Weekend news review: April 20- April 24
Study: Open Source Software use increasing in enterprises but without vulnerability monitoring
As companies increasingly integrate Open Source Software (OSS) into their business IT environments, they appear to be faltering in monitoring the software for vulnerabilities and creating official policies and procedures. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/black-duck-and-north-bridge-survey-companies-on-oss-use/article/410090/" target="_blank">Read more</a>
RSA 2015: Tension continues to grow between govt, cryptographers
Government demands for back doors cryptography are ratcheting up discord with cryptographers, according to RSA panelists. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/rsa-2015-tension-continues-to-grow-between-govt-cryptographers/article/410327/" target="_blank">Read more</a>
RSA 2015: DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says agency will open Silicon Valley office
Department of Homeland Security is finalizing plans to open a Silicon Valley office, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson told an audience at the RSA Conference. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/dhs-to-open-silicon-valley-office-find-all-star-head-for-ncicc/article/410310/" target="_blank">Read more</a>
RSA 2015: 'No iOS Zone' attack allows denial-of-service against Apple devices
According to the co-founders of Skycure, which presented on the attack at RSA Conference, Apple has not completely resolved the security issue. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/ddos-attack-on-apple-devices-possible-through-ssl-certificate-parsing-vulnerability/article/410579/" target="_blank">Read more</a>
CozyDuke APT group believed to have targeted White House and State Department
Nearly six months after the State Department announced an attack on its unclassified email system, the likely attackers have been identified and their tactics detailed. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/kaspersky-lab-details-cozyduke-group/article/410582/" target="_blank">Read more</a>
RSA 2015: Point-of-sale system security is lacking
The vulnerabilities exploited in most point-of-sale breaches are relatively simple, security experts discussed at RSA Conference 2015. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/rsa-2015-point-of-sale-system-security-is-lacking/article/410588/" target="_blank">Read more</a>
RSA 2015: Experts talk investor interest in cybersecurity, regulatory changes on horizon
An SEC commissioner's chief of staff and shareholder advocacy expert discussed complex disclosure expectations among investors. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/rsa-2015-sec-entering-time-of-great-change/article/410845/" target="_blank">Read more</a>
RSA 2015: Keynote addresses online safety risks to increasingly connected youths
Technology can't replace the value of online safety education, the key to keeping kids out of predators' paths, panelists shared. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/polaroids-have-given-way-to-online-footprints-in-hunt-for-predators/article/410913/" target="_blank">Read more</a>
Study: Conficker declared top threat of 2014, but N. America targeted mainly by AnglerEK
F-Secure Labs released a threat report for the last half of 2014 and found that North America wasn't receiving the brunt of Conficker attacks, as opposed to other parts of the world. <a style="color: #FFFFFF" href="http://www.scmagazine.com/f-secure-labs-releases-threat-report-for-last-half-of-2014/article/411082/" target="_blank">Read more</a>The RSA Conference dominated media coverage this week, along with studies regarding OpenSource Software and the past year's threats. For a closer look at these articles, click here to visit our news section.
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