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Skydera C3 Developer Edition Enables Cloud Command & Control for Amazon AWS, RackSpace, GoGrid, SliceHost Skydera, a provider of cross-cloud IT automation solutions, today launched Skydera C3 Developer Edition, a solution that brings developers enterprise-grade security to public cloud and hybrid cloud environments, and true developer self-service.

Have you considered how you’ll secure your IPv6 infrastructure? Even if you aren’t implementing an IPv6 network, you still need to be concerned about the transition. Here is how can you be sure your network remains protected as the industry moves towards IPv6.

FBI agents executed more than 35 search warrants and arrested fourteen alleged members of the Anonymous hacking collective in a coordinated crackdown across the nation on Tuesday. The U.S.

RedSeal Systems, Inc., a provider of network security optimization solutions that help companies identify holes in their security infrastructure, announced that it has appointed existing board member and security industry expert Parveen Jain as the company's new chief executive officer.

You’ve Heard the the Catchphrases and Acronyms Surrounding Industrial Network Security, So What Do They All Mean?

The Pennsylvania Department of Banking today warned the public about an advance fee loan scam being carried out on the Internet under the name Ridley Creek Financing Group.According to the Department of Banking, the company's Web site solicits personal loans and asks for personal financial information, such as Social Security numbers, which could be used to commit identity fraud and drain victim's accounts. The company also asks for funds to be wired to process the loan.

Tenable Network Security, a provider of security monitoring solutions, has hired veteran IT security expert Jack Daniel to its product management team. Daniel comes to Tenable from Astaro, recently acquired by Sophos, where he served as Community Development Manager.

Survey Reveals That IT Security Personnel Are Making Dangerous Security Trade-OffsWith the significant spike in recent data breaches and cyber attacks, organizations around the world are scrambling to implement additional security measures to help develop a strong security posture.

Recovering from a breach can be expensive, just ask Sony or any other company that has fallen victim to a cyber attack recently. Not only are the costs stemming from investigations, breach notifications and fines expensive for organizations, the damage done to a brand and loss of customer confidence can be incredibly costly.

Seattle based WatchGuard Technologies, on Monday announced that it has extended its next-generation firewall (NGFW) capabilities, including advanced firewalling, application control, and intrusion prevention system (IPS), to its XTM 8 Series of security appliances, making enterprise-class NGFW features available to businesses that perhaps aren’t big enough to justify the investment in a typical enterprise-class firewall.

Google today said it had acquired the domain name “G.CO”, a name that the company says it will use exclusively to link to official Google products and services, helping users be more confident that when they click on a "G.CO" link, they are taken what should be a safe URL, operated by Google.

The battle for top talent in the tech industry isn’t limited to Facebook, Apple and Google quarreling to hire and retain top talent. Splunk, a provider of operational intelligence software, today announced that it has hired David Conte as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer.

Cloud-based threat management company, Zscaler, today said it has hired John Vecchi as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, where he will responsible for driving the company's market-expansion initiatives.

RIM this week released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in the BlackBerry Administration API included in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server that may allow an attacker with user permissions granted to the BlackBerry Administration API to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial-of-service condition.

It looks like Netflix isn’t the only company jacking up its rates this week. VeriSign, the Internet infrastructure giant that ICAAN recently awarded (via renewal) the contract to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .net registry for another six years, said it would be raising the fees for its domain registration services.

We all have relatives who never see a doctor because they just don’t want to know if there is something really wrong with them. Living a left-brain life (i.e., logical, analytical), I always cringe and unsuccessfully suggest the ‘more information is better’ approach to medical care when my relatives channel their ostrich spirits. Somehow the concept of plausible deniability breaks down when thinking about the early detection potentially fatal disease. Just another confirmation of my adoption.

Below is a Full Text Transcript of Remarks on the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy from Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, as the Defense Department's Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace was revealed at National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington.As Delivered by Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III, on Thursday, July 14, 2011

Add mice and keyboards to the list of UBS-based peripherals now suspect in any corporate environment. In recent weeks several gadget blogs have been discussing new ways to make the USB HID (Human Interface Device) a viable vector for malware. This is hardware hacking that should be of interest to corporate IT staff. While some of these use cases are not elegant, requiring someone to convince someone else to use a modified device, we've seen clever social engineering in the...

The wait is over. New guidance on virtualization from the PCI Council is here.