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Oct 2 2009   10:52AM GMT

Create your own episode of The Realm and WIN!

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Guess what Cisco Systems; Security division is coming up with a unique contest. It’s all about creating your own new episode of The Realm. Creating a new episode at your own is not a hard task as you will have the privilege to use the original artwork, backgrounds and music available at The Realm home page,  using all the resources available at The Realm home page, you can build pages of your story and at the end all you have to do is to submit those stories.

 

Ten finalists will receive a Flip camcorder and one grand prize of an LCD TV will be awarded to the winner with the most popular votes. 

Jul 27 2009   11:26AM GMT

Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report is out

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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According to the Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report , the Conficker worm is still active and affecting thousands of Systems daily.  Just to recap the Conficker worm began infecting the Systems in late 2008 and still an active worm.

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 Cisco Systems released the Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report on 14^th of July 2009 and the report highlights some of the most common technical and business strategies that Internet  criminals used to breach corporate networks compromise Web sites and steal personnel information.

The highlights of the Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report is as follows

• The Conficker worm, which began infecting computer systems late last year by exploiting a Windows operating system vulnerability, continues to spread. Several million computer systems were under Conficker’s control as of June 2009.
• Online criminals are up on current events and making the most of them. After the outbreak of H1N1 influenza (”swine flu”) in April, cybercriminals quickly blanketed the Web with spam that advertised preventive drugs and linked to fake pharmacies. Cybercriminals will often seize on major news events to launch this type of attack.  While many spammers continue to operate with extremely high volumes, some are opting for lower-volume but more frequent attacks in an effort to remain under the radar.
• President Barack Obama has made strengthening U.S. cybersecurity a high priority for his administration and looks to work with the international community and the private sector to leverage technology innovations to reduce cybercrime. This focus is expected to have a significant positive impact for the industry in the coming months. John N. Stewart, Cisco’s chief security officer and a contributor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report for the Obama administration, provided additional insight in a recent blog and video blog post.

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Jul 10 2009   9:20PM GMT

Cisco 2009 Midyear Security report will be available on 14th July,2009

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Cisco Systems will release its Mid Year Security Report on 14^th of July. The Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report will present the overview of Cisco Security Intelligence, highlighting threat information and trends from the first half of the year 2009. The Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report also includes recommendations from Cisco Security experts and predictions of how identified trends will evolve.

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Meanwhile there will be a webcast on 14^th July, 2009. Where the Cisco Security, Fred Kost and Patrick Peterson, will discuss findings from the Cisco 2009 Midyear Security report recapping the security events and trends from the first half of this year.

Do check the webcast  on 14^th of July, 2009

When: July 14th, 2009.
Time: 8am PDT
HOSTED BY:
Fred Kost and Patrick Peterson, Cisco Security Executives

http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=89479

Jun 23 2009   1:19PM GMT

Cisco Launches Security Blog

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Cisco anounces the launch of  the Cisco Security Blog, an external platform for Cisco community of security experts to share insights and engage in valuable online discussions. With the launch of the security blog, the security community can converse about current, top-of-mind security issues, including threat behavior, best practices, compliance, policy, products, or the latest security trends.
Source: blogs.cisco.com