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Cyber-Ark Software, a provider of enterprise security solutions that help companies secure and manage accounts, sessions, critical applications and data, this week announced that it has signed an agreement for a $40 million investment round led by Goldman Sachs and Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP).

2012 IT Security Predictions: What Will the Threat Landscape Look Like in the New Year?Very soon, 2011 will come to a close. It has been quite a year for hackers and security companies alike.

New Service Matches Data from WHOIS domain registries, IP geo-location to Other Sources to Identify Non-compliant Organizations.Software intelligence solutions provider V.i. Labs has launched a new service that will allow independent software vendors (ISVs) to match license infringement records to named entities, enabling them to deal with the problems associated with the unlicensed use of their software.

Hackers from China have breached computer systems at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, resulting in access to operational data and information on its 3 million members, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

There are some things that the best CIOs and IT managers can’t prevent entirely as they depend on other people. An example of this is the employee who leaves a laptop open in a coffee shop and walks away “just for a few minutes.” There are some things which every CIO has control over, however. When these are overlooked, and a breach occurs, I have to shake my head at how easy it would have been to prevent. Here are...

A report is circulating about a new Windows 7 bug that could be leveraged by attackers to run malicious code.

FishNet Security announced today that it has acquired Logic Trends Inc., a provider of identity and access management solutions.Founded in 2002, Roswell, Georgia-based Logic Trends offers identity and access management solutions including Simplified Sign-On, Strong Authentication, and more, and provides strategic guidance, implementation and support services.

With all the attention on SCADA and Industrial Control Systems cyber security in the year following Stuxnet, ENISA, Europe’s cyber security agency, has issued the results of a study that describes the current situation on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) security and proposes recommendations for improving it.

Sophos today announced the release of Sophos Mobile Control 2.0, the latest version of its mobile device management product.

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.