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What's Next For IBM Security?

Mathew Schwartz

February 23, 2012

IBM's new security mantra for enterprises might be summed up like this: Think big, see small. It's marrying security monitoring, big data analytics, and threat intelligence.

Data Centers

Megaupload: What's Next for Founders, Users?

Mathew Schwartz

January 27, 2012

Justice Department tells Megaupload's customers they shouldn't expect to get their files back.

Megaupload Execs Had Thing For Bling, Indictment Shows

Mathew Schwartz

January 20, 2012

Indictment in Megaupload case reveals intriguing details, including assets that could be seized by the Feds. For starters, think $8 million allegedly spent on yacht rentals, 15 Mercedes-...

Quest Acquires Bitkoo For Cloud Identity Management

Mathew Schwartz

December 20, 2011

Deal reflects the difficulty many businesses face in centralizing identity and access management programs.

How Digital Forensics Detects Insider Theft

Mathew Schwartz

December 13, 2011

A new digital forensic technique promises to help solve an ongoing problem involving malicious insiders: determining whether any information has actually been stolen.

Feds Seize 150 Web Domains Before Cyber Monday

Mathew Schwartz

November 28, 2011

Federal agencies shut down websites they said were illegally selling counterfeit goods or copyrighted works. But it is easy for bad guys to set up shop under a new name.

Best Paying IT Security Jobs In 2012

Mathew Schwartz

November 23, 2011

Compensation for security pros expected to increase 4.5% in 2012, survey finds. Which jobs will see better than average salary bumps?

Next DIY Stuxnet Attack Should Worry Utilities

Mathew Schwartz

November 22, 2011

The recent water system hack in Illinois points to the dangers of insecure, Internet-connected industrial control systems. Environments like this can't ignore known security weaknesses...

Networking

2012 Security Spending To Hold Strong

Mathew Schwartz

November 17, 2011

Compliance, mobile devices, and data loss prevention top the list of trends driving 37% of businesses to increase IT security spending.

Duqu Malware Detection Tool Released

Mathew Schwartz

November 11, 2011

Toolkit can throw up false positives and should only be used by professionals, researchers say.

SecurID Brings Two-Factor Authentication To MS Cloud Apps

Mathew Schwartz

November 08, 2011

In a big cloud app security step, RSA's SecurID platform integrates now with Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services.

Data Breach Response Plans: Yours Ready?

Mathew Schwartz

October 04, 2011

The smart money treats data breaches as a 'when' not an 'if,' proposition. Don't wait until the last minute to do this homework.

New SSL Alternative: Support Grows for Convergence

Mathew Schwartz

September 30, 2011

Convergence, Moxie Marlinspike's crowdsourced approach to improving SSL security, wins fans. But Google's still not on board.

5 Reasons Credit, Debit Card Data Remains Insecure

Mathew Schwartz

September 30, 2011

Verizon study finds 79% of merchants fall out of compliance with PCI standards between audits. These five factors feed the problem.

Will Windows 8 Secure Boot Block Linux?

Mathew Schwartz

September 26, 2011

A security feature designed to block malware could result in PCs no longer booting alternate operating systems, open source advocates warn.

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