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FBI Wants to Develop Highly Secure Internet

In a effort towards a fraud prevention solution, an executive in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recommended government and corporate leaders should consider developing a new,…

Department of Homeland Security Appoints Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity

It was announced today the United States Department of Homeland Security has appointed a new Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)….

GAO Reports 650% Increase in Security Incidents

As part of the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) established an information security program, which evaluates and provides annual reporting for…

DigiNotar Files for Bankruptcy After Being Hacked

DigiNotar, the company that was hacked in August 2011 and issued hundreds of fake security certificates for Google, Yahoo! and more, has filed for bankruptcy….

NSS Labs Deems IE9 as Most Secure Browser

NSS Labs, an information security research and testing organization, announced the results of a test they did on Web Browser Security Comparative Test Reports against Socially-Engineered Malware. The…

Knowledge Based Authentication Security Passwords

I was reading a blog on Schneier on Security earlier today that was talking about knowledge based authentication in the form of security questions, and one of the…

California Increases Data Breach Notification Detail Requirements

California has passed a bill that requires companies to provide more information to their consumers when a data breach occurs. TheSenate Bill 24establishes standards for the details to…

Update on DigiNotar

Earlier this week we talked aboutGooglebeing attacked by DigiNotar, and we have an update to share with you. It has been reported that Safari users on Mac OS…

Google Announces Attack

Yesterday,Googleannounced that there was an attempted SSL man-in-the-middle attack against its users. The majority of affected users were in Iran, so it was contained to a geographic area….

Highlights for McAfees Q2 Threats Report

Today,McAfee released the McAfee Threats Report: Second Quarter 2011,which focuses on the latest facts and trends of malware, cybercriminal activity, and knowledge-based authentication.The report is 24 pages in…