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LulzSec Announces April Fool's End To Retirement
March 21, 2012  Mathew J. Schwartz
LulzSec hacktivists use YouTube video to announce they'll reboot on April 1, despite arrest of six alleged core members.

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Data Breach Costs Drop
March 20, 2012  Mathew J. Schwartz
Better response plans, improved investigation experience, and customer fatigue from breach notifications result in lower costs overall.

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Security's New Reality: Assume The Worst
March 16, 2012  Kelly Jackson Higgins
A more fatalistic view that attackers have already infiltrated the organization presents a different way of looking at--and marketing--security.

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How To Create Better Security Metrics
March 12, 2012  Robert Lemos
Developing a good view of a company's security is difficult, but metrics experts say that motivating a company with data requires getting away from the planning and collecting the information as soon as possible.

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Mobile's Cryptography Conundrums
March 09, 2012  Ericka Chickowski- Dark Reading
Two RSA presentations--one by NSA and one by Cryptography Research experts--show lack of maturity in mobile ecosystem.

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Google Chrome Falls Twice In Hacking Contest
March 08, 2012  Mathew J. Schwartz
VUPEN Security hacks Google Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer to take early lead in Pwn2Own contest.

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NQ Mobile Automates Android Malware Detection
March 08, 2012  Fritz Nelson
Check out our video coverage of how NQ Mobile simplifies privacy protection and helps protect Android devices.

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LulzSec's Sabu Was Identity Thief, Not Robin Hood
March 07, 2012  Mathew J. Schwartz
Federal indictment accuses Sabu of crossing a clear line between political expression and criminal activity.

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5 Steps To Stronger SMB Application Security
March 06, 2012  Kevin Casey
How one never-breached, midmarket retailer avoids the too-small-to-be-secure mindset in favor of Fortune 500-grade threat prevention.

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As Congress Debates Critical Infrastructure Security, Danger Grows
March 06, 2012  Mathew J. Schwartz
Security experts warn that new tools make it easier than ever to attack critical infrastructure control systems, as Congress debates legislative action.

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Microsoft Maps 10 Years Of Malware
March 06, 2012  Kelly Jackson Higgins- Dark Reading
Special report pegs most infected countries, reveals how the least-infected regions keep botnets, other threats at bay.

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Chrome Shines Bright In Controversial Security Fight
March 05, 2012  Robert Lemos- Dark Reading
Major browsers have all made solid strides in security in the past few years, but Chrome's sandbox makes Google's browser a harder target, researchers say at RSA.

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Can SSL Certificate Checking System Be Saved?
March 05, 2012  Ericka Chickowski- Dark Reading
Google says Web certificate revocation checking system is broken, joins other browser vendors at RSA to discuss solutions.

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FBI Director Urges Attack Intelligence-Sharing
March 02, 2012  Kelly Jackson Higgins- Dark Reading
Teamwork between private companies and the bureau on fighting cybercrime is the way "to stop the bleeding," Robert Mueller tells RSA Conference attendees.

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Should NSA Be Scanning Business Networks?
March 02, 2012  Mathew J. Schwartz
After NSA presses for such a role, DHS argues it's better suited. But security experts at RSA conference say there's an alternate approach to strengthening company networks.

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Security On A Shoestring
March 02, 2012  Robert Lemos- Contributing Writer
A study of 15 vulnerability remediation projects finds only one third of time is actually spent fixing flaws. Here's how to use that extra time more efficiently.

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Qualys Pumps $500,000 Into Net Security Collaborative
March 02, 2012  Ericka Chickowski- Dark Reading
Trustworthy Internet Movement aims to accelerate progress against tough problems like botnets, cloud security, announced Qualys CEO in RSA keynote.

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Cyber Criminal By Day, Cyber Spy By Night?
March 01, 2012  Kelly Jackson Higgins- Dark Reading
New research shows link between espionage malware, Black Hat SEO, and RSA attackers.

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RSA Chief Concedes Need To Regain Customer Confidence
March 01, 2012  Robert Mullins- Network Computing
SecurID breach damaged RSA's credibility, but there's been no successful attack using the data, says chairman Art Coviello.

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4 Ways To Detect APTs In Your Network
March 01, 2012  Robert Lemos- Dark Reading
If you had an advanced persistent threat in your network, would your security team know it? At the RSA Conference, HBGary's Greg Hoglund shared four ways to defend such attacks.

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Can Cisco Deliver On Security Strategy?
March 01, 2012  Ericka Chickowski- Dark Reading
New leadership makes promises, but some pundits remain skeptical.

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Anonymous Retaliates For Interpol Arrests
March 01, 2012  Mathew J. Schwartz
Hacktivists use DDoS attacks to knock Interpol website offline following arrests of 25 alleged Anonymous associates. FBI official at RSA credits Anonymous for accelerating international law enforcement cooperation.

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How To Evaluate Next-Generation Firewalls
February 29, 2012  Robert Mullins- Network Computing
A host of new network threat-protection products will be introduced at RSA, but not all firewalls are built the same.

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EMC Rolls Out 5 GRC-Centered Security Services
February 29, 2012  Steve Wexler- Network Computing
EMC consulting arm appears to be going into competition with RSA by introducing five security and risk management advisory services.

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Outsider Hacks Dominated 2011 Security Breaches
February 29, 2012  Kelly Jackson Higgins- Dark Reading
Insider attacks comprised only 5% of breaches; most outsiders exploited weak passwords to enter networks, reported Verizon.

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