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Windows Defender Offline (Beta)
It's still a beta version but we can try it right away. The offline variant of Microsoft's own defender is a tool we can transfer, save to a CD, DVD or USB stick, and then boot a computer directly...
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Twitter Bots Drown Out Anti-Kremlin Tweets
Thousands of Twitter accounts apparently created in advance to blast automated messages are being used to drown out Tweets sent by bloggers and activists this week who are protesting the disputed...
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FedRAMP Launched with Memo to CIOs
The recently appointed Federal Chief Information Officer, Steven VanRoekel, serving the U.S. Office of the President, has formally launched FedRAMP with a memorandum issued today called "Security...
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December 2011 Patch Tuesday Preview
Microsoft Holiday Patch Tuesday release will be substantial. We will get 14 bulletins for a total of 20 CVEs. Out of the 14, three are of the highest severity level, "critical", and affect Windows XP,...
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3 Uncommon Solutions for the 3 Common Problems
This is a follow-up to my last post ("3 Common Ways Security Fails People"). After posting it, someone on twitter quickly asked if I had any ideas for fixing these common problems. Well, of course I...
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SBN Sponsor Post
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Meet Veracode’s New CEO – Bob Brennan
We recently sat down with Veracode’s new CEO, Bob Brennan to ask him some questions during his second week on the job. Bob discussed the importance of what Veracode does and how that was instrumental...
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2012 Security Predictions Starting to Appear – Thinking Outside the Box
Imperva recently noted some of their predictions for security trends in 2012. I must admit that when I think about future trends, I often end up with something like “more of the same.” This set of...
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Secure DNS? Encrypt the last mile
DNSSEC has been making the headlines lately as a possible defense against nasty DNS redirection schemes on the server end. Combined with anti-malware efforts at thwarting DNS changing via malicious...
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What Network Monitoring Tools Give you Visibility into Corporate VPNs?
*Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in TechTarget’s SearchEnterpriseWan By Rainer Enders, CTO of Americas for NCP engineering Standard network monitoring tools can be used to monitor...
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What is Physical Security?
Physical Security addresses the actions you can take to protect buildings, property and assets against intruders. When designing a physical security program, you need to protect your property on three...
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Webinar: The False Sense of Security – SSL Visibility & Decryption on the...
The False Sense of Security: SSL Visibility & Decryption on the Network Edge with Andrew Hay, Senior Analyst, The 451 Group With the recent SSL Certificate Authority breaches, our inherent trust in...
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Second Dutch security firm hacked, unsecured phpMyAdmin implicated
Dutch security firm Gemnet has suffered a data breach including administrative credentials. Parent company KPN has suspended sister company Gemnet CSP's certificate signing operations.
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Content Moderation
You might have noticed that there was quite a bit of SPAM posted to secviz.org lately. No, we haven't been hacked. But we got spammed. The SPAM module I had installed is not the best, so unfortunately,...
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Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong…
Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong...Fascinating. Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong: Cooked Food Provides a Lot More Energy | The Crux | Discover Magazine
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HOPE ’94 @ Blip.tv
It's been almost 20 years – even I wasn't born yet! ; ) – when these gentlemen met at the Hotel Pennsylvania in the summer of 94, and gave the kick-off to what is one of the most famous hacker...
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Adobe Security Incompetence Redux: Defense Contractors Targeted
Well-crafted write-up, via Computerworld’s Gregg Keizer, focusing on the latest Adobe Inc. (NasdaqGS: ADBE) Reader zero day foul up. Apparently, evidence exists leading researchers to believe defense...
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Google introduces facial recognition feature, opt-in unlike Facebook’s effort
Google is rolling out a new feature for Google Plus users that uses facial recognition to help tag photos. Will Google's opt-in policy ease privacy concerns?
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