Entries by SecurityOrb_Staff

SANSFIRE 2011 in DC

If you like what the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) provides to the cyber security community, then you will love SANSFIRE! SANSFIRE 2011 is the one annual training event powered by the ISC. This years event will be held in Washington DC, July 15-24, and includes more than 25 courses and dozens of up-to-the-minute field reports from ISC handlers.Each evening, the ISC handlers share riveting talks on their most interesting experiences and newest cyber hazards. These special presentations are free to everyone who attends a course at SANSFIRE 2011.

May issue of BSD magazine- Embedded BSD: FreeBSD and Alix

The May issue of BSD magazine is out and full of new content. :)
We warm up with Michael Hernandez and his Introduction to Z Shell followed by the Developers Corner. There you will find Dru Lavigne’s article about PC-BSD 9.0 Multiple Desktop Support, more DragonflyBSD news from Justin C. Sherrill (including information about new DragonflyBSD 2.10) and an article about „Evolution of an OpenBSD port” by Ian Darwin.

Join UMUC for an Evening in Cyberspace, a Black-Tie Gala, April 2, 2011

Proceeds from this black-tie event will help fund scholarships for students enrolled in the university’s cybersecurity programs. The event will feature a keynote by General Michael V. Hayden (USAF, Retired), principal of The Chertoff Group and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency.
Visit www.umuc.edu/cybersecuritygala to register. For more information, please e-mail events@umuc.edu.

Hackers breach security giant RSA’s network

EMC’s security division RSA has revealed its own network has been breached by hackers who launched an ‘extremely sophisticated’ attack that may have compromised the company’s SecureID authentication service.

In a note to customers, executive chairman Art Coviello said the company had identified a sophisticated cyber attack in the form of an advanced persistent threat (APT).