General Security
Cyber Espionage: The Chinese Threat

Experts at the highest levels of government say it's the biggest threat facing American business today. Hackers are stealing valuable trade secrets, intellectual property and confidential business strategies. investigationsinc.cnbc.com It's what experts at the highest levels of government say is the biggest threat to America's economic security. Cyber spies hacking into U.S. corporations' computer networks […]

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General Security
Understanding and Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

What is Pii? It is Personally Identifiable Information (PII), a term used in information technology sector to describe information about an individual that could potentially identify that person, such as a name, email address, street address, telephone number or social security number or other biometric data, number.

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Conference
HOPE Number 9 will be taking place on July 13 to 15, 2012 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City

HOPE Number Nine will be taking place on July 13, 14, and 15, 2012 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. H.O.P.E. stands for Hackers On Planet Earth, one of the most creative and diverse hacker events in the world. It's been happening since 1994. Keynotes include William Binney and The Yes Men.

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Vulnerability & Threat Report
Microsoft Windows Ipv6 Router Advertisement Denial of Service

A denial of service vulnerability is present in some versions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is specific to the Neighbor Discovery implementation in the IPv6 stack. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service crashing the system.

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Internet Safety
“Internet Doomsday” for some, Get rid of DNSChanger Malware Now!

July 9, 2012, has been dubbed "Internet doomsday" and there is a chance you will not be able to access the Internet on your personal computer due to a malware called DNSChanger Trojan.

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Training
Upcoming SANS Training Events

securityorb.com/ offers a $150.00 discount on SANS training to our readers. Simply register for any SANS course using the following discount code: SecOrb_Connect ($150 off any SANS course in any format)

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Training
Special Training Offer from SANS vLive for IT Professionals Preparing for the New CISSP® Exam

SANS announces a special opportunity for organizations to send two students to information security training for the price of one. The offer runs through July 30 and will allow organizations to send employees to a live, online session of MGT414: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the New CISSP® Certification Exam.

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General Security
Confidentiality Integrity Availability (CIA) Triad

The principal of information security is to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information from harm. These principals together are known as the CIA Triad.

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Video
WordPress Security Video - Brad Williams: Lock it Up

Learn how to keep your WordPress-powered website secure from hackers and exploits. Brad Williams from WebDevStudios.com shows examples of hacked sites, shares tips and plugins for keeping WordPress secure, and talks about his experiences with WordPress and security.

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