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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 4

Happy New Year!

In this week’s podcast, I cover an article about the alleged Chinese hacking of Solid Oak due to a lawsuit over China’s improper use of Solid Oak’s software CYBERsitter covered in a Business Week post.

First, a bit of news.  Unless you’re still recovering from an egg-nog hangover, you’ve probably heard about the Internet Explorer zero day exploit. Note that it doesn’t impact the latest versions of IE, only 6, 7 and 8. Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 4

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 3

2013 security predictions

I have collected security predictions from many IT security vendors

While there are many, many unrelated predictions, and some that are self-serving, some trends emerge:

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Defensive Security Episode 2

Episode 2 – December 16, 2012

Topics

South Carolina released a report on the attack which resulted in the loss of millions of tax payers information

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Fortune Cookies

2013 Security Predictions

It’s late fall, and time for vendors around the world to start guessing at what threats the coming year will bring.

First up, Symantec’s 5 Security Predictions for 2013:

  • Cyber conflict becomes the norm
  • Ransomware is the new scareware
  • Madware adds to the insanity
  • Monetization of social networks introduces new dangers
  • As users shift to mobile and cloud, so will attackers

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