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Apple Drops Java for Security Concerns

An update released recently removes the Java plugin from all Mac-compatible browsers installed on the system.

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Malware Attacks Seen Increasing

A McAfee report states that more than 8 million new kinds of malware are uncovered in the second quarter. This represents an increase of 23% from the first quarterly report. 

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Five Things a Healthcare CIO Can Do to Improve Security

Most security vulnerabilities reside in the cracks of systems and organizational integration and during an M&A.

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Breached! Now What? Seven Steps to Avoid Failure Panic

Once you get past the notion that it's not a question of if but rather when a breach or incident occurs - another issue starts to hit you.  What does a breach mean for your security program?

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Symantec Internet Security Threat Report

While the number of vulnerabilities has decreased significantly, the report notes an 81% increase in detected attacks and predicts this upward trend to continue through 2012.

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Facebook Launches Antivirus Marketplace

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U.S. Officials Warn of Global Cyber Arms Race

Expressed concerns over the rapid expansion of threats in cyberspace posed by state sponsored entities and criminal syndicates.

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Average Cost of a Data Breach $5.5 Million in 2011

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CIOS are Securing Data with Analytics

The challenge for the CIO is that larger organizations need to monitor hundreds of millions of events per day, including some activities that are happening around the periphery of their business and outside the data center. 

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FBI Director: Cybercrime Fastest Growing Threat

No enterprise will ever be safe from attack. Thee are an estimated 250,000 site breaches reported in the last few years. 

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Record Security Breaches Drives Demand for IT Security Pros

According to a new report the information security profession offers not only stability but upward mobility thanks to the increasing volume of global security breaches.

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Top Security Company Acquisitions in 2011

The acquisition pace in the security industry has been steady the last few years due to the global proliferation of security breaches. 

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The Security Impact of Performance

There are some serious security implications to availability, or rather, poor performance.  We take a look at a couple of failure modes and quickly analyze their impact:

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Fed CIO: Minimum Security Standards Set for Cloud Providers

The White House and the Federal CIO have finally released fully defined security requirements for federal cloud computing providers. The latest security initiative has been called FedRamp.

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Top 10 Password Cracking Methods

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