Key-sharing tech helps combat encrypted DDoS attacks
Prolexic's SSL key-sharing tools make it easier to detect and stop encrypted Layer 7 DDoS attacks while customers maintain control of their SSL keys.
Syrian Electronic Army's attacks expose the Internet's weak links
The attacks being used by pro-Assad hacktivists are not new, but they demonstrate the ability of bad guys to exploit the Internet's ecosystem.
Agencies must put more emphasis on automation
Defending against the steady growth in cyberattacks requires continuous monitoring and automated responses, and that could mean shifting resources.
University cybersecurity: Different, but still the same
Academic environments are built around sharing information, but securing their networks — and the mobile devices that use them — calls for the same layered approach other organizations use.
Which sectors require passcodes for mobile device access?
A sampling of smartphones and tablets by Fiberlink Communications shows government is more likely than other sectors to require strong passcodes for mobile devices.
Tech, tactics behind CitiWatch’s large-scale video surveillance system
A video surveillance system that combines thousands of cameras requires more than technology to be effective.
Force multiplier: PSIM leverages video surveillance networks in Baltimore
With thousands of cameras providing round-the-clock surveillance of Baltimore, the CitiWatch surveillance program turned to a video analysis platform from VidSys to help make sense of all of the data.
What you don't know about the IT supply chain can hurt you
NIST gives supply-chain security its own publication, offering guidelines for incorporating it into an agency's overall risk management program.
A portable drive with rock-solid security
Apricorn's software-free Aegis Padlock Fortress keeps all data encrypted and protected from tampering.
New cyber tool learns network behavior to sniff out malware
Researchers from Georgia Tech demonstrate a prototype tool, ExecScent, that learns a network's normal traffic patterns to spot the command and control traffic from infected hosts. In live tests it identified dozens of new C&C domains and discovered hundreds of infected computers.
DHS mulls changes to CyberFETCH registration
The department is seeking feedback on the forms it uses to validate participants in its repository of cyber forensic tools and best practices.
Microsoft issues fix for resurrected Ping of Death
The vulnerability, an IPv6 version of a flaw that was fixed more than a decade ago, is one more reason to be aware of the IPv6 traffic agency networks.
Threat-info sharing: Still broken after all these years
Despite a consensus that information sharing is critical to cybersecurity, organizations still hold onto their information, allowing serious threats to flourish for years after they become known.
Easy-to-use attack exploits IPv6 traffic on IPv4 networks
Setting up a rogue IPv6 router on an IPv4 network gives attackers access to the host's Internet traffic, one more reason to enable IPv6 rather than waiting for an attacker to do it for you.
Secure email services went dark because email is 'broken'
Silent Circle's decision to shut down its encrypted email service is the latest in a number of responses to the NSA's surveillance of sensitive communications.
BlackBerry gets ATO from DISA
Receiving the authority to operate is a critical step forward in the security certification process.
Phun with Phones: 3 ways to phreak Android, iOS
The convergence of computing and mobile telephony has made smartphones the new frontier of cybersecurity, with a host of new vulnerability research presented at this year’s Black Hat Briefings.
Privilege Guard watches those who watch over the network
The product extends privilege management to admins, giving them enough control to do their jobs but restricting them to authorized tasks.
Industrial control 'honeypots' show systems are under attack
Recent research by Trend Micro shows ICS networks are frequently attacked -- and not by accident.
Reverse engineering reveals inner workings of Comfoo Trojan
Researchers at Dell SecureWorks were able to monitor the command and control system of the persistent RAT, which was used in the 2010 RSA breach that also compromised DOD contractors and is still in wide use.
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