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Microsoft rolls out optional two-step authentication
18.04.2013
Microsoft has announced that it will be upgrading the Microsoft account and that this upgrade will include an optional two-step verification feature.
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Pass-thoughts as a solution to the password problem
16.04.2013
A group of researchers from University of California, Berkeley, claims to have achieved 99 percent accuracy when using brainwave signals instead of passwords for user authentication.
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WordPress sites targeted by mass brute-force attack
15.04.2013
US-CERT has issued an alert regarding the ongoing massive brute-force attacks against WordPress sites, warning users and administrators to keep their installation always updated and to change the username and password for their WordPress accounts - especially if they kept the default "admin" username and use an easy-to-guess, commonly-used password.
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Employees admit to accessing or stealing private company information
15.04.2013
In a survey of 1,000 employers by LogRhythm, 80 percent do not believe any of their workers would view or steal confidential information, while three quarters (75 percent) admitted to having no enforceable systems in place to prevent unauthorised access to company data by employees.
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Entrust updates IdentityGuard Mobile Credential
11.04.2013
Entrust announced updates to its mobile smart credential.
Spotlight

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.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.
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