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NetQin Mobile, a Beijing based provider of consumer-centric mobile security solutions, today announced that is has opened a Security Research Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.The Security Research Center will focus specifically on identifying and monitoring mobile security threats that could impact consumers.

Most breaches are not the result of hackers, but rather reflect the increase in the risks of the knowledgeable insider related to identity theft and human error. A majority of health organizations are under-prepared to protect patient privacy and secure data as new uses for digital health information emerge and access to confidential patient information expands, according to a new report released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Security must evolve to better address the new reality of a dynamic and rapidly changing environment. 

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Attacks are Persistent, and Hackers have the Advantage. In the Fight Against Cyber Attacks, Knowledge is Power.Being aware of the methods used by hackers is an important step towards defending attacks on sensitive company data. Knowledge determines how a CEO will defend his ship, and whether or not he can prevent future attacks. Understanding hacker “know-how,” in conjunction with appropriate defense and countermeasures, will help identify potential threats to a company’s network.

Half of the Software Piracy Discovered is Being Committed by Existing Customers Who are Out of Compliance with their Licenses. How Can We Fix This?Many software makers ignore or dismiss the piracy of their products based on misperceptions around who is using it and why. However, by tracking the adoption of unlicensed software, your company can turn the age-old piracy problem into revenue generating business unit as well as source data for marketing. Here’s how.

Adobe today said it would release a Flash Player update tomorrow, September 21, 2011. The out of cycle update will address critical security issues in flash player as well as an important universal cross-site scripting issue that is reportedly being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks.Adobe’s Severity Rating System classifies “Critical” security issues as “a vulnerability, which, if exploited would allow malicious native-code to execute, potentially without a user being aware.”

Two security researchers say they have poked holes in the secure sockets layer (SSL) and transport layer security (TLS) protocol with a new tool that enables attackers to decrypt HTTP cookies.

Endpoint Monitor Provides the Foundation for Granting Access to Networks and Cloud Services From only Known Devices, Verified to be Free of MalwareWave Systems has pulled the cover off of a new solution aimed at fighting advanced persistent threats (APTs).

McAfee Shares its Vision for Securing Mobile Devices in Corporate Environments McAfee unveiled a three-pronged approach to mobile security today with a new set of products.

Internet security company Kaspersky Lab today announced Kaspersky ONE, a "Universal Security" solution that helps users protect a wide selection of platforms and devices with a single license.With the offering, customers can protect multiple devices, including desktops, laptops, smartphones, and Android-based tablets.

Early this month, Juniper Networks conducted an informal survey on the show floor of VMworld 2011. The survey, which garnered responses from some 60 attendees of the Vegas-hosted event, found that more than 77% of respondents ranked security as a top concern for virtualizing workloads. However, the economic benefits of virtualizing are extremely compelling.

Got Vulnerabilities? Deal with it.

IronKey, a company that originally made its mark offering USB-based hardware solutions ranging from flash drives with encrypted storage, to a virtual desktop solution for carrying a secure computer operating system in your pocket, today said it will be selling off that part of its business.This is a strategic move for Sunnyvale, California based IronKey that has decided to focus its efforts on cloud-based solutions to secure access to Internet services.

Following the recent cyber attack that resulted in an intrusion into DigiNotar’s Certificate Authority (CA) infrastructure and the fraudulent issuance of SSL certificates for hundreds of domains, including Google.com, CIA.Gov and many others, DigiNotar officially will be closing its doors for good.

Bit9, a provider of application whitelisting security solutions, announced on Monday that Richard Clarke, former Cybersecurity Czar for President George W. Bush, has joined the company’s Board of Directors.A recognized expert on cyber war and counter-terrorism, Clarke will provide strategic advice and insight to Bit9 and its board.

Security experts urge organizations to test IPv6 compatibility across security products and gateways as networks undergo upgradesIf your IT department hasn’t thought about an IPv6 strategy yet, you're behind the curve. While IPv6 was designed mainly to address the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses, it’s creating several challenges for IT departments in terms of ensuring the end-to-end stability and performance of enterprise IP networks and the Internet as a whole.

Managing ever-growing volumes of data and being prepared for eDiscovery requests challenges many organizations. Email is no longer the primary source of records companies must produce when it comes to eDiscovery requests—at least according to a recent Symantec-sponsored survey of legal and IT personnel at 2,000 enterprises worldwide.

In a rare move, Oracle broke its normal procedures and issued an emergency patch due to concerns about the impact of a successful attack.The fix addresses a denial-of-service vulnerability in Oracle’s Apache Web server software. According to Oracle, the issue affects multiple versions of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1, Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 and Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2.