Security

Obama’s exec order draft on cybersecurity stirs debate

Bill's backers, civil liberties groups, business and security community all have views on the matter. Here's a sampling

Amazon Web Services simplifies private cloud configuration, adds SQL Server

Users can now set up a link with Amazon's private cloud using static routing

China’s Huawei and ZTE grilled by U.S. committee over spying concerns

U.S. lawmakers are concerned networking equipment from the companies could be used to spy on U.S. activities

‘CRIME’ attack abuses SSL/TLS data compression feature to hijack HTTPS sessions

SSL/TLS data compression leaks information that can be used to decrypt HTTPS session cookies, researchers say

Anonymous member arrested during online chat after threat against FBI

Barrett Brown snagged during live online video chat hours after YouTube posting (see videos below)

Mitigating advanced persistent threats within industrial and critical infrastructure environments

US lawmakers question plans for spectrum sharing

U.S. agencies should find ways to clear off spectrum instead of offering to share it, some lawmakers say

Cisco inspired SDN start-up targets I/O control

PLUMgrid explains a little bit more of what it's up to

French court levies first fine under three-strikes law on illegal downloads

A man was fined a!150 on Thursday for failing to secure his Internet connection

Blackhole creator releases stealthier exploit kit

Kit has grown in popularity because of reputation for quickly adding exploit code for new vulnerabilities