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Apr 06, 2017
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Cisco issues variety of security warnings on wireless gear

Cisco issues one "Critical" warning for vulnerability in Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series Access Points Read More

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IBM: Tax-related spam up 6,000% since Dec.; Darkweb tactics net billions
The evolution of data center segmentation
Cisco says Arista’s redesign moves not good enough
Security Sessions: Realistic ways to lock down IoT
Cisco/AppDynamics upgrade broadens DevOps role in app management game
Critical Xen hypervisor flaw endangers virtualized environments
Hacking for the greater good
Is it crazy to be afraid of password managers?
FAQ: What just happened to online privacy?

Solution Center: Rapid7

Do You Have the Power to Make Nothing Happen?

When it comes to security, the ability to "Make Nothing Happen" is really quite exciting. Check out these resources to learn how Rapid7's threat exposure management, incident detection and security advisory services enable organizations to see network risks and spot attacks before they damage your network. When you can make nothing happen, your enterprise can make growth happen. Read More

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IBM: Tax-related spam up 6,000% since Dec.; Darkweb tactics net billions

From Dec 2016 to Feb 2017, IBM X-Force researchers saw a 6,000% increase in tax-related spam emails. Read More

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The evolution of data center segmentation

Micro-segmentation, an evolution of network security, lets organizations add granular segmentation policies to their data center transformation strategy. Read More

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Cisco says Arista’s redesign moves not good enough

The legal battle between Cisco and Arista is heating up as the two sides square off again in court this week in a hearing about their technology patent infringement and enforcement case. Read More

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Security Sessions: Realistic ways to lock down IoT

In the latest episode of Security Sessions, CSO Editor-in-Chief Joan Goodchild sits down with Sanjay Raja from Lumeta, a network and performance monitoring company. The two discuss how CSOs and CISOs can get a handle on the explosion of new devices entering the network and how to make sure those devices are secured. Watch Now

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Cisco/AppDynamics upgrade broadens DevOps role in app management game

Cisco’s AppDynamics this week rolled out a developer toolkit that will let corporate development teams quickly build and measure the business impact of Web and mobile applications. Read More

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Critical Xen hypervisor flaw endangers virtualized environments

A critical vulnerability in the widely used Xen hypervisor allows attackers to break out of a guest operating system running inside a virtual machine and access the host system's entire memory. Read More

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Hacking for the greater good

Ethical hackers are the new white knights, looked upon as strengthening our collective security and making the cyber landscape safe for all. Read More

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Is it crazy to be afraid of password managers?

Password managers help users have strong, unique passwords for all their web services. But what happens when the password manager gets hacked? Read More

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FAQ: What just happened to online privacy?

Inside the rollback of online privacy protection rules. Read More

White Paper: Sophos Inc

Exploits. Intercepted.

Exploits are one of the main techniques used by cybercriminals to spread malware. They take advantage of weaknesses in legitimate software products like Flash and Microsoft Office to infect computers for their criminal ends. A single exploit can be used by myriad separate pieces of malware, all with different payloads. Read More

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