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Pentagon sees progress in cyber warfare
Pentagon sees progress in cyber warfare The Pentagon says it is making progress in developing weapons for its newest battleground – cyberspace – but still faces funding, technology and policy challenges. US Air Force Lieutenant General Michael Basla, vice commander … Continue reading
Flashback Botnet: Researchers Confirm 600K-Strong Flashback Botnet Is Mostly Mac
Flashback Botnet: Researchers Confirm 600K-Strong Flashback Botnet Is Mostly Mac Earlier this week, Dr.Web reported the discovery of a Mac OS X botnet Flashback (Flashfake). According to their information, the estimated size of this botnet is more than 500, 000 … Continue reading
IBM X-Force tags three growing cyberattack trends in 2011
IBM X-Force tags three growing cyberattack trends in 2011 The IBM X-Force 2011 Trend and Risk Report identified three increasing cyber attack trends: shell command injection attacks, automated password guessing, and phishing attacks impersonating social networking sites. As progress has … Continue reading
Infographic: How To Spot A Fake Facebook Friend Profile
Infographic: How To Spot A Fake Facebook Friend Profile
Satellite phone encryption cracked
Satellite phone encryption cracked By Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent German academics said they had cracked two encryption systems used to protect satellite phone signals and that anyone with cheap computer equipment and radio could eavesdrop on calls over an entire … Continue reading
Posted in Cryptography, Data Breaches, Data Privacy, Mobile Threats, Threats
Tagged Data Breach, Information Security, Mobile Threats, Risk Management, Threats
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Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance
Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance A guidance paper from the Institute of Risk Management IRM has produced this guidance paper to provide guidance to directors, risk professionals and others in relation to that part of … Continue reading
Smartphones and enterprise security
Smartphones and enterprise security By Ian Kilpatrick. Smartphones are spreading throughout the business world. Their use is growing across organizations and at all levels within them. According to Gartner , sales of mobile devices in the second quarter of 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Data Breaches, Information Security, Mobile Threats, Threats, Tools
Tagged Audit, Compliance, Data Breach, Information Security, Mobile Threats, Risk Management, Tools
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Waiting For The Gargantuan
Waiting For The Gargantuan The pressing together of tectonic plates along the Himalayas can result in a really big one Pallava Bagla “The most dangerous place in the world today, I think you could argue, is the Indian subcontinent,” former … Continue reading
Critical infrastructure: time to begin anticipating and adapting to climate change
Critical infrastructure: time to begin anticipating and adapting to climate change Despite the uncertainties surrounding climate change, it is time to start developing effective strategies that will keep critical infrastructure running in the face of the adverse impacts that seem … Continue reading
Posted in BCM, Biological Threats, CIP, Crisis Management, Disaster, Disaster Management, Natural Threats, Risk Management, Threats
Tagged BCM, CIP, Crisis Management, Critical Infrastructure, Cyclone, Disaster, Disaster Management, Disaster Recovery, Natural Disaster, Natural Threats, Risk Management, Threats
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ISO/IEC 27005:2011 standard now available
ISO/IEC 27005:2011 standard now available ISO has announced that ISO/IEC 27005:2011 is now available. The standard provides a framework for implementing a risk management approach to managing threats to information security management systems. Information security risks pose a considerable threat … Continue reading
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