Network Security

Twitter SMS authentication security won’t stop attacks, say experts

TechWorld Security - 4 hours 44 min ago
Twitter’s long overdue rollout of two-factor authentication doesn’t plug every angle of attack and won’t guarantee that customer accounts aren’t compromised in future, experts have warned.    

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Google to lengthen SSL encryption keys from August

NetworkWorld Security - 11 hours 30 min ago
Google plans to upgrade the security of its SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates, an important component of secure communications.
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Could the Bitcoin network be used as an ultrasecure notary service?

TechWorld Security - 12 hours 19 min ago
Manuel Araoz, a 23-year-old developer in Argentina, has an idea for Bitcoin that doesn't focus on money.    

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Google to lengthen SSL encryption keys from August

TechWorld Security - 12 hours 30 min ago
Google plans to upgrade the security of its SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates, an important component of secure communications.    

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Researchers find more versions of digitally signed Mac OS X spyware

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:06
Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered "KitM" spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 2012 and targeting German-speaking users.
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IPS market to grow on back of worry over APT attacks

TechWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 10:56
The market for Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) will continue to grow on the back of more advanced designs and rising anxiety about the threat posed by advanced persistent threats (APTs), Frost & Sullivan has said.    

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Microsoft brushes off claim Xbox Live accounts were compromised

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:32
Microsoft brushed off a dubious hacker's claim on Thursday that he stole 47 million account credentials for Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service.
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Could the Bitcoin network be used as an ultrasecure notary service?

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:10
Manuel Araoz, a 23-year-old developer in Argentina, has an idea for Bitcoin that doesn't focus on money.
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Nation's power grid under constant cyberattack, but Congress lax

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 05:00
Utility companies are making only minimum efforts to protect their facilities from persistent and unrelenting cyberattacks, said a Congressional report released Tuesday.
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IT security vendors seen as clueless on industrial control systems

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 05:00
Many IT security vendors have a minimal understanding of industrial control systems (ICS) and try to sell technology that could easily damage the devices found in plants running the nation's critical infrastructure, experts say.
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Citrix NetScaler brings companies closer to Software-Defined Networking

TechWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 05:00
Citrix's application delivery controller NetScaler is enabling organisations to take the first steps towards Software-Defined Networking (SDN), according to Citrix CEO Mark Templeton.    

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Google engineer bashes Microsoft's handling of security researchers, discloses Windows zero-day

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 04:47
A Google security engineer accused Microsoft of treating outside researchers with "great hostility" days before posting details of an unpatched vulnerability in Windows that could be used to crash PCs or gain additional access rights.
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Twitter's two-step authentication a good start, experts say

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 04:19
For celebrities and the average Joe, having two-factor authentication turned on won't protect them against determined hackers, however
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Twitter's two-step authentication a good start, experts say

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 03:27
While experts praise Twitter's decision to provide accountholders with two-factor authentication, they warn that additional security will still be needed to prevent the hijacking of high-profile accounts.
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U.S. urged to let companies 'hack-back' at IP cyber thieves

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 02:29
U.S. companies should be allowed to take aggressive countermeasures against hackers seeking to steal their intellectual property, contends the private Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property.
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Growing mobile malware threat swirls (mostly) around Android

TechWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 02:01
Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday.    

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Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in

TechWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 01:57
Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process.    

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SoftBank said to be in talks with US to allay national security fears

NetworkWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 01:55
The U.S. government is in negotiations with SoftBank for greater control over equipment purchases by Sprint Nextel and the selection of one of the Japanese company's nominee to the U.S. carrier's board, according to a news report.
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SoftBank said to be in talks with US to allay national security fears

TechWorld Security - Thu, 05/23/2013 - 00:55
The U.S. government is in negotiations with SoftBank for greater control over equipment purchases by Sprint Nextel and the selection of one of the Japanese company's nominee to the U.S. carrier's board, according to a news report.    

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IP theft commission: US needs to take strong action

TechWorld Security - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:21
The U.S. government should bar foreign companies that repeatedly steal or use stolen U.S. intellectual property from selling their products in the country, a new report recommended.    
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