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It appears the Chinese cyber-espionage crew behind attacks on as many as 100 businesses is cutting back on some of its attacks and looking for alternative tools, Mandiant said.

When the subject of public cloud computing comes-up, it is inevitable that the concept of ‘risk’ soon follows. Often, the ‘risk’ of public cloud is associated with data security and availability. The greatest risk to an organization considering public cloud is not security, it is cost. This is a parallel story with VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure). Initially, the use of both public cloud and VDI were viewed primarily as cost-saving strategies. David K.

Websense's board of director accepted a bid from private equity firm Vista Equity Partners to take the company private.

The Department of Homeland Security warned its employees their personal data may have been exposed as a result of a vulnerability in the software used by a DHS vendor to gather and store sensitive personally identifiable information (PII).

Google plans to upgrade its SSL certificate ecosystem to tighten security. On Aug. 1, Google will begin switching to the new 2048-bit certificates to make the encryption used to connect to its services that much stronger.

Bring-your-own device (BYOD) sounds like a great idea to improve productivity, but the challenges it poses from a security and IT management perspective continue to trouble organizations large and small.

Layered security may be security best practice, but many of the current technologies don't appear to be detecting and blocking exploits, according to recent NSS Labs research.

Forget Bring-Your-Own-Device. CIOs and CISOs are worried about the security implications of Bring-Your-Own-Anything, BYOx, and how the trend affects corporate data, according to a new Wisegate report.

Survey Shows Companies Maximize Revenue and Profit Growth by Allowing Employees to Use the Best Technologies Available When companies give employees the choice of any technology to get their job done, the company sees a significant boost in efficiency and productivity, according to a new survey from Blue Coat Systems.

Skyhigh Networks, a Cupertino, California-based startup that discovers, analyzes, and controls cloud services in use within an organization, announced that it has received $20 million in a Series B financing round led by Sequoia Capital, bringing the total investment in the company to-date to more than $26M.

Tripwire, a provider of security risk and compliance management tools, this week launched its NERC Solution Suite, a combination of customized tools and services designed to help utilities automate, achieve and maintain North American Electrical Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance.

WASHINGTON - The United States should consider curbs on Chinese investment or even offensive operations against hackers to address the growing toll from intellectual property theft, a report said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - A high-powered commission said Wednesday that intellectual property theft was costing the United States the equivalent of all its exports to Asia and urged a tougher approach to China.

According to the Associated Press, officials at Guantanamo Bay prison halted access to Wi-Fi, as well as social media this week, due to security concerns that arose after Anonymous pledged to stand in solidarity with prisoners who are currently on a hunger strike.

On Tuesday, during the House’s Energy and Commerce Committee's cybersecurity hearing, Representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey released a report detailing the risks faced by the nation’s power grid. According to responses sent to the lawmakers, the situation is as bad as expected, and could get worse unless changes are made.