Full coverage from the RSA security conference  Security execs express surprise over CISO's firing following RSA talk
Several security executives expressed surprise over the firing of Pennsylvania's chief information security officer, apparently for speaking publicly about a security incident without getting prior approval. Security industry faces attacks it cannot stop
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week, security vendors pitched their next-generation of security products, promising to protect customers from security threats in the cloud and on mobile devices. But what went largely unsaid was that the industry has failed to protect paying customers from some of today's most pernicious threats. Pennsylvania fires CISO over RSA talk
Pennsylvania's chief information security officer, Robert Maley, has been fired, apparently for talking publicly at the RSA security conference last week about a recent incident involving the Commonwealths online driving exam scheduling system. Google attacks, Web 2.0 fuel FUD at RSA
Fear, uncertainty and doubt is an integral part of the security industry. Vendors sell FUD, the media loves reporting it, and trade shows thrive on it. Analysis: Does the storm over cloud security mean opportunity?
How to balance the cost savings of cloud computing with the loss of control over corporate data was a hot topic at this week's RSA Security Conference. Microsoft's tax-for-hacks 'horrible' idea, say security experts
Microsoft's idea that the fight against malware could be funded by an Internet tax is "horrible," an analyst said Thursday as other experts weighed in on a recent comment by the company's security chief. FBI Director: Hackers have corrupted valuable data
Hackers breaking into businesses and government agencies with targeted attacks have not only stolen intellectual property, in some cases they have corrupted data too, the head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Thursday. CISOs rain on cloud-computing parade at RSA
Economic pressures are driving more businesses and governments to nervously eye cloud computing, despite myriad unanswered questions that swirl around a single central concern: security. This was backdrop for a panel discussion between CISOs at this week's RSA Conference. FBI embeds cyber-investigators in Ukraine, Estonia
Hoping to catch cybercrooks, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun embedding agents with law enforcement agencies in Estonia, the Ukraine and the Netherlands. Tweet this: Social network security is risky business
The debate about whether companies should let their workers access social networking sites on the job is about more than corporate productivity; It's about security, too. Typical Windows user patches every 5 days
The typical home user running Windows faces the "unreasonable" task of patching software an average of every five days, a security and vulnerability research company said. RSA: IT security pros get raises despite recession
An (ISC)2 survey suggests salary increases and hiring went up for many security practitioners in the last year despite the Great Recession. Ironically, the recession may be WHY it's happening. Microsoft cranks out new identity management software
Microsoft has begun shipping Forefront Identity Manager 2010, server software for provisioning and de-provisioning user access and privileges for network and database resources. Narus develops a scary sleuth for social media
Narus is developing a new technology that sleuths through billions of pieces of data on social networks and Internet services and connects the dots. Obama administration partially lifts secrecy on classified cybersecurity project
President Barack Obama's administration has declassified portions of the highly secret multi-billion dollar Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), which was launched by the Bush administration as part of an effort to defend American interests in cyberspace. RSA: One man's life on the security D-list
At Security B-Sides, infosec author Andrew Hay explains the four pillars for moving from the bottom of the IT security shop to a place of respect, and why getting to the A-list isn't all it's cracked up to be. Microsoft's security chief suggests 'Net tax to clean computers
How will we ever get a leg up on hackers who are infecting computers worldwide? Microsoft's security chief laid out several suggestions, including a possible Internet usage tax to pay for the inspection and quarantine of machines. Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps at RSA
Cisco on Monday outlined its security product-development strategy aimed at providing a new type of "always on" security protection for mobile devices as well as a way to establish controls over cloud-computing applications used by the enterprise. Cisco is calling the initiative its Secure Borderless Network architecture.
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