The global landscape: International cooperation
The FBI-led takedown of Hong Kong-based P2P site MegaUpload — and the arrests in New Zealand of its leaders — was a big win for law enforcement. But pursuing suspects across borders can be tricky.
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Cyber Warfare: The next Cold War
Much of the breach conversation over the past year has been devoted to so-called hacktivists. But nation-state adversaries, bent on looting organizations of intellectual property, are another breed entirely.
Big Data: The big picture
With data proliferating at astonishing rates, organizations are tearing into it, hoping to derive new business value, which, according to Zions CSO Preston Wood, includes better security decision making.
Evolutionary conundrums…
There are a whole host of things driving budget, resources and tweaks to security/risk management programs.
PCI: Getting older, wiser, and more effective
Over the past few years, adoption of and compliance with PCI standards has made it more challenging for criminals to steal large volumes of credit card data.
Threat of the month: Ukash ransomware
One of the most talked about threats this month is the infamous Ukash ransomware.
A new way to net phish
The quest for accountability in digital communication has a new champion: Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC).
Something new under the sun
The forsenic tool, FTK 4.0 with Cerberus and Visualization from AccessData, blew me away.
SIEM: A mature category attracts some surprising new players
This month, we look at security information and event management (SIEM) tools.
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