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We have an Entire Commercial Class of Security Professionals, but Few Hackers. Where are our Cyber Warriors? 

Gaining unauthorized Internet access and hiding your tracks have become common skills for a whole generation that feels information and communication should be free, even at work.Cisco recently released its 2011 Connected World Technology Report which surveyed the world’s next generation workforce, and included the views of approximately 3,000 college students and young professionals in response to the following two questions:

A Leaked FBI Warning about Doxing Somewhat Misses the Bigger Picture.An FBI intelligence bulletin released over the weekend by Anonymous, says that law enforcement personnel and other victims are at risk for identity theft due to the nature of doxing, or exposing personal information on a victim to the public.

Iran has captured an RQ-170 drone used by the CIA, and according to unconfirmed reports from the Christian Science Monitor (CSM), the Iranians were able to pull off such a feat by targeting the drone’s GPS systems.The CSM interviewed an Iranian engineer who is said to be working as part of a team assigned to study the remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). He explained that the process of capturing the drone centered on spoofing the communications signal used to manage GPS.

Let’s start with the visual image of one of those mechanical claw arcade machines – the one where you insert a few quarters and grab a toy with a mechanical claw. These can be addictive games for some of us.Let’s take that same visual image. But instead of a claw dropping down onto a pile of beanie babies, let’s visualize a hacker reaching through your login screen and feeling around for your database. Picture the hacker running impenetrable scripts instead...

The Split-Personality Year of 2011 will Lead Organizations to Make Sure they are Protected in 2012:  The Year of Ubiquitous Encryption. 

Adobe Systems plans to release a patch Friday to close an Adobe Reader and Acrobat security hole at the center of an attack campaign on the defense industry.

Industry Organization Approves Industry-wide Standard for The Issuance and Management of SSL/TLS Digital CertificatesSSL certificates are supposed to be a mechanism for authenticating the ownership of Websites.

Provider of Cloud-Based Email Security and Compliance Solutions Could Raise Approximately $50 Million Through IPOProofpoint Inc., a Sunnyvale, California based provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, filed an S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week for a proposed initial public offering.

2011 Year in Review: Seven Prime Hacks and Why They are Significant

In today’s digital world, trust is a critical component as consumers spend considerable amounts of time online and on mobile devices shopping, searching and communicating. While these consumers are increasingly becoming concerned with privacy, businesses may be surprised to find out who their customers actually trust, and what it takes to maintain their trust.

Report Highlights Need for Enterprises to Implement Proper Password Security Policies and Procedures, Treat as Highly Valuable Data.

Hitachi-LG Data Storage Execs Pay Fines and Head to Prison After Conspiring to Fix the Bidding for Contracts with HP, Dell, and MicrosoftThree Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. (HLDS) executives have agreed to pay fines and serve seven to eight months in a U.S. prison, after reaching a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on price fixing conspiracy charges related to optical disk drives.

Beg, Borrow or Steal? Young Professionals, Students Admit They’ll Go To Extreme Measures to Get Online Despite IT Policies

France based INSIDE Secure, a provider of semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide Intel with INSIDE’s Near Field Communication (NFC) products and technologies.