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A spokesperson from NASA has told SecurityWeek that they’re investigating claims made by a group of Iranian hackers earlier this week.
The U.S. Department of Defense, working alongside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, announced on Friday that they would expand the availability of the cybersecurity information assurance program launched last year.
In a letter to Senator John McCain, General Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA and current commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, says that the U.S. should implement policy that would require hardened network defenses.
The Insider Threat Security Reference Architecture (ITSRA) was born from existing best practices and data taken from 700 cases of insider related crime.
According to a recent survey of 104 security professionals in the energy sector, when asked, “Do smart meter installations have sufficient security controls to protect against false data injection?" 61 percent said no.
As the Federal Government aims to make use of the massive volume of digital data being generated on a daily basis, the Obama Administration today announced a “Big Data Research and Development Initiative” backed by more than $200 million in commitments.
What is clear is that the current system is not working, opined Google software engineer Adam Langley today at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
RSA, the Security Division of EMC, today introduced enhancements to its NetWitness Live™ platform, including expanded threat content and added support for new analytics platforms.
Tufin Technologies has armed the upcoming version of its flagship security suite with new features to improve management.
Following attacks against BATS and NASDAQ, DDoS attacks are expected against Israeli government, public institutions, and other high profile websites starting on Tuesday, an email obtained by SecurityWeek explains.
FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Security Architecture
Choosing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) solution from the many vendors in the market is not easy. For those who must, here are some important aspects of the decision-making process to consider.
While there are already taxonomies for classifying vulnerabilities, this is not the case with events. We should all tap into our inner analyst to devise and embrace new categorization models.
Recent incidents should remind us of the threats plaguing some of the Internet’s trust models and implementation, namely, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Secure Socket Layer (SSL).
Traditional security solutions are falling short of providing needed protection because they’re typically blind to changing conditions and new attacks. Simply put: you can’t protect what you can’t see.
After the breach, RSA has added some 1,000 new SecurID customers to its client base. Looking ahead, RSA is focusing on stronger intelligence controls and automated threat response.
The concept of a data diode isn’t new, but it’s been adopted recently in the critical infrastructure sector, and in so doing limiting the visibility needed to protect against targeted attacks. Data diodes may help protect critical infrastructure from certain attacks, but are they really practical?
As malware gets progressively more complex, it’s important to understand how the major players in the malware industry fit together and how these relationships affect the ways that malware is developed, distributed and ultimately used in attacks.
If you are ready to upgrade your firewalls you will have tons of choices but you’ll also need to conduct considerable research and gain an understanding of what those choices mean in terms of benefits and trade offs for your network.
Domain names are part of the plumbing of the Internet and you don't need to worry too much about how it works, until it doesn't. Here are five facts about domains names that you should know.
Organizations can’t buy an “Anti-APT” solution, but adopting the right security strategy can help defend against APTs that attempt to seize data and wreak havoc.
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