A disturbing 36% of chief executive officers (CEOs) have never received an information security report from their chief information security officer (CISO), a survey sponsored by CORE Security found.
US attorney general appoints prosecutors to probe Stuxnet leak
Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed US attorneys to investigate the leak of information about the US government’s involvement in developing the Stuxnet worm, along with other recent national security breaches.
Security is a pillar of Dell’s strategic vision
Michael Dell participated in one of the keynotes at this week’s Gartner Security and Risk Summit outside Washington DC, in what amounted to a fireside chat with Gartner analysts about Dell’s future in IT security.
‘Adding Game’ on Facebook spam alert
Barracuda Labs has discovered a new Facebook spam methodology currently being seeded across the social network giant.
SandForce SF-2000 SSD Processor’s AES-256 is broken
SandForce, acquired by LSI earlier this year, produces flash storage and SSD processors. For more than a year it has been selling its SF-2000 SSD Processor product with AES 256 encryption – that doesn’t work.
The Metropolitan Police Vs Confidential Access – six sentenced
Six men associated with Confidential Access were given sentences at Southwark Crown Court on Friday (8 June), ranging from 6 years 9 months to 2 years suspended, for “a catalogue of fraud offences.”
Qualys Inc files for $100m IPO
On Friday 8 June, Redwood City-based Qualys Inc filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock.
PCI requires merchants to pass internal vulnerability assessments
The PCI Standards Security Council will require merchants to show proof of passing an internal vulnerability assessment beginning June 30, noted Alex Quilter, director of PCI at Qualys.
Security is fundamental to continued adoption of mobile innovations
The exploding mobility trend will continue to advance only as long as people who use the devices feel they can be trusted. That was the focus of Mobiquity CEO Scott Snyder’s opening keynote at this week’s AT&T Cyber Security Conference in New York.
Senators propose compromise cybersecurity bill
In an effort to break the cybersecurity logjam in the US Senate, two senators have proposed a compromise draft bill that they hope will be acceptable to both Democrats and Republicans.