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14 May 2012 Leveraging Microsoft Azure security features for PaaS security
Organisations can boost PaaS security late in the game by implementing these stopgap measures.
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10 May 2012 With mobile payments, security teams must move quickly
As employees make payments on their mobile devices, the security team must act quickly to ensure corporate assets remain secure.
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09 May 2012 PCI virtualization compliance still a challenge
No black and white when it comes to PCI compliance in virtualized environments, experts say.
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07 May 2012 Gary McGraw: Eliminating badware addresses malware problem
Bad software and malicious software are two different issues that are easily confused, says software security expert Gary McGraw.
Examining Kindle Fire security, Silk browser security in the enterprise
Do Kindle Fire security issues, combined with weak Silk browser security, make the red-hot consumer device too risky for enterprises? Michael Cobb explains.
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02 May 2012 SSC's new PCI point-to-point encryption guidance outlines testing procedures
New PCI DSS guidance on point-to-point encryption outlines product testing requirements, and urges more merchant-acquirer collaboration.
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01 May 2012 Adding cybercrime software demos to security awareness training
Security professionals can use screenshots of cybercrime software in security awareness training to convey the serious threats organisations face.
Oracle won’t patch four-year-old zero-day in TNS listener
Despite the accidental release of attack code for a bug in Oracle’s database, the company won’t change the code for fear of “regression.”
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25 Apr 2012 Java, HTML exploits via Black Hole toolkit dominate attacks, Microsoft says
The Black Hole Exploit toolkit is behind the bulk of the HTML and Java exploits, according to version 12 of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report.
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24 Apr 2012 Investigation reveals serious cloud computing data security flaws
Context Information Security found that data stored by a cloud customer could be accessed by the next customer to spin up a VM on the same disk.
Countering cloud computing threats: Malicious insiders
Learn the questions to ask in order to vet your cloud provider’s hiring practices and administrative controls.