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Bruce Schneier Awarded Honorary Degree From Westminster University  28 November 2011 
Source: CSO Online - Posted by Alex   
Security technology expert Bruce Schneier has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Westminster. The Doctor of Science award from the university's School of Electronics and Computer Science was given in recognition for Schneier's 'hard work and contribution to industry and public life'.
 
Linux syslog may be on way out  23 November 2011 
Source: IT World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
In an effort to foil crackers attempts to cover their tracks by altering text-based syslogs, as well as improve the syslog process as a whole, two Red Hat developers are proposing a new binary-based tool called The Journal that could replace the syslog daemon in as early as the Fedora 17 release.
 
Security trends for 2012  14 November 2011 
Source: Business Computing World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
In this article I have identified five influential security trends to watch in 2012. The results, identified by a team of highly experienced accredited security professionals and based upon extensive tests at client sites, suggest security threats are becoming more targeted and personal.
 
Report: Security From The Inside Out  08 November 2011 
Source: Dark Reading - Posted by Alex   
IT and network administrators are increasingly concerned about data leaks and attacks from inside the company, but their user awareness training programs are falling short of the mark.
 
3 Steps To Make Your Database More Secure  31 October 2011 
Source: Information Week - Posted by Alex   
Sound IT risk management is all about identifying critical data assets and giving them the most protection. The more critical an asset, the more defenses should be around it. Unfortunately, when it comes to databases, most companies get that formula backward.
 
The answer to the BYOD question is Virtualization.  28 October 2011 
Source: ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Alex   
Virtualization seems to be everyone’s answer to every problem. For BYOD, it might just be the answer to stressed budgets and user happiness.
 
Authentication With Hardware  27 October 2011 
Source: Dark Reading - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Here are some thoughts about providing users and businesses ways for a website to authenticate a user all the way to the hardware connection to his computer or mobile device.
 
'Cyber Challenge' encourages teen hackers to seek security jobs  26 October 2011 
Source: Baltimore Sun - Posted by Alex   
Like skilled cat burglars, teams of college-age hackers slithered past defenses to probe the soft underbelly of a sophisticated computer system. Their mission: to steal secrets and leave an electronic calling card.
 
Metasploit For The Masses  24 October 2011 
Source: Dark Reading - Posted by Alex   
Two years after Rapid7 acquired the Metasploit Project, the company has rolled out a free and more user-friendly version of the open-source tool that is aimed at less technical users.
 
Researchers customize Android for sophisticated smartphone lockdown  21 October 2011 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Virginia Tech researchers for the past month and a half have been working to customize Google’s Android software to lock down smartphones so that sensitive data isn’t exposed once a user leaves approved locations. They’re hopeful the technology – part of a project dubbed GhostBox -- will be production-ready by year-end.
 
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