Department of Homeland Security Issues Warning about Potential Cyber-attacks and Civil Protests from Hacking Group “Anonymous”

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Cyber-hacking groups have gotten the attention of the Department of Homeland Security, which recently issued a warning about potential cyber-attacks and civil protests from the hacking group known as “Anonymous.”

DigiNotar Related Articles

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A preliminary analysis of the incident now claims that there have been 531 fraudulent certificates. The hackers may have explored DigiNotar's servers for the first time in early June and gained control on June 17. The company detected the hack on June 19, but failed to prevent the creation of the first rogue certificate on July 2. The hacker activity apparently ended on July 22.

Discounted Online Security Training with SANS vLive!

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SEC401: SANS Security Essentials - Buy One Get One Free! SANS is excited to announce a very special offer: Register two students for vLive! SEC401 (beginning October 11, 2011) for the price of one! Click here for more information: https://www.sans.org/vlive/specials.php Remember, if you don't need SANS Security Essentials right now, you can still save $150 on any other SANS course by using discount code Connect_SecOrb.

BSD Magazine: Protecting Dynamic Websites in FreeBSD

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The latest issue of BSD magazine is available: Protecting dynamic websites in FreeBSD. Darrel Levitch has an article about installing and configuring DNSSEC for small networks using Unbound. Then the Developers Corner, which is very PC-BSD oriented this month – with two articles written by Kris Moore and Dru Lavigne focusing how easy it is to update your PC-BSD and how to backup it to FreeNAS with Life Preserver.

SANS Chicago 2011

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SANS comes to downtown Chicago, October 23-28. This event offers our top instructors and an intimate opportunity to learn, network, and practice the hands-on skills that will boost your career. The new Audit407: The Foundations of Auditing Information Systems will be taught at SANS Chicago 2011. It’s a prequel to the SANS Audit 507 course and is meant to prepare auditors with the baseline of knowledge necessary to take them from being just a security professional to being an effective IS auditor. AUD407 will be taught by SANS Senior Instructor James Tarala. Please note that MGT525 is one of our offerings. This is a rare opportunity to take this PMI course at a regional training event. SANS MGT525 Project Management course has a strong focus on effective communication, risk analysis, continuous monitoring, and utilizes project case studies that highlight information technology services as deliverables.

SANS Baltimore 2011, Baltimore, MD, Save $250 until September 7

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This is your final reminder that SANS will be hosting hands-on security management, technical security, and computer forensics training at SANS Baltimore 2011 October 9-15! * Register & pay for any five- or six-day course by Wednesday, September 7, 2011, to receive up to a $250 discount and get the best computer security training money can buy. Have you registered yet? (http://www.sans.org/info/85424)