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Ben Tomhave (@falconsview)

Twitter Bio:: GRC and reliability obsessive (that used to say infosec obsessive, but that term needs to go away - see http://bit.ly/KehFe3)
Location:: Contextually Relative
Website:: http://www.secureconsulting.net/

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White House Hack Attack

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Hackers linked to China’s government broke into one of the U.S. government’s most sensitive computer networks, breaching a system used by the White House Military Office for nuclear commands, according to defense and intelligence officials familiar with the incident.One official said the cyber breach was one of Beijing’s most brazen cyber attacks against the United States and highlights a failure of the Obama administration to press China on its persistent cyber attacks.Disclosure of the cyber attack also comes amid heightened tensions in Asia, as the Pentagon moved two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups and Marine amphibious units near waters

Tenable Network Security: Do Passwords Matter?

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You don't have to look very hard to find an article discussing password breaches. Recently there was a lot of buzz around LinkedIn, LastFM, and eHarmony, three very large sites suffering from passwords being leaked to the public. This is not a new phenomenon (Earlier this year everyone was all up in arms about the Zappos password breach), but one that continues to garner attention in the media.

However, what most journalists are saying about password breaches is likely different from what I am about to tell you; it simply does not matter how strong your password

SMBs not concerned about cybersecurity

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Posted on 15 October 2012. | Incapsula is a cloud-based service that provides seamless enterprise-level security protection and performance optimization for web sites.Posted on 11 October 2012. | The information security industry is facing an inflationary spiral, which is both unsustainable and bad for the economy as the skills gap in information security continues to widen.Posted on 10 October 2012. | The Zscaler Application Profiler is a free online tool that makes it easy for users to assess mobile apps for security risks.Posted on 9 October 2012. | What should have been a relaxing and afternoon in the virtual world of Azeroth turned