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Cisco's offers borderless security

With a view to tackle today’s enterprise security challenges Cisco has evolved a new architecture for enterprise security that will help enable business users to access information from any device and any location with a high degree of ease and security, The Secure Borderless Network architecture focuses on four critical anchors: enterprise end-points (mobile or […]

Cybersecurity Experts: The FBI Wants You

FBI Director Robert Mueller sounded a call to arms at RSA, telling security experts that the country needs their help to fight cybercrime and terrorist attacks. He also enlisted the help of companies, promising greater sensitivity on the agency’s part when investigating breaches. “We know that putting on raid jackets, courting the media, and shutting […]

Google opens Google Apps Marketplace

Google launched on Tuesday evening Google Apps Marketplace, providing a venue for third-party, cloud-based applications to supplement Google’s own online applications. The program enables integrations with such applications as Google Gmail, Documents, Sites and Calendar. All told, the effort begins with 50 vendors participating, including Atlassian, NetSuite, Skytap and Zoho. “Tonight, what we’re doing is […]

Hackers disrupt government websites

Hackers shut down several Australian government Web sites Wednesday in a coordinated attack against a proposed Internet filter that targets pornography and criminal sites. The Australian Parliament House Web site was down for almost an hour and the Department of Communications site also experienced difficulties, the Attorney-General’s Department said in a statement. It said the […]

News : Passengers on US-bound flights face more screening

WASHINGTON — Passengers flying into the United States from Nigeria, Yemen and other “countries of interest” will be subject to enhanced screening techniques, such as body scans and pat-downs, the Transportation Security Administration said Sunday. Starting Monday, all passengers on U.S.-bound international flights will be subject to random screening. Airports are also directed to increase […]

News : Report: Russian gang linked to big Citibank hack

U.S. authorities are investigating the theft of an estimated tens of millions of dollars from Citibank by hackers partly using Russian software tailored for the attack, according to a news report. The security breach at the major U.S. bank was detected mid-year based on traffic from Internet addresses formerly used by the Russian Business Network […]