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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Black Hat Pwnie Award winner will be a criminal

Black Hat: Embedded Web servers open printer, scanner security holes | E-health records still scare most of us

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Black Hat Pwnie Award winner will be a criminal
Law enforcement may be interested to see if anyone actually shows up to this year to accept the annual Pwnie Award for Epic Ownage at Black Hat, since all the nominees face possible criminal charges. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Vormetric

Encryption Success Toolkit
Gartner Research VP, Eric Ouellet, shares proven strategies to protect massive sensitive information stores. Deploy and manage encryption without complexity in both traditional and cloud environments. You get expert insights as well as actionable information about encryption strategies. Read now!

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Palo Alto Networks

Next-Generation Firewalls Decision Guide:
When comparing Palo Alto Networks with Check Point, it's important to understand the underlying architecture of the two solutions because they have far-reaching implications in terms of security effectiveness and performance. Simply stated, a security 1.0 architecture doesn't work in an enterprise 2.0 world. Click to continue

Black Hat: Embedded Web servers open printer, scanner security holes
It's fairly simple to find corporate or consumer printers and scanners online and, without breaking into them, get a hold of documents that these devices recently processed. Read More

E-health records still scare most of us
Consumers just don't trust electronic health records to securely store their personal information, according to a survey by Harris Interactive. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Fujitsu

New TPC-E Benchmark Results Revealed
A "glue-less" design, where no additional hardware is necessary to run all eight CPUs and all memory slots enable the shortest route between processors, memory modules and I/O hubs inside a single chassis. It's just one of the many reasons Fujitsu servers are leading the way in TCP-E benchmarks and overall price/performance. Read now!

Hunting for an email service with extreme wishlist for privacy and security?
Being a big privacy supporter, and after considering a list of requirements/restrictions, it can be a bit challenging when looking for a new email service. My wishlist of requirements included being a secure email service that encrypts, one that supports anonymity, is not-based-in-the-US for easy surveillance, supports Tor, and is free. This was my hunt for such a service. Read More

Coming to a store near you: health insurance exchanges
By 2014, states must deploy public health insurance exchanges, giving millions of Americans purchasing power that could change the landscape for health insurers. Private retailers are already eying their own online exchanges -- possibly as in-store kiosks. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Raritan

Best Practices: KVM Smart Card Authentication Systems
Selecting a smart card-enabled KVM system? Choose one that supports PKI authentication to multiple servers from a single location and makes the necessary KVM feature adjustments to enable seamless use of the reader. This White Paper examines best practices when evaluating a Smart Card solution. Learn More

Zurich lawsuit against Sony highlights cyber insurance shortcomings
A brewing legal dispute between Sony and one of its insurers over data breach liability claims highlights the challenges that companies can sometimes face in getting insurance companies to cover expenses arising from cybersecurity incidents. Read More

NASA teams with Chevron to build energy exploration technologies
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Chevron today said they would partner to build a variety of energy sensing and drilling technologies that could be used on Earth and in space. Read More

Google works to soothe users over real name controversy
Google has heard the public outcry about its name restrictions and the way it killed off many Google+ user accounts and is working fast to fix the problem. Read More



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