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Cloud Security Needs Continuous Monitoring to Reassure Enterprises, Panel Says
SAN FRANCISCO–A panel of cloud providers and enterprise security professionals said that in order to make enterprise security teams feel more comfortable giving up their data, cloud providers need to be more transparent and open about the security measures and processes they have in place to...
0-Day SCADA Exploits Publicly Exposed by Italian researchers
0-Day SCADA Exploits Publicly Exposed by Italian researchers An Italian researcher has uncovered at least a dozen security flaws in software used in utilities and other critical infrastructure systems, prompting security advisories from the U.S. government. Security researcher Luigi Auriemma...
Stuxnet Virus Could Threaten U.S. Infrastructure, Warns DHS Official
The computer virus Stuxnet, which some experts believe was created specifically to target Iran's nuclear facilities, could also threaten U.S. infrastructure, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official. "That virus focused on specific software implementations, and those softwar...
Losing the Echo Chamber in the Critical Infrastructure Security Debate
As an analyst, and now as a consultant, I raise issues of digital and physical security: let’s talk about them, in plain terms, and collectively move to do something. As a member of the security digerati, I think we should be helping people, and we have to either step up with a better way forward...
CBS 60 Minutes on Cyber Terrorism
Could hackers get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the world’s infrastructure, such as the power grids, water works or even a nation’s military arsenal? Watch the CBS News 60 Minutes segment. Read the transcript...
Twitter searching for software security personnel
From ZDNet Zero Day Now that Oprah’s all a twitter, it looks like everyone’s favorite micro-blogging tool is finally taking a hard look at security. According to a job listing posted online, Twitter is searching for software engineers to focus specifically on application and infrastructure...
The 5 claims of PCI DSS snake oil salesmen
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS is fast becoming the de facto standard for securing critical infrastructure across many industries. This is because a large number of businesses much larger than originally envisioned process credit cards and are, therefore, required to be...
Infrastructure attacks: A growing concern
In an essay published on his personal blog doxpara.com, security researcher Dan Kaminsky is starting to sound the alarm about “the extraordinary damage” we face from infrastructure attacks, warning that the industry needs to treat infrastructure with more security due diligence and care. “Forget...
More Vulnerabilities with Pingtel xpressa SIP-based IP phones
The Sys-Security Group Security Advisory "More Vulnerabilities with Pingtel xpressa SIP-based IP Phones" Release Date: 08/20/2002 Affected Platforms: Pingtel xpressa SIP IP phones model PX-1 with software version 2.0.1 and below; Pingtel instant xpressa softphones with software version 2.0.1 and...
