Security Squad

Top cybersecurity stories of 2009 (Part 2)

In part 2 of this two-part Security Squad, security expert and blogger Adam Shostack joins the SearchSecurity editorial team to talk about the security stories that resonated in 2009. (Part 2 of 2)

 

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Top cybersecurity stories of 2009

Security expert Adam Shostack joins the SearchSecurity.com editorial team to talk about the cybersecurity stories that had the biggest impact on the security industry in 2009. (Part 1 of 2)

 

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Should cities demand data breach penalties?

SearchSecurity.com editors discuss Los Angeles’ inclusion of a data breach clause in their contract. Also, the importance of vendor security threat reports and consolidation in the Web security gateway market.

 

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Squad: Tokenization, Phishing and the Feds

SearchSecurity editors discuss the importance of Microsoft’s record breaking number of October vulnerabilities, the federal government’s plan to hire 1,000 cybersecurity pros, the FBI’s crackdown on a massive phishing ring and the latest payment industry tokenization plans.

 

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Privacy gone awry

SearchSecurity editors discuss Internet privacy issues, the Apache disclosure, VMworld and Apple security.

 

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Squad: TJX, Black Hat and Social Security numbers

The SearchSecurity.com editors discuss TJX’s settlment with 41 states over its data breach, Juniper’s decision to pull a Black Hat presentation and whether our Social Security numbers are at risk

 

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Squad: Obama, ISP shutdowns and Web security threats

SearchSecurity.com editors discuss the Obama administration’s cybersecurity plans, the FTC shutdown of Triple Fiber Network and what IT security pros can do to address the growing threat posed by the use of social networks and other Web-based services.

 

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Squad: Data breach burn-out

SearchSecurity.com editors discuss whether the Berkeley data breach warranted so much news coverage and whether people are becoming desensitized to data breaches. Also, Heartland Payment Systems’ push for better industry wide security and whether software vendors should push silent updates to users.

 

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Squad: Federal cybersecurity defenses

In this edition, SearchSecurity editors talk about the electrical grid compromise, restructuring of the federal cybersecurity authorities, who to blame for the Conficker hype and recent criticisms of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

 

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Are vulnerability lists helpful?

In this edition of Security Squad the editorial team debates the usefulness of the CWE/SANS Top 25 List, the state of virtualization security and they discuss the top cybersecurity news stories of 2008.

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Security experts identify 25 dangerous coding errors

PCI needs to address virtualization, experts say

 

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