Ashley Bennett Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Verizon Communications Enterprise Solutions unit has just launched the new Verizon Cyber Intelligence Center (VCIC), which will offer global organizations advanced incident response and detection capabilities to assess and respond to cyber threats. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
PRIVO and Verizon launch pilot to protect children’s online activities
Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification McLean, VA-based Privacy Vaults Online (PRIVO), has gathered a team of technology and identity companies and government agencies, including New York City-based Verizon Enterprise Solutions (VES), to create a pilot program aimed at safeguarding children’s online activities and personal information. Read More…. View full post on…
Verizon transparency report: about 320,000 government data requests in 2013
John Wagley Top Priority Sector: communications The first-ever transparency report from telecommunications giant View full post on The Cyber Wars
Verizon enhances reliability, security and wireless 4G LTE technology in Florida
Top Priority Sector: communications Image Caption: Verizon’s super-switchcenter in Orlando, FL Verizon Wireless invested $138 million in network enhancements in Florida during the first six months of 2012 to expand advanced wireless coverage and services to customers across the state. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
Cellcrypt announces voice encryption tie-up with Verizon
British mobile security firm Cellcrypt is partnering with carrier giant Verizon to sell its voice encryption technology for mobiles and smartphones to the US Government, the pair have announced. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
BSides Austin – Verizon DBIR, cloud security and the importance of randomness
A summary of talks from BSides Austin including the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, the state of cloud security and the importance of high quality random numbers in cryptography. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Verizon DBIR 2012 overview, attack mitigation strategies
Christopher Porter of Verizon explains some of the findings from the Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report. This year, hacktivists had a big impact on the numbers. Attacks are mainly less sophisticated and more automated in nature, Porter said. View full post on Security Wire Weekly View full post on…
2012 Verizon DBIR: Hacktivists make impact on data breach statistics
The Verizon DBIR says hacktivists conduct opportunistic attacks targeting mainly large businesses using tactics akin to a smash-and-grab burglary, stealing any data they can access. View full post on SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News View full post on National Cyber Security
‘Hacktivism’ Reigned in 2011: Verizon
Hacktivism—cyber-hacking to advance political and social objectives—accounted for 58 percent of the data stolen last year, according to Verizon’s annual data breach report. View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Verizon claims most data breaches undiscovered for months or years
Over 90 percent of data breaches are the result of external attacks and almost 60 percent of organisations discovered them months or years later, Verizon claimed at the RSA security conference. Called the Verizon 2011 Investigative Response Caseload Review, it compiles statistics from 90 data breach cases investigated by the…