6 reasons why heat-based attacks won't happen

GitHub still recovering from massive DDoS attacks Slack hacked, compromising users' profile data InfoWorld's Security Central March 31, 2015 6 reasons why heat-based attacks won't happen Oh, those security researchers, always coming up with exotic new ways to penetrate systems -- but the BitWhisper attack on air-gapped systems is especially far-fetched. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. GitHub still recovering from massive DDoS attacks 2. Slack hacked, compromising users' profile data 3. CISA will mean more surveillance, not fewer cyber attacks 4. Email security hits the gold standard -- but not via Google or Yahoo White Paper: Windstream Communications Security in the Age of Enterprise Technology Windstream brings you the latest Nemertes report on how to use network security to create more business opportunities and remove stumbling blocks to progress. Learn More GitHub still recovering from massive DDoS attacks Software development platform GitHub said it was still experiencing intermittent outages from the largest cyber attack in its history but had halted most of the attack traffic. READ MORE Slack hacked, compromising users' profile data The popular group chat tool Slack suffered a hack of its central database last month, the company admitted, potentially compromising users' profile information like log-on data, email addresses and phone numbers. READ MORE CISA will mean more surveillance, not fewer cyber attacks The Senate Intelligence Committee has passed CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act). If it becomes law, we'll all be worse off. The bill does not do what it claims (protect us from cyber attacks) but instead makes it easier for the government to spy on us electronically. READ MORE Email security hits the gold standard -- but not via Google or Yahoo Have German Web mail providers beaten Google and Yahoo to the punch when it comes to protecting emails with end-to-end encryption based on the PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) system? The answer is a qualified "yes." READ MORE White Paper: Accellion Solve the Dropbox Problem with Enterprise Content Connectors Read this whitepaper to learn how to provide a secure IT sanctioned and monitored approach to allowing access to Dropbox. Learn more. DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now! Follow InfoWorld You are currently subscribed to infoworld_sec_rpt as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@infoworld.com Copyright (C) 2015 InfoWorld Media Group, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@infoworld.com. **