Natural defenses: 8 IT security tactics found in nature

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	Natural defenses: 8 IT security tactics found in nature IT security professionals would do well to study the ways of fish, insects and fungus for inspiration in defending against predators. Read More WEBCAST: Centrify Corporation Enterprise SaaS Security and Governance Considerations The security and governance impact of SaaS-based applications has been tremendous due to a lack of IT visibility and control. This Webcast explores how to mitigate the risks in applications like Salesforce, GoogleApps, Dropbox, and more. Learn more >> In this Issue Getting chipped: Why one privacy-obsessed editor is testing an NFC chip implant Cybercriminals create platform for automating rogue credit card charges WIN THIS BOOK: Programming in C, 4th Edition Attack campaign infects industrial control systems with BlackEnergy malware Gigamon says it can analyze attacker SSL traffic without hitting performance Hackers target unclassified White House network Security vendor coalition cleans 43,000 malware infections used for cyberespionage 'ScanBox' keylogger targets Uyghurs, US think tank, hospitality industry Secretive, unblockable Verizon perma-cookies kick up privacy concerns WHITE PAPER: NetBrain Technologies A Fully Dynamic Network Mapping Solution Accurate network diagrams are the Holy Grail in enterprise network management – most network teams know they should be documenting their networks but haven't found a universally good way of doing it. Learn More Getting chipped: Why one privacy-obsessed editor is testing an NFC chip implant What will happen if you wear an NFC chip implant for a year? IDG Netherlands News Editor René Schoemaker is testing just that. Read More Cybercriminals create platform for automating rogue credit card charges The developers claim it can emulate human interaction to trick payment gateways. Read More WIN THIS BOOK: Programming in C, 4th Edition We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. But hurry! The drawing ends Friday. Read More Attack campaign infects industrial control systems with BlackEnergy malware Customers of three SCADA human-machine interface products from different vendors were potentially affected, ICS-CERT said. Read More : WhiteHat Security, Inc. Application Security eGuide In this eGuide, CSO along with sister publications Computerworld, CIO, and Networkworld examine the latest trends and thinking in application security. Read on to learn how to better protect the applications your organization develops and uses. Learn more >> Gigamon says it can analyze attacker SSL traffic without hitting performance Attackers are increasingly using SSL to encrypt data they steal, which poses challenges for security. Read More Hackers target unclassified White House network The hackers are said to be working for the Russian government, according to a news report. Read More Security vendor coalition cleans 43,000 malware infections used for cyberespionage The removed tools were used by a prolific Chinese cyberespioange group dubbed Axiom. Read More 'ScanBox' keylogger targets Uyghurs, US think tank, hospitality industry The JavaScript-based attack doesn't put malware on a computer's disk. Read More Secretive, unblockable Verizon perma-cookies kick up privacy concerns Verizon is messing with your web traffic sent via its wireless network, and that has security researchers troubled. Read More
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