Security

IBM takes dim view of EU claims “being made by Microsoft and its satellite proxies”

European Union has two investigations going into IBM’s mainframe business

Enterprise UTM vs next-generation firewalls

Clarifying Terminology

Yahoo will invest in hackers with good ideas

Independent hackers have in the past helped Yahoo convert ideas into products

UK launches computer security training exercises

The exercises are designed to provide training and greater awareness of job opportunities

Cybercrime costs a business $3.8 million/year, study finds

Ponemon Institute researchers tallied response time, business disruptions, revenue loss and property destruction

Social engineer toolkit coming at BSidesLasVegas

OpenSSO, neglected by Oracle, gets second life

ForgeRock assumes control of authentication technology first developed by Sun

Citi confirms critical bug in iPhone mobile banking app

Saved access codes, other info to hidden file on smartphone and synced computers

Stuxnet renews power grid security concerns

First known SCADA malware program to target control systems prompts new questions about security of U.S. power grid

Black Hat too commercial for you?

Black Hat and DefCon share the Las Vegas stage this week with Security B-Sides and other security events