Latest news
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Open source NAC system PacketFence 3.5 released
02.08.2012
PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, free and open source network access control (NAC) system.
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Do you need a honeypot?
11.07.2012
It might seem like a strange question, but I wonder how many readers are running a honeypot network in their infrastructure? If you’re not then let me be the first to say that you really should.
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Best Buy warning users of account compromise?
10.07.2012
Best Buy has apparently been deactivating some of its users' accounts and notifying the owners about it via email.
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Open source IDS Suricata 1.3 released
09.07.2012
Suricata is a network intrusion detection and prevention engine developed by the Open Information Security Foundation and its supporting vendors.
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Real-time alert system shows active cyber attacks in 3D
21.06.2012
A solution to the problem of how to spot cyber attacks on a network as soon as they have begun might just be coming from Japan, reports DigInfo TV.
Spotlight

Is it time to professionalize information security?
Posted on 23 May 2013. | The issue of whether or not information security professionals should be licensed to practice has already been the topic of many a passionate debate.

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.
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