Symantec Fights APTs with New Security Software

Because of the consistent and aggressive cyber threats by criminals, companies have a hard time keeping up with malicious attacks. To help alleviate some of the issues, Symantec has introduced two new security solutions to counter advanced persistent threats.

Symantec’s Endpoint Protection 12 offers companies the protection…

Federal Government Mandates Transition to IPv6

With the new, available IPv4 addresses set to run out in the forthcoming weeks, federal agencies are working hard to meet the deadlines set by U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra.

At the same time, agencies are grappling with how to protect networks and information from existing and future IPv6 cyber threats.

“There…

New Sly, Security Threat Discovered

Finnish network solutions provider Stonesoft Corporation has discovered a new security threat called Advanced Evasion Techniques, which can circumvent current network security devices undetected.

Advanced Evasion Techniques can also transport already-known malware or phishing programs, worms and viruses, which otherwise would be detectable and stoppable by network security systems.

Stonesoft has reported the threat posed by these Advanced Evasion Techniques to the national computer security incident…

Raytheon Launches New Cybersecurity Product

Defense contractor Raytheon has released a new product aimed at diminishing cyber threats by monitoring employee social-networking activity and other actions.

Called SureView 6.5, the program supports organizations’ efforts to mitigate cybersecurity risks by proactively auditing end-user behavior on computer endpoints for policy violations and high-risk activity.

“Our customers face a…

Survey: Global Variations in Online-Threat Perception‎, Few Understand Term ‘Rogueware’

A survey commissioned by F-Secure in Finland, Germany, Malaysia, Poland, Sweden, the UK and the United States has uncovered some intriguing international variations in how Internet users perceive threats.

Asked how concerned they are about their online privacy and data security, Germans (77 percent) and Malaysians (73 percent) expressed the most concern, while the Swedes…

CYBERCOM Chief: America Must Secure the Internet, Safeguard Citizens’ Privacy Online

As the federal government ups the ante against cyber adversaries, the civilian and military officials leading those efforts are committed to adopting meaningful measures to protect citizens’ privacy, National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander said on Tuesday.

Speaking at the O’Reilly Media Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, D.C., Alexander addressed the issue that…

McAfee Labs Calls for Industry to be Proactive in Combating Cyber Threats

A new report by McAfee, Inc. has highlighted the need for industry to be more proactive in fighting cyber crime. The report, titled “Security Takes the Offensive,” serves as a “call to arms” for the security industry and contains strategies from a number of international experts.

“Cybercriminals prosper because they have very little reason to fear the …

Why Energy Companies Should Care About Cyber Too

Over the past year, the profile of cyber threats has increased dramatically, with Google announcing in January that the company was the victim of a cyber attack. However, Internet based companies are not the only organizations that need to pay attention to the growing cyber threat.

Individuals like Mike McConnell, former DNI now working at Booz Allen, have repeatedly said…

Malware Accounts for 73 Percent of Threats in US, Microsoft Study Finds

According to a recently released Microsoft study, the vast majority of threats detected on infected computers in the U.S. are malware. The firm detected malware on 7.8 out of every 1,000 computers scanned in the U.S.

Trojans were the most common form of malware found on infected U.S. computers. The U.S., China and Brazil were the top three nations with infected computers cleaned by Microsoft software. The report also found…

Dave McQueeney on IBM’s Cyber Partnership with FAA

IBM has partnered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct research and development project to help secure the civilian aviation system from cyber threats. IBM will build a prototype security system which is scalable to work on the FAA’s high speed networks.

“The prototype system will go beyond traditional security approaches of encryption, firewalls, intrusion-detection devices and anti-virus…