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Virtual security and digital panic
Despite news of high-profile attacks and security loopholes, many within Central and Eastern Europe are still woefully unaware of the many security and privacy issues facing them, foremost because most don't devote enough time to familiarizing themselves with such issues. Others, meanwhile, realize that security and privacy issues are important but have still not realized the full extent of the dangers they face. At a press conference held during the ITBN, representatives of Cisco, McAfee, ICON and Symantec revealed that small firms spend only between 30-60% of what large firms spend on data and network security.
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Review: Logging and Log Management
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Every security practitioner should be aware of the overwhelming advantages of logging and perusing logs for discovering system intrusions. But logging and log management comes with its own set of difficulties.

Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.
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