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Mobile devices bring incredible benefits in terms of productivity and efficiency in the workplace and for personal use. But there’s a catch: "The ways smart phones, laptops and tablets interconnect work life and personal life raise serious security challenges for organizations—and the stakes are high,” according to Alastair MacWillson, global managing director of Accenture’s global security practice and SecurityWeek columnist.

Not only is Capitol Hill pushing cybersecurity legislation to the top of the agenda, but the Department of Defense has declared that real-life military retaliation can be a valid response to cyber attacks.

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As the United States and other countries prepare for the transition to a smarter electrical grid, the industry focus has been on getting smart grids themselves up and running, often with little consideration for cyber security issues.

Well aware of the rich benefits of cloud computing and virtualized environments but anxious about the exposure of sensitive data through computing resources no longer under their physical control, organizations find themselves torn between the potential of these distributed models and the chance that hackers could penetrate security barriers and cause severe damage. But can sensitive data (and the applications that use this data) be safely deployed in the cloud?

Cellcrypt, a provider of encrypted voice calling solutions for mobile phones, today announced the availability of Cellcrypt Mobile™ for Android™, a version of its encrypted voice calling application that runs on Android devices operating over Wi-Fi™, GSM and CDMA wireless networks.

New Challenges Emerging as Virtualization and Private Clouds Go Mainstream: Survey Reveals Discrepancy Between Project Goals and Reality According to a recent study, seventy-six percent of enterprises that have implemented server virtualization indicated that security was a somewhat or extremely large factor in being more confident about placing business-critical applications on virtualized servers. Sixty-three percent listed security as a significant/extreme challenge to implementing server virtualization.

SOA Software, a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and cloud services Governance provider, announced the availability of Atmosphere, an API Management solution that manages, monitors and secures APIs.The solution helps ensure that APIs deliver the level of service customers and partners require and provide security of corporate and customer information and assets.

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), the standards body that manages the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced the availability of online PCI Awareness training. Priced at $495 with group discounts available for an introductory level course, the four hour training is designed for those interested in learning more about PCI and provides an overview of PCI security basics.

A recent cyber attack on the IMF resulted in the loss of a “large quantity” of data, including emails and documents, a person familiar with the incident told Bloomberg.Many experts believe the incident was a state-sponsored attack connected to foreign governments, and while the IMF has been quiet on the issue, if this is the case, it’s likely that the attacker could be an IMF member.

Following the arrest of three alleged "Anonymous" members by Spanish authorities on Friday, Turkey's state-run news agency has reported that police have detained 32 individuals allegedly linked to the hacktivist group.The Anatolia news agency said today that the suspects were taken into custody after conducting raids in a dozen cities for suspected ties to Anonymous.The group recently targeted Web sites of the country's telecommunications watchdog, the prime minister's office and parliament as a protest to Turkey's plans to introduce Internet...

Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants, Inc. (SCMLC), a California company that represents medical providers in the recovery of billing from workers’ compensation insurance carriers, announced on Saturday that data containing the names and social security numbers of approximately 300,000 individuals who have applied for California workers’ compensation benefits had been exposed to unauthorized access.

With tax credits being dished out for all types of programs, ranging from hybrid vehicles and solar energy to home buying and charitable donations, AGV Technologies CEO JR Smith has another idea in mind: Tax incentives to those using security software protect themselves online.

Years back, when viruses threatened our infrastructure, the industry responded and changed the battlefield. As the threat landscape continues to evolve so must our defense strategies.

Today, IPv6 World Day, is the widely-anticipated 24 hour period that many large organizations including Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai, Verizon and hundreds of other organizations, will use to distribute content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight” to prepare their services for IPv6.