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SMBs should focus on ‘a risk-based approach to threat management,’ says researcherBig business — at least a significant percentage of it — has apparently heeded the decades-long mantra from information security experts, and invested enough in security to make it difficult, expensive and risky for cyber criminals to attack them. By Taylor Armerding So criminals are […]

MasterCard Worldwide is a year into its BYOD policy and the program is growing strong while the company keeps a watchful eye on security. By Kim S. Nash CIO — More than a year into its bring-your-own-device program, MasterCard Worldwide continuously assesses the security technology and policies that allow 30 percent of its employees worldwide to use their

by sullo We’re happy to announce the immediate availability of Nikto 2.1.4!Nikto is an open source web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 6400 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, checks for outdated versions of over 1000 servers, and version specific problems on over 270 servers.This release contains a number

Humans are terrible at evaluating and judging risk. We overestimate our chances of winning contests while underestimating the chance of something bad happening. Compensating for this natural tendency isn’t easy, but the Wall Street Journal suggests one way to train your brain might be to track your skills like a gambler.The first step to compensating

Bitcoinica, a Bitcoin exchange started by a 17-year old teenager Zhou Tong, has been shut down for security investigations. It’s believed that at least 18,000 BTC ($90,000 or 68,000 EUR) have been stolen. News of the hack was posted this morning by Bitcoinica’s founder, Zhou Tong: “Today, we have discovered a suspicious Bitcoin transaction that

Anonymous has been meek and quiet since the great Sabu treachery, failing to even threaten much of anything. But in a new interview, one of the group’s last remaining leaders says Anon has a nuclear card up its sleeve.Christopher “Commander X” Doyon, whose name is public because he’s been busted for hacking a California government

by Jeremy Hill New legislation presented by Senators Richard Blumenthal, Charles Schumer, Ron Wyden, Jeanne Shaheen, and Amy Klobuchar is aiming to prevent employers from ever demanding access to the password-protected online accounts of current or perspective employees. It’s called the Password Protection Act of 2012, and it carriers monetary penalties if violated. Senator Schumer explained his