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Industry Organizations Issue First Information Security Principles

"Hacktivisms are motivated by revenge, politics, ideology, protest and a desire to humiliate victims."

Juniper Networks is planning a major expansion to its “India Excellence Center (IEC),” a research and development center in Bangalore, India. The company announced this week that it would add 750 seats and 450 equipment racks at a new site in Bangalore over the next two years. The company currently has 1,800 staff members and 300 development partners working at its existing campus in Bangalore. The new office will be located at Bangalore's new Prestige Exora Business Park and is...

HP MSA2000 G3 “Backdoor” Vulnerability Discovered A hardcoded password-related security vulnerability has been discovered which apparently affects every HP MSA2000 G3 modular storage array shipped to date.

Meeting Compliance is Overrated - Manage Risk! Efficient, Effective Risk Management is the Key to Ensuring the Possible Security Posture and, by Extension, Meeting ComplianceSecurity risks to your computer networks and systems are everywhere. Cybercriminals around the world are constantly targeting and probing enterprise networks, with the intent on penetrating them and committing their dirty deeds. What’s worse, these threats are continually evolving, complicating efforts to stay a step ahead.

A former Goldman Sachs programmer responsible for developing programs that power the firm's high-frequency trading systems – a key to millions in profits for the Wall Street giant - was found guilty last week by a jury in Manhattan federal court of one count of theft of trade secrets and one count of transportation of stolen property in interstate and foreign commerce.

Device Identification and Differentiated Access Reporting Enable Company and Privately Owned Devices to Securely Coexist in the EnterpriseAvenda Systems, a provider of network access security solutions, today announced new features within its eTIPS platform that enable customers to efficiently allow or deny the use of personal devices for workplace applications.

Boston based Vulnerability management and penetration testing solution provider Rapid7, announced this week that its signature products, Metasploit Pro™ and Metasploit Express™, have achieved Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) compliance. CVE associates unique identifiers to security vulnerabilities and exposures to provide common names for publicly known problems.

How To Keep Your Website Secure This Holiday Season

After 2,686 days at Google, software engineer Brian Kennish has left the search giant to focus on “Disconnect,” an open source browser extension designed to stop third parties and search engines from tracking Web pages you visit and searches you do.

AccessData has announced the release of SilentRunner Mobile, a network forensics solution designed to deliver network surveillance and analysis with plug-and-play deployment capability. SilentRunner Mobile is targeted for use in law enforcement, government and corporate investigations, while allowing for distributed installation to facilitate ongoing cyber security monitoring and analysis.

RSA announced today that its SecurID Software Token will be available for Android smartphones, enabling users of the popular mobile operating system with secure, two-factor authentication to enterprise applications and resources using their Android powered device as an RSA SecurID authenticator.

After failing in its efforts to acquire storage provider 3PAR despite a $1.8 bid this past summer, Dell has made another move and has agreed to acquire Compellent Technologies, a provider of highly-virtualized storage solutions that help organizations manage and move data.

Agiliance, Inc., a provider of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced its RiskVision Cloud Risk Management Services embed content and controls from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)

A recent incident has resulted in the email addresses of some Walgreens customers who receive special offers and newsletters from the company to fall into the hands of cybercrimals.