Steps forward
Kindsight perfecting Intrustion Detection System for home PC users
August 27, 2010
Security start-up Kindsight is in the late stages of bringing to market a breakthrough tool that could, if it catches on, establish a new paradigm for protecting consumers’ PCs.
Consider that iTune hijackers and online banking cyberrobbers both rely on a ready supply of illicitly-obtained usernames and passwords to log into your various Internet accounts.
They typically obtain your account credentials from phishers, who direct …More
Shifting dynamics trigger Intel’s McAfee acquistion; is Symantec next?
August 20, 2010
The 60% share-price premium McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt got Intel to pay to acquire McAfee doubled the share-price premium DeWalt garnered the last time he flipped a mid-sized tech company to a giant corporation.
In 2003, DeWalt, then CEO of Documentum, sold the content management firm to EMC, for $1.9 billion, at a share price that translated into a 29% premium, says Daniel Ives, tech industry analyst at …More
Try these new software tools to boost your protection
August 18, 2010
Roaming the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas last month, LastWatchdog ran across several powerful new tools recently and/or soon to be made available to consumers to help them better protect themselves online. This is another small step forward. Here is my report published today in 1.8 million copies of USA TODAY circulating in newsstands, newsracks and hotel rooms across the land.
By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY, 18 …More
How DNS, the backbone of the Internet, is being shored up
August 13, 2010
Two recent developments having to do with Domain Name System, or DNS, should help substantively shore up cybersecurity over the long haul.
VeriSign this week launched a new managed DNS service aimed at helping companies and organizations — especially small- and medium-sized firms — run more smoothly and better defend against denial of service attacks.
That follows the big announcement late last month at the Black Hat cybersecurity …More
New cybersecurity bachelor’s, master’s degrees designed to fill workforce need
July 16, 2010
The University of Maryland University College is reporting robust response to a first-of-its kind cybersecurity bachelor’s and master’s academic degree program, set to commence this fall.
“The workforce shortages in this field are at a critical stage,” says Dr. Susan Aldridge, UMUC president. “We have a unique opportunity to provide an education in an area where there are jobs for graduates and where …More
AV vendor ESET lauded for fostering cybersecurity partnerships
July 16, 2010
President Obama this week praised San Diego-based antivirus vendor ESET for its Securing Our eCity program, citing it as an example of how local-level partnerships between the private and public sectors can boost cybersecurity. ESET was awarded “Best Local/Community Plan” as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Obama alluded to ESET as helping to strengthen ” …More
Defending consumer trust: Companies to rally at cybersecurity forum
July 7, 2010
Another step toward coalescing public awareness about cyberthreats and forming partnerships to more effectively defend the Internet is about to be taken.
Last Watchdog has just been informed of the agenda and list of speakers for the 5th annual Online Trust & Cybersecurity Forum to be held this fall in the nation’s capitol. White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt will give the keynote address, as some …More