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By Mike Smart, Security Strategist at Proofpoint Cyber threat awareness is not limited to an obscure crowd of coding geeks—and hasn’t been for a long time. In fact, just earlier this year, U.S. intelligence director James Clapper announced that cyber attacks top the list of threats facing the U.S. The sheer number of breaches reported is testimony to the fact that IT teams are struggling to detect and fight off attacks despite increased efforts to...

In today's news: 95% of Android devices are able to be remotely accessed by hackers with the receipt of just one malicious video message, that users don't even need to open for hackers to find their way in! More IT Security news at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

  Renowned ‘whistleblower’ to present his views LIVE via satellite to Andrew Neil, on the state and future of national cyber security   Renowned former NSA employee Edward Snowden will deliver a keynote speech this year at Europe’s number one IT event, IP EXPO Europe 2015, taking place at London’s ExCel. Joining the event live via satellite on Wednesday 7th October, Snowden will share his views on the implications of national cyber security today. Famous...

Websense customers can leverage Skyfence visibility and risk assessment to derive greater value from their secure web gateway investments Imperva, Inc., (NYSE: IMPV), committed to protecting business-critical data and applications in the cloud and on-premises, and Raytheon|Websense (formerly Websense), a global leader in protecting organizations from the latest cyber attacks and data theft, today announced an agreement to facilitate safe and productive use of cloud apps for organizations of all sizes. The technology licensing and...

Security is all too often neglected in the Internet of Things and Smart Manufacturing Following the virtually daily news on new attacks and incidents around the IoT (Internet of Things) and Smart Manufacturing (or “Industry 4.0”) proves the insight that security still commonly is an afterthought. This is by no means surprising. Security always has been an afterthought. Why should it though be any different in IoT and Smart Manufacturing? However, the potential damage is...

In today's news: In one of the biggest automotive payouts to date, Fiat Chrysler are forced to recall 1.4 million cars after hackers highlighted security flaws in the UConnect system. For more IT security news, visit www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

The Rise and Fall of RC4 By Itsik Mantin, Director of Security Research at Imperva In the last couple of years we've seen quite a lot of interest concentrated around the RC4 cipher. Following the BEAST attack on SSL in 2011, many security experts had suggested a preference for RC4 as the SSL cipher on the AES-CBC. Trying not to be very blunt, I would say that I was surprised by this recommendation, probably along...

In today's news: US tech giant Hewlett-Packard has published research that claims all the best-selling smartwatches on the market have security problems. @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: Director of Information Security at Iowa State lottery rigs the system so he can hand himself the winning ticket, using a rootkit to alter the random number generator used by the Multi-State Lottery Association. @IT_SecGuru IT Security Guru is part of Security Serious - find out more about the campaign on twitter @SecSerious

In today's news: Two researchers took control of a Jeep Cherokee from 10 miles away - what does this mean for automobiles and the internet of things?