Top U.S. universities failing at cybersecurity education

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Network World Security Alert Apr 26, 2016 Top U.S. universities failing at cybersecurity education Cybercriminals are only getting better at what they do, which means the skills gap is growing between the people who hack and the people who stop them. And universities aren't catching up fast enough: A recent study reveals dismal stats about cybersecurity education for undergraduates. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Better SWIFT software design would have thwarted Bangladesh Bank cyber heist • US Marshals set to auction fraudster's $1.5M high-end auto collection • Fight corporate data loss with secure, easy-to-use collaboration tools • Malvertising attack silently infects old Android devices with ransomware • What users love (and hate) about 4 leading firewall solutions • Venture-backed Sirin Labs to sell phone for the privacy conscious White Paper: Neustar Inc April 2016 Security Operations Center Report In recent years, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks evolved from a novelty used to create a minor nuisance to a stealth weapon capable of crippling digital infrastructures. Read More ▶ Better SWIFT software design would have thwarted Bangladesh Bank cyber heist SWIFT's application security policy should have anticipated weak cyber defenses for banks in emerging countries. Read More ▶ US Marshals set to auction fraudster's $1.5M high-end auto collection The US Marshals this week announced the auction of the Hauk's spoils -- 25 vehicles, including Ferrari, Mclaren, BMW and Porche cars worth more than $1.5 million. According to the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Hauk embezzled over $4 million from investors from his firm's clients and just went to town with it. Aside from the high-end cars and motorcycles, during a five-year period, Hauk spent also approximately $1,207,639 using three credit cards Read More ▶ Fight corporate data loss with secure, easy-to-use collaboration tools You can't protect vital corporate communications and data if employees can use shadow IT to circumvent compliance policies. Instead, you need better collaboration software. Read More ▶ Malvertising attack silently infects old Android devices with ransomware Attackers are using two known exploits to silently install ransomware on older Android devices when their owners browse to websites that load malicious advertisements. Read More ▶ What users love (and hate) about 4 leading firewall solutions Here, users give a shout out for some of their favorite features of firewalls from Fortinet, Cisco, Sophos and Palo Alto Networks, but also offer up a little tough love. Read More ▶ Venture-backed Sirin Labs to sell phone for the privacy conscious An international group of investors announced today that Sirin Labs, a startup with $72 million in venture funding, is planning to create a smartphone that combines premium performance and functionality with strong privacy protection. Read More ▶ White Paper: Neustar Inc The Drivers And Inhibitors Of Cloud-Based External DNS In December 2015, Neustar commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate the rates at which midmarket and enterprise firms are deploying their external DNS to the cloud, as well as the factors that both encourage and discourage such migrations. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS Send in the Microsoft Surface clones 10 whaling emails that could get by an unsuspecting CEO Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Amazon to customer: $3B charge may stand as record 2. Popular desktop Linux distro Ubuntu has potentially serious privacy flaw 3. 19 free cloud storage options 4. 25 highest paying companies: Which tech co outranks Google, Facebook and Microsoft? 5. One of GNU/Linux's most important networking components just got an update 6. Flagship HTC 10 to debut on Verizon Wireless 7. Cisco fixes serious denial-of-service flaws in wireless LAN controllers, other products 8. NASA gives solar ionic propulsion a monster boost 9. Google's CEO just called the next wave in computing, and it's not VR 10. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac

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