Network World Security Alert | | | | | Data breaches made big news in 2015 as measured by a variety of criteria that range from the number of records compromised to the types of data stolen to the potential threat to specific groups such as children. Read More ▶ | | | | | White Paper: Vormetric DataStax with Vormetric offers a comprehensive data security solution to help organizations comply with PCI DSS requirements. Read More ▶ | | Cisco's WebEx Meetings application for Android had a vulnerability that allowed potentially rogue applications to hijack its permissions. Read More ▶ | | | Reuters Instagram account offers great shots of cats. Dogs, moon and other cool things. Read More ▶ | | | Google has been collecting information about schoolchildren's browsing habits despite signing a pledge saying it was committed to their privacy, the EFF said Tuesday. Read More ▶ | | | | | Educational toy maker VTech said Wednesday that 11.6 million accounts were affected by a mid-November cyberattack, including those of 6.4 million kids Read More ▶ | | | Damage from a breach isn't the only problem that comes along with a hack. Cybercrime exposes the enterprise to never-ending litigation too. Attorney-client privilege can help, though, say lawyers. Read More ▶ | | | Symantec has seen a curious fusing of two pernicious online threats, which could cause a big headache if encountered by users. Read More ▶ | | | Attackers make unverified claims of compromised PayPal accounts on Pastebin Here are seven security habits and maneuvers enterprises and consumers can use to stay ahead of password exposures. Read More ▶ | | | Many holiday gifts purchased this season are likely to be connected devices, including smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, notebooks and laptops, and video game consoles. Unfortunately, many of these devices will make homes more vulnerable to hackers. Read More ▶ | | | The main issue – and it's a big one – is that such the packages also known as offender tracking systems (OTS) operate and perform with no underlying industry standards for communications or software causing a myriad of problems for law enforcement agencies. An OTS typically consists of hardware, such as an ankle bracelet, used for collecting Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to determine an individual's location, and software for analyzing data collected from the hardware device. Read More ▶ | | | White Paper: Vormetric IANS conducted a survey of over 100 information security professionals to see how they are dealing with advanced attacks while moving into cloud and outsourced service models, where they may have little control over security. Read More ▶ | | | |
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