Cyber Threat

Triumfant Launches Memory Process Scanner Module to Detect and Stop In-Memory Attacks

November 27, 2013 By FedCyberTeam

By Bob Gourley Editor’s note: In-memory computing has been a fast growing trend in enterprise IT. It is a great way to modernize old apps and build incredible new systems that can quickly accomplish what has been impossible to date. But In-memory computing comes with new kinds of security challenges. I am proud to be […]

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Hackers go phishing with Obamacare, NSA goes on the record about Tor attacks and more

October 7, 2013 By FedCyberTeam

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Hackers go phishing with Obamacare – It is possible that using the new HealthCare.gov site will open up users to more vulnerabilities and more. Because users are likely to be confused by the new system, they are more vulnerable to well […]

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LinkedIn Shuts Down Four XSS Flaws, Is wireless the Trojan horse in your network security? and more

October 3, 2013 By FedCyberTeam

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. LinkedIn Shuts Down Four XSS Flaws – “LinkedIn has closed the door on four cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, which could have been used to ultimately steal credentials from users.” LinkedIn is one of the top professional networking sites in the world. […]

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NIST puts finishing touches on critical infrastructure cyber framework, Organizations are flying blind as they embrace cloud services and more

September 26, 2013 By FedCyberTeam

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. New Virus Hits Freezing Point – “There is a new virus that protects itself against antiviruses by freezing the hard disk, researchers said. Once it infects a device, the virus creates a restore point. All the modifications made on the system […]

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Security updates could slow Navy’s computer network, Concerns around insider threats escalate and more

September 24, 2013 By FedCyberTeam

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Concerns around insider threats escalate – ‘Vormetric announced the results of its “Insider Threat” survey, which surveyed more than 700 IT decision-makers. The study of mid-market and enterprise organizations indicates that 54 percent believe it is more difficult to detect and […]

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Is DHS’ acquisitions program becoming unaffordable? U.S. Energy Department spends $30M to bolster utility cybersecurity tools and more

September 20, 2013 By FedCyberTeam

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Is DHS’ acquisitions program becoming unaffordable? The DHS is under a lot of intense scrutiny lately to re-vamp their acquisition processes in the face of allegations and revelations of inefficiencies and waste. One specific example was from the $3B expenditure on […]

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Programmer exploits Windows vulnerability in cloud-based services, 10 yrs later, DHS still plagued with cybersecurity, critical infrastructure problems and more

September 13, 2013 By FedCyberTeam

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Programmer exploits Windows vulnerability in cloud-based services - “Windows data volumes (meaning virtual machine hard-drives) in public clouds such as Amazon Web Services can be copied and have their access credentials modified, allowing a hacker to glean insights into the data, a […]

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Big data spending to reach $114 billion in 2018, Botnet Found on Tor and more

September 11, 2013 By FedCyberTeam

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Multiplayer games and DoS attacks – Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) companies are especially concerned about denial of service attacks. Many believe that they have been targeted (perhaps by rivals) to put down the servers. Hackers and criminals may […]