Is the information security industry having a midlife crisis?

Workarounds, kludges, and hacks that will improve your life. FTC settles with developers of sneaky cryptocurrency mining app. CSO Update July 02, 2015 Is the information security industry having a midlife crisis? The information security industry is hot right now, but it's hot because it's failing. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Workarounds, kludges, and hacks that will improve your life 2. FTC settles with developers of sneaky cryptocurrency mining app 3. OPM hit by class-action suit over breach of federal employee data 4. Amazon releases open source cryptographic module 5. FBI alert discloses malware tied to the OPM and Anthem attacks 6. Apple releases tons of security updates for recent flaws and exploits Webcast: IBM Data Integration in Large Scale Data Environments This webcast addresses data integration grid platforms and how they manage data integration tasks (data ingestion, movement, transformation, cleansing, updating, etc.) that are required for success with large data volumes. Join this session to learn about best practices and how to avoid common mistakes. Learn More Workarounds, kludges, and hacks that will improve your life Whether you want to lower your cell phone bill or find true love, there's usually a way around your problems. READ MORE FTC settles with developers of sneaky cryptocurrency mining app The developers of a mobile app called Prized that secretly mined cryptocurrencies on people's mobile phones have settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission after being accused of deceptive trade practices. READ MORE Webcast: Zscaler Where Your Next Cyber Security Threat Will Likely Come From Join this compelling webcast that will address how to protect your employees against your next cyber security threat. This webcast will also tackle key causes for major security attacks: - Naive and disgruntled end-users - The disappearance of the corporate perimeter - Mobile devices becoming ideal entry points - Lack of layered defenses Learn more >> OPM hit by class-action suit over breach of federal employee data A federal employees union has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, its leadership and a contractor, alleging that their negligence led to a data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of current, former and prospective government employees and contractors. READ MORE Amazon releases open source cryptographic module The s2n module could serve as a leaner replacement for the OpenSSL TLS module. READ MORE Webcast: CloudPassage Containers and The Cloud: Overcoming Security Concerns Driven largely by the adoption of cloud infrastructures and speedy development, innovation is outpacing security at a rate never before seen. Just as security teams are figuring out cloud, containers and micro service architectures are already antiquating traditional data center security models. View now FBI alert discloses malware tied to the OPM and Anthem attacks The breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is still the leading security incident in the news. Just last week the public learned that the breach might impact up to 32 million people and earlier this month, the FBI released a memo outlining the malware used in the attack, which has ties to the attack at Anthem. READ MORE Apple releases tons of security updates for recent flaws and exploits Along with Apple Music came fixes for a laundry list of exploits and a long-overdue change to Apple's digital certificate policy. 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