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• Bit9, FireEye, Palo Alto Networks team to hit zero-day malware

  By Ellen Messmer | 21 May, 2013 06:10

  Bit9 has teamed with FireEye and Palo Alto Networks, which each have sandboxing technologies, in order to share information related to zero-day attack code.

• Peculiar malware trail raises questions about security firm in India

  By Ellen Messmer | 20 May, 2013 18:15

  Security firm Norman, investigating cyber-espionage-related to a Norwegian telecom company, the Pakastani government and others, says a lot of its findings lead to the word "Appin," which happens to be the name of a security outfit in India whose website indicates it does work for the Indian military.

• Attack on Telenor was part of large cyberespionage operation with Indian origins: report

  By Lucian Constantin | 20 May, 2013 15:49

  A recent intrusion on the computer network of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor was the result of a large cyberespionage operation of Indian origin that for the past few years has targeted business, government and political organizations from different countries, according to researchers from security firm Norman Shark.

• Smartphones take center stage in two-factor authentication schemes

  By David Strom | 20 May, 2013 14:30

  We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install.

• Why don't risk management programs work?

  By John Dix | 20 May, 2013 06:20

  When the moderator of a panel discussion at the recent RSA conference asked the audience how many thought their risk management programs were successful, only a handful raised their hands. So Network World Editor in Chief John Dix asked two of the experts on that panel to hash out in an email exchange why these programs don't tend to work.

• Yahoo Japan says 22 million user IDs may have been stolen

  By Jay Alabaster | 20 May, 2013 04:07

  Yahoo Japan, the country's largest Web portal, said up to 22 million user IDs may have been leaked during a hack that was discovered last week.

• Alleged tech support scammers settle FTC charges

  By Grant Gross | 17 May, 2013 18:28

  Operators of two alleged tech support scams that charged consumers hundreds of dollars to supposedly fix their computers have settled charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

• Police arrest Anonymous suspects in Italy

  By Philip Willan | 17 May, 2013 17:42

  Italian police arrested four suspected hackers Friday, accusing them of having taken control of the Italian branch of the Anonymous network.

• How Blackstone is finding BYOD success with BYOA(pple)

  By Joan Goodchild | 04 March, 2013 17:16

  Bill Murphy, CTO and managing director at Blackstone, a global investment and advisory firm, knew he wanted to find a way to allow employees to use their own devices for work. The demand was there, and he was increasingly hearing about how adding in BYOD would help productivity.

• PROFILE: From the ground up

  By Julia Talevski | 07 November, 2011 09:39

  Insentra's Ronnie Altit talks about some of the challenges with starting a business and the importance of building trusted relationships with partners

• Symantec: Building on specialisation

  By Patrick Budmar | 29 July, 2011 08:41

  ARN caught up with Symantec Pacific region vice-president and managing director, Craig Scroggie, during Symantec Partner Engage 2011 to talk about the security vendor’s channel strategy, partners specialising and the current security landscape.

• Estonia readies for the next cyberattack

  By Robert McMillan | 08 April, 2010 06:49

  More than anyone else, Jaak Aaviksoo has first-hand knowledge of what a cyberwar might feel like. In April 2007, Estonia's banking, media and government presence online was disrupted by several waves of distributed denial of service attacks that knocked services offline. The country is heavily wired -- 90 percent of all financial transactions are conducted over the Internet and 70 percent of the population files their tax returns electronically -- so the incident was widely felt by the country's 1.3 million citizens.

• SaaS, not shopping, is focus of Symantec's new CEO

  By Robert McMillan | 26 June, 2009 09:32

  CIOs think of Symantec as a company that buys its way into new markets. Over the past decade the Cupertino, California, vendor has snatched up about 30 companies as it's evolved from an antivirus and tools seller to an aspiring enterprise infrastructure vendor.

• Five Ways To Survive a Data Breach Investigation

  By Bill Brenner | 16 April, 2009 09:11

  Security experts say it all the time: If a company thinks it has suffered a data security breach, the key to getting at the truth unscathed is to have a response plan in place for what needs to be done and who needs to be in charge of certain tasks. And, as SANS Institute instructor Lenny Zeltser advised in CSOonline's recent How to Respond to an Unexpected IT Security Incident article, "ask lots and lots of questions" before making rash decisions.

• McAfee looks to security in virtual environments

  By Tim Greene | 21 October, 2008 10:36

  McAfee is hunkering down to integrate the security technologies it has bought over the past several months into its varied line of security software and appliances. Two trends in the company's activities are developing parallel products for deployment as software on endpoints and as network-based appliances. This week, for instance, the company is announcing that NAC software can be installed on its IntruShield IPS appliance to give customers the option of enforcing NAC policies in the network, not just on the endpoint. The company is bringing management of these platforms under control of its ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) in an effort to centralize control of network security. Network World Senior Editor Tim Greene spoke with McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt about these efforts as well as other issues facing the company.

• Chinese hackers master art of lying low

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 May, 2013 10:14

  China's remarkable success in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn't be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology, security experts say. They're just very persistent and very good at remaining undetected for long periods of time.

• 8 essential features you need in a business router

  By Eric Geier | 17 May, 2013 15:56

  A router is the heart of your network, so it deserves to be chosen carefully. Any router will share your Internet connection amongst your computers and other networkable devices (smartphones, tablets, and so on), but better models provide features that will enhance your network and its performance. Whether you're seeking a business- or consumer-class router, here are the eight most essential features to look for.

• Supply chain 2013: Stop playing whack-a-mole with security threats

  By Howard Baldwin | 30 April, 2013 10:45

  IT can never take all the risk out of a supply chain, but it can help organizations minimize their vulnerability in a world of new threats.

• Our Internet privacy is at risk -- but not dead (yet)

  By Dan Tynan | 22 April, 2013 10:05

  Legislation, stealth technologies, and emerging data privacy markets are proving that the battle for our Internet privacy has only just begun

• Security Manager's Journal: A little housecleaning

  By Mathias Thurman | 22 April, 2013 10:04

  Our manager finds the time and opportunity to cross a few nagging items off of his to-do list.

• The 5 biggest online privacy threats of 2013

  By Melissa Riofrio | 08 April, 2013 13:23

  Your online life may not seem worth tracking as you browse websites, store content in the cloud, and post updates to social networking sites. But the data you generate is a rich trove of information that says more about you than you realize - and it's a tempting treasure for marketers and law enforcement officials alike.

• Back up, wipe and restore your iPad

  By Nick Barber | 26 March, 2013 19:43

  If you're planning to sell or give away your iPad, then it is essential that your personal information and data be erased from it. If it's running sluggish after a few years, sometimes backing up your data, erasing it from the tablet and restoring it might improve performance.

• Who has responsibility for Cloud security?

  By John Dix | 25 March, 2013 20:09

  As more organisations leverage the Cloud for critical business applications, they are discovering one of the greatest challenges is combining existing internal controls with cloud protection efforts.