Cybersecurity much more than a compliance exercise

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Network World Security Alert Jan 22, 2016 Cybersecurity much more than a compliance exercise An overwhelming number of security executives view compliance as an effective strategy. But it's not, and many CISOs need to rethink their priorities. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 26 of the craziest and scariest things the TSA has found on travelers • Healthcare IT execs fear loss of life due to hacked medical devices or networks • Hottest Enterprise Networking & IT Startups of 2016 • TSA: Gun discoveries in baggage up 20% in 2015 over 2014 • How much at risk is the U.S.'s critical infrastructure? • Oracle fixes critical flaws in Java, Database Server • Google blocked more bad ads than ever in 2015, but they still keep coming • Data breach numbers still high in 2015 • Cisco fixes critical flaws in digital encoder, unified computing manager and security appliance White Paper: Navisite 7 Steps to Developing a Cloud Security Plan Security concerns are top-of-mind for IT executives in light of highly publicized data breaches at a wide range of leading enterprises and organizations. Whether your IT is hosted on-premises or in the cloud. Read More ▶ 26 of the craziest and scariest things the TSA has found on travelers Sickles, grenades, blasting machines and cannon barrels just a few items in your fellow travelers carry-ons. Read More ▶ Healthcare IT execs fear loss of life due to hacked medical devices or networks According to Veracode's 'The State of Web and Mobile Application Security in Healthcare,' healthcare IT executives cited 'the potential for loss of life due to compromised networks or medical devices, brand damage due to theft of patient information and regulatory enforcement as their top fears related to such security breaches.' Read More ▶ Hottest Enterprise Networking & IT Startups of 2016 Running timeline of mainly enterprise networking and computing startups that have received funding in 2016 Read More ▶ TSA: Gun discoveries in baggage up 20% in 2015 over 2014 It's an astounding number really, but the details get worse. The TSA goes onto say 2,653 firearms were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints across the country, averaging more than seven firearms per day. Of those, 2,198 (83%) were loaded. Firearms were intercepted at a total of 236 airports; 12 more airports than last year. Read More ▶ How much at risk is the U.S.'s critical infrastructure? Everybody in the security community agrees that it is bad for U.S. critical infrastructure systems to be breached by hostile hackers. But there is ongoing debate about how bad. Some of the nation's leaders warn that skilled hackers could disrupt life as we know it for months or even years. But most cyber security experts say it would be more like hours – days at the worst. Read More ▶ Oracle fixes critical flaws in Java, Database Server While most of the fixes for Java, Database, and MySQL are run-of-the-mill, four are rated critical if the targeted user has administrator privileges Read More ▶ Google blocked more bad ads than ever in 2015, but they still keep coming When Google tells us it blocked 780 million bad ads last year, is that a sign that things are getting better? Read More ▶ Data breach numbers still high in 2015 Last year's number of data breaches fell two shy of tying the all-time high of 2014. Read More ▶ Cisco fixes critical flaws in digital encoder, unified computing manager and security appliance Cisco released security updates to fix a hard-coded root password in its Modular Encoding Platform D9036 and a vulnerable CGI script in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager and the Cisco Firepower 9000 Series appliances. 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