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VeriSign Admits Repeated Security Breaches — Weekly IT Security News Roundup

Google starts checking apps for malware; new trojan diverts calls from banks to criminals

Feb 3, 2012 1 min
Cybercrime Data Breach Malware
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FBI Flunks Security Check as Anonymous Hacks Phone Call

Call with Scotland Yard discusses several Anonymous and LulzSec related cases

Feb 3, 2012 2 mins
Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Security
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SaaS, APTs and Asymmetric Risk Take Spotlight at Security Threats 2012

What's your stance on SaaS? Is your perimeter as secure as you think? How can the insurance calculus on asymmetric risk illuminate your company's security exposure? CIO.com's Bernard Golden recaps the provocative discussions entertaine

Feb 2, 2012 9 mins
Data Breach Firewalls Intrusion Detection Software
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Facebook IPO Unleashes a Phishing Frenzy

Company stock offering comes at perfect time for investors and scammers

Feb 1, 2012 2 mins
Cybercrime Fraud Phishing
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4 Ways to Prevent Domain Name Hijacking

The digital transformation requires CISOs and CIOs to keep the wheels moving while innovating to lead their companies into the future.

May 30, 2017
Investigation and Forensics Technology Industry
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4 Ways to Prevent Domain Name Hijacking

A company's domain name is one of its most valuable assets, yet businesses do little to protect them from being hijacked. As DNS hijacking becomes more prevalent, IT leaders need to understand how they can protect their companies from the damage

Feb 1, 2012 8 mins
Cybercrime Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software
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Free Android Security App Utilizes CIO.com Tips

The free Android Mobile Security Advisor app from Athigo aims to help educate users to potential security threats and identify Android owners who may be at risk. And the company used security tips from CIO.com's Al Sacco as the basis for one of

Jan 31, 2012 2 mins
Mobile Security Smartphones Tablets
how-to

LinkedIn Tip: How to Opt-Out of Social Advertising

LinkedIn's social ads, which automatically opt you in, may use your name and photo to promote brands that you follow. Here are step-by-step instructions for how you can opt-out.

Jan 31, 2012 2 mins
LinkedIn Privacy Social Networking Apps
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Cybersecurity Report Stresses Need for Cooperation

A lack of honest information-sharing between public and private sectors and among nations hampers cyber defenses, warns a new report by McAfee and the Brussels-based Security and Defense Agenda.

Jan 30, 2012 6 mins
Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Regulation
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McAfee Upgrades Mobile App Just as Malware Hits Android Market

McAfee has been warning users that the Android Market is prone to attack. Now it's happened, and McAfee has launched an upgraded application to defend your phone.

Jan 27, 2012 4 mins
Phishing Small and Medium Business Viruses
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Tech Leaders Call for Global Harmony on Privacy, Security

In the borderless digital world, tech and finance companies can get tangled up in a web of laws and regulations on privacy and data security.

Jan 27, 2012 6 mins
Compliance Cybercrime Government