EMC, Symantec kick-off security barrage With the RSA Conference cranking up, EMC’s security division RSA and Symantec rolled out security product releases Tuesday. Read more...
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RSA chief calls for 'inventive collaboration' among security vendors
Two years after suggesting that independent security vendors were headed for extinction, Art Coviello, president of RSA, is calling for "inventive collaboration" among vendors for dealing with the expanding range of threats facing business and government.
Delivering the opening address at the RSA Conference here today, Coviello said factors such as the sagging economy, the proliferation of new technologies and the growth of organized crime are driving the need for vendors to work with one another on key security practices.
Coviello's was a sentiment shared by multiple industry representatives at the conference, who said that the threat facing private and government networks calls for a more unified response from all cybersecurity stakeholders.
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NSA chief doesn't want to do cyber security solo
We don't want to run U.S. cybersecurity efforts, NSA chief says
The director of the National Security Agency (NSA) today downplayed widespread concerns about his agency's growing role in national cybersecurity affairs.
Speaking at the security-oriented RSA Conference 2009 being held here this week, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander stressed that the NSA has no desire to run cybersecurity for the federal government. Instead, the NSA wants to team up with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in developing and enforcing cyberdefenses for government and military networks.
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eBay execs call e-fencing bills unfair
EBay Inc. executives yesterday said that they oppose three bills filed in the U.S. Congress that attempt to crack down on sales of stolen goods online.
The three bills, introduced in February, could force "online marketplaces" such as eBay to provide private seller information to retailers who believe that stolen goods are being sold on such sites. They could also allow retailers to sue online marketplaces for failing to adequately investigate complaints about sales of stolen goods.
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Notorious adware vendor Zango shuts its doors
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Digital trail led investigators to alleged Craigslist murderer
Investigators say digital forensics work was key to tracking down the suspect, according to Jake Wark, press secretary for the Suffolk County, Mass., district attorney's office.
"The technology involved was absolutely crucial in identifying the suspect," said Wark in an interview with Computerworld. "The investigation led to the recovery of an abundance of cellular, wireless and other electronic evidence."
He added that investigators from the Boston police homicide unit were able to link the IP address that was used to send an e-mail setting up the April 14 date with the murder victim to Markoff's home address.
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Nokia: We Don't Know Why Criminals Want Our Old Phones
PC World - Tue Apr 21, 11:20 AM ET
The mystery why cybercriminals want a discontinued Nokia phone isn't getting any clearer.
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Is the FBI Behind Spyware?
In the pursuit of cybercrooks, the FBI is casting itself as an ethical hacker.
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Secunia Pushes For Standard That Updates Consumer Apps
Apr 21,2009
Danish security firm asks software vendors to help build common application that handles all third-party application updates and patching
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Low-Tech Impersonation
Sometimes the basic tricks work best:
Police say a man posing as a waiter collected $186 in cash from diners at two restaurants in New Jersey and walked out with the money in his pocket.
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Botnet of 1.9 million infected PCs found
A 1.9 million strong botnet of infected Windows PCs has been spotted by Finjan. The botnet reaches into government agencies and businesses more…
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