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FCC puts 700 MHz item on 31 July
Since 9/11 there have been calls for making part of the 700 MHz spectrum a dedicated public-safety band; the FCC is inching toward a ruling on the issue
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New quantum key system combines speed, distance
Detection stage of the NIST prototype quantum key distribution system: Photons are “up-converted” from 1310 to 710 nm by one of the two NIST-designed converters at right, then sent to one of two commercial silicon avalanche photo diode units to the left. Credit: NIST
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CheckPoint awarded DOD IT security contract
A year-and-a-half ago CehckPoint withdrew its application to acquire Sourcefire in the face of sure CFIUS denial; nor the Pentagonm selects CheckPoint to protect sensitive military information
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Cybercrime Is funding organized crime
Cybercrime is so profitable that organized crime is using it to fund its other exploits; U.S. law enforcement receives more cooperation from abroad in fighting back
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GAO's cybercrime report addresses cyber threats, responses
The FBI estimates that the annual loss due to computer crime was estimated to be $67.2 billion for U.S. organizations; nation-states and terrorists could conduct a coordinated cyber attack to seriously disrupt electric power distribution, air traffic control, and financial sectors; GAO studies the issue
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Endpoint data protection specialist raises $13.5 million
As more employees carry portable devices, and as transmission and storage devices of all types proliferate throughout the organization, endpoint data protection becomes more urgent; investors bet on specialist in the field
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Westlin, Zogmo offer dual data center IT continuity deal
Interest is growing in disaster communication continuity solutions, and two Texas companies join hands to offer a dual data center solution
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Data breaches do not often lead to ID theft
GAO report says that large data breaches do not appear to lead to identity theft; proposals requiring companies to notify customers of beaches may be costly an unnecessary
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One-time passcode generator for mobile devices unveiled
The safest password in the world is one which is used only once, then discarded; California company launches a one-time pass code genrator
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Airwave emergency communication radios "seriously flawed"
In 2002 London launched a £3 billion emergency communication service; 7/7 highlighted shortcomings in the system, and a new study finds that two years later the system is still flawed
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Radio over IP promises effective solution for emergency communications
Communication — survivable, interoperable communication — during emergency is a big problem, and Radio over IP offers a solution to both
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Personal information of 2.3 million people illegally removed from database
In the third largest data breach this year, an employee steals records of 2.3 million people from company’s data base and sells them to marketers
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Experts claim contactless payments pose data security risk
RFID security expert Kevin Fu says level of data security to safeguard information during contactless payment cards transaction is insufficient
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Schools short on cybersecurity training
The School Safety Index show that 95% of districts are blocking Web sites, but only 38% have a closed network that lets them control the content students can access
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PatchLink merges with SecureWave
Merger of two Common Criteria certified companies will create comprehensive security platform for unified protection and control of all enterprise servers and endpoints
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The long view
Researchers Develop AI Agent That Solves Cybersecurity Challenges Autonomously
New framework called EnIGMA demonstrates improved performance in automated vulnerability detection using interactive tools.