Tag: security

The Honeywords Solution

It’s rare that a week goes by without headlines of data breaches or malware attacks – or the introduction of a solution to stop them in their tracks. The latter is increasingly important, thanks to a rash of exploits on LivingSocial, eHarmony, Sony and Evernote – all part of a long, growing list of high-profile targets. The latest, greatest remedy is what researchers at MIT and RSA have dubbed “honeywords” – a new way to deter hackers from leveraging data…

11MB for a simple conference program application?

As I was following the tweets of IEEE S&P, one of the top academic conferences on security, I saw they had created a special application for the people attending the conferences, with the agenda, paper abstracts and a few news. Figure 1. IEEE Security & Privacy Android application Curious, I downloaded the application for Android (air.org.computer.confprog.sp.apk) and ran it through my automated analysis scripts.

Sophos UTM 9.1 Released

I am pleased to inform you that today, after months of research, development, (and public testing by you), we have released Sophos UTM 9.1. This major update to our UTM line introduces dozens of new features, offers vastly increased performance in throughput and reporting (to name a few), and all-told makes UTM an even more formidable solution

HIPAA Omnibus Rule: New Penalty system with steeper fines

The passage of HIPAA Omnibus Rule heralds a new era of accountability for organizations that fall under the category of ‘business associates’ to a healthcare provider. The new rule has made some sweeping changes to the penalty system applied to each HIPAA violation category.