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ICS-CERT: U.S. Public Utility Hacked
Reuters reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has acknowledged that an unidentified public utility in the U.S. was recently compromised by a sophisticated hacker group. In a report [PDF], DHS' Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) explained that the software used to mange the utility's control system was accessible via the Internet.
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Cloud Storage Startup Tresorit Raises $3M To Put Security Spotlight On Dropbox, Box And Others
Amidst the on-going revelations about the NSA and its PRISM Internet surveillance program and the more recent ‘heartbleed‘ bug, it’s no surprise to see startups turn their attention to security and, in some cases, position themselves as a more secure player compared to others in the market.
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Europe's cybersecurity policy settings under attack
Even as Europe powered up its most ambitious ever cybersecurity exercise this month, doubts were being raised over whether the continent's patchwork of online police was right for the job. The exercise, called Cyber Europe 2014, is the largest and most complex ever enacted, involving 200 organisations and 400 cybersecurity professionals from both the European Union and beyond.
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CTIA releases report “Mobile Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things”
The CTIA-The Wireless Association, a Washington, D.C. based trade association for wireless providers, has released a new report entitled, “Mobile Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things: Empowering M2M Communication” through their Cybersecurity Working Group (CSWG). The report takes a look at the “Internet of Things” (IoT), everyday items from home appliances to cars that are interconnected, and some of the security challenges related to them.
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NIKSUN: Ensuring Cybersecurity and Optimizing Network Performance
Increasing network complexity, growing obfuscation techniques, and exploding multimedia traffic volumes are bringing a host of next-generation problems from zero-day exploits, targeted malware and Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), to service level disruptions and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance issues.
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Eze Castle Integration Tackles SEC Cybersecurity Guidelines for Hedge Funds
While cybersecurity attacks impact every market vertical, one managed services provider (MSP) is narrowing its focus by responding to the security needs of its largest group of customers: hedge fund firms. Eze Castle Integration, an MSPmentor 501 company, has expanded its Information Security Consulting Service to assist customers with satisfying the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cybersecurity guidelines.
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