Information about general information security issues.

America’s Leading Cybersecurity Companies to Come Together to Mentor the Nation Around Cybersecurity

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America's leading cybersecurity companies, agencies and organizations will join together with leading educators in Baltimore, Maryland on October 8, 2013 at 3:30pm to kick off Cybersecurity Ideation Day at CyberMaryland 2013.

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)

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Cisco has released three security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting various components of Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). These vulnerabilities may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose file components and access text files on an affected device. These vulnerabilities can be exploited independently on the same device; however, a release that is affected by one of the vulnerabilities may not be affected by the others.

BDPA Orlando Presents: CyberSecurity in Health Care

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The next BDPA Orlando program meeting will focus on Cyber Security in Health Care. October is Cyber Security Awareness month.

Snowden disclosures prompt warning on widely used computer security formula

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the latest fallout from Edward Snowden's intelligence disclosures, a major U.S. computer security company warned thousands of customers on Thursday to stop using software that relies on a weak mathematical formula developed by the National Security Agency.

Windows Phone 8 earns US government security certification that protects sensitive data

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Microsoft announced that their Windows Phone 8 earns key government security certification from the US, which would help boost its standing among US and Canadian government customers.

Online Dictionary Attack with Hydra

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When an attacker wants to learn credentials for an online system, he can use brute force or a dictionary attack. This article introduces these two types of attack and explains how to launch an online dictionary attack using Hydra.

Sam from HackersforCharity.org Tell us about “School in a Box”

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Sam from HackersforCharity.org Tell us about "School in a Box"