake our heads in disbelief – but what supply chain risks are you taking today that would be difficult to defend tomorrow?

Debate

Debate: Should Edward Snowden be granted amnesty?

By

Greg Masters, managing editor, SC Magazine | Jay Ferron, CIO, Interactive Security Training

April 1, 2014

In this month’s debate, experts discuss whether whistleblower Edward Snowden should be granted amnesty.

2 Minutes On

Privacy: Who cares?

By

Greg Masters

April 1, 2014

Following the recent headline-making breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus, as well as the secrets exposed by Edward Snowden, the question is: Who cares?