Why you don’t have to fix every vulnerability

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ITworld Today Jun 09, 2016 Why you don't have to fix every vulnerability Not every vulnerability results in high risk, here are a few scenarios in which immediate changes are not necessarily needed. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Do network architects think about security? • 35% off Samsung Level U Pro Bluetooth Wireless In-ear Headphones - Deal Alert • Check your BITS, because deleting malware might not be enough • Massive DDoS attacks reach record levels as botnets make them cheaper to launch • Android gets patches for serious flaws in hardware drivers and media server • Widespread exploits evade protections enforced by Microsoft EMET • Tech's biggest Fortune 500 companies • 11 theatrical security measures that don't make your systems safer • Securing your car from cyberattacks is becoming a big business • SplunkLive! makes for revealing IT management showcase • This company uses AI to stop cyberattacks before they start • US phone users least likely to switch after security breach • Hackers could have changed Facebook Messenger chat logs White Paper: Silver Peak Systems Inc New Cloud Architectures: Fueling WAN Landscape Changes: ITworld White Paper With the proliferation of cloud-based and SaaS applications, traditional means of connecting branches and users to applications must evolve. Learn about new networking needs, and how to resolve them with a secure, virtualized overlay. Read More ▶ Do network architects think about security? How much do network architects take security into account when building websites, and does testing extend out to third-party code? Read More ▶ 35% off Samsung Level U Pro Bluetooth Wireless In-ear Headphones - Deal Alert True 24bit digital audio experience with up to 2x wider frequency range than standard CD-quality wireless sound. Read More ▶ Check your BITS, because deleting malware might not be enough Attackers are abusing the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to re-infect computers with malware after they've already been cleaned by antivirus products. Read More ▶ Massive DDoS attacks reach record levels as botnets make them cheaper to launch There were 19 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that exceeded 100 Gbps during the first three months of the year, four times more than in the previous quarter. Read More ▶ Android gets patches for serious flaws in hardware drivers and media server The June batch of Android security patches address nearly two dozen vulnerabilities in system drivers for various hardware components from several chipset makers. Read More ▶ Widespread exploits evade protections enforced by Microsoft EMET Hackers have launched large-scale attacks that are capable of bypassing the security protections added by Microsoft's Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), a tool whose goal is to stop software exploits. Read More ▶ Tech's biggest Fortune 500 companies Tech's biggest public companies. Read More ▶ 11 theatrical security measures that don't make your systems safer We talked to an array of tech experts to discover what security technologies are often just for show. Read More ▶ Securing your car from cyberattacks is becoming a big business New cars have between 50 million and 100 million lines of computer code -- and for every 1,000 lines there are 10 to 15 bugs that are potential vulnerabilities for hackers. So the industry is ramping up to defend against cyberattacks. Read More ▶ SplunkLive! makes for revealing IT management showcase With a company and product name like Splunk, you've gotta hang a bit loose, as I found upon sitting in at the company's SplunkLive! event in Boston this week. Read More ▶ This company uses AI to stop cyberattacks before they start An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as the old saying goes, and that's just as true in cybersecurity as it is in health. So believes Cylance, a startup that uses AI to detect and prevent cyberattacks. Read More ▶ US phone users least likely to switch after security breach Globally, 47 percent of consumers would switch their mobile phone carrier in the event of a security breach, up 7 percent from last year, but only 29 percent of Americans would do the same, according to a new Nokia survey of more than 20,000 customers. Read More ▶ Hackers could have changed Facebook Messenger chat logs Here's a Facebook hack straight from the pages of the novel 1984: A way to rewrite the record of the past. Read More ▶ White Paper: Rogue Wave Software Top Automotive Security Vulnerabilities: ITworld White Paper Building connected automotive software that's both bulletproof and secure is a big task. Nearly 90 percent of all detected security holes can be traced back to just 10 types of vulnerabilities. This paper explores the issues affecting different types of embedded systems. Using examples from actual source code, it looks at what changes can be made to coding style and processes to avoid these common risks. Read More ▶

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