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Proctor & Gamble Taps IBM ISS For Cyber-Security Contract

August 29, 2008
The five-year deal includes monitoring and maintaining P&G's four existing IBM ISS Proventia SiteProtector management consoles used in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Linux Systems Being Hit By SSH-Key Attacks

August 27, 2008
The attack appears to rely on stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system and then uses a local kernel exploit to gain root access, whereupon it installs the "phalanx2" rootkit.

This Year's Data Breaches Surpass 2007 Totals

August 25, 2008
The rising number of reported data breaches in the last eight months may just mean corporate security auditors are better at finding compromised systems, ITRC researchers suggest.

Air Force Suspends 'Cyber Command' Program

August 13, 2008
The delay in the program does not necessarily mean the Cyber Command at Barksdale Air Force Base will not be created, but that could be one option, officials said.

Black Hat: Windows Jingle Attack Exposed

August 8, 2008
The latest scheme steals data by encoding a user's password into audio data and concealing that data in the Windows startup tone for decoding later, researchers reveal.

Black Hat: Security Offers Illusion Of Control

August 6, 2008
Security evangelist Ian Angell offers up his take on network security and suggests that "only neurotics think they can use technology to control the real world."

Dan Kaminsky Reveals DNS Flaw At Black Hat

August 6, 2008
More than 80 technology vendors launched an unprecedented campaign to fix a flaw in widely distributed DNS software that could allow a form of attack called DNS cache poisoning.

Rolling Review: Microsoft NAP

August 2, 2008
Can Microsoft's Network Access Protection challenge Cisco's network access control dominance? Yes--and not just because it's free.

Most Security Breaches Go Unreported

August 1, 2008
An RSA survey found the e-mail-borne malware and phishing that affected 69% of respondents' companies, may not have led to serious consequences in every instance.