A critical buffer overflow vulnerability patched this week in the widely used open-source cURL library (libcurl) has the potential to expose a large number of applications and systems to remote code execution attacks. View full post on The Hacker News For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or…
Why is outcome based security monitoring so critical with “Big Data”?
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NNSA agreement would speed non-HEU based production of critical isotope
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: HEU The agency responsible for U.S. nuclear security signed a cooperative agreement that would speed up safer production of technology that can produce a critical, but potentially dangerous, radioactive isotope used in medical procedures. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post…
House members critical of minutia in TSA/union bargaining agreement
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Long-time critics of the Transportation Security Administration aren’t thrilled with the agency’s new collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union. The agreement between the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and TSA was ratified on Nov. 9 with a…
Cyber attacks on infrastructure more critical, damaging, says Panetta
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Electronic attacks on critical infrastructure are becoming more damaging and perilous, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who described a recent, Cyber attack on Saudi oil company ARAMCO possibly backed by Iranian hackers. In an Oct. 11 speech…
Bayer’s blast-protection solution for building facades protects critical facilities and personnel
Top Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection With ever-increasing threats and always-decreasing budgets in mind, Bayer MaterialScience has developed a new innovative blast-mitigating system for critical buildings and other structures that can be tailored to protect against a range of threat levels. The Hygard polycarbonate laminate system can be added to existing buildings…
CBP surveyed from the air Isaac’s damage to critical infrastructure
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: UH-60 over LaPlace, LA Customs and Border Protection said its agents were in the air as soon as the sun broke through Hurricane Isaac’s clouds to survey how critical infrastructure along the Gulf Coast had fared during the storm. CBP said on…
CBP surveyed Isaac’s damage to critical infrastructure from the air
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: UH-60 over LaPlace, LA Customs and Border Protection said its agents were in the air as soon as the sun broke through Hurricane Isaac’s clouds to survey how critical infrastructure along the Gulf Coast had fared during the storm. CBP said on…
DHS wants to expand higher education in critical infrastructure field
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: education_training Image Caption: DHS will expand educationin critical infrastructure The DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate plans to award a contract to an educational institution, corporation or other organization that can “maintain, refresh and expand” the existing DHS Higher Education and Professional Development Programs in…
Critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Photoshop CS6
Adobe has released an update for Photoshop CS6 that closes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2012-4170) in its popular graphics editing program. Both the Mac and Windows versions of Photoshop CS6 (aka Photoshop 13.0) contain a critical vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take control of affected systems.<!– adsense…