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Putting security in perspective: beware of ‘vending machines,’ not sharks

Heath Nieddu, senior information security analyst at Providence Health & Services, expanded upon Los’ post, discussing how management can be properly educated in prioritizing security threats. First, determine whether there is a risk of a high-profile
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Right-sizing security and information assurance, a core-versus-context journey …

We learn how Lake Health’s Information Security Officer has been expanding the breadth and depth of risk management there to a more holistic level — and we’re even going to discuss how they’ve gone about deciding which risk and compliance services to
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Boundary announces monitoring for AWS applications

Organizations that deploy cloud-based applications find that some performance and system management capabilities are not offered by cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft’s Azure. This means that these organizations need to
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Netflix open-sources resiliency tools for distributed services

Netflix open-sources resiliency tools for distributed services. Summary: The Hystrix libraries, now available on GitHub, helped Netflix weather the storm that hit Amazon Web Services last month. David Meyer. By David Meyer | November 27, 2012 — 12:08
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‘We wanted to be Japan’s AWS’

Summary: What started as Japan’s answer to Amazon Web Services quickly became a global suite of distributed virtual networking services for OpenStack-based clouds. Meet Midokura. Andrew Nusca. By Andrew Nusca for Between the Lines | November 27,
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Anonymous claims Stratfor hacking trial is partial, unfair

In March, former LulzSec leader turned informant Hector Monsegur provided the FBI with information that led to the arrest of Jeremy Hammond. The FBI believed that he was one of the hackers, known as Anarchaos, behind the breach. Hammond has been
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Southampton uses GCHQ funding for biometrics research

A new cybersecurity research centre at the University of Southampton is looking at how biometrics and data privacy can be used to protect the UK from cyberattacks. The aim of the centre, which will see academics work alongside Government Communication
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Anonymous claims Stratfor hacking trial is partial, unfair

However, members of Anonymous have since drawn attention to Judge Preska and her relationship with the Stratfor hack. Preska’s husband, Thomas Kavaler, is among the victims of the breach. Kavaler’s work email address at Cahill Gordon & Reindel was
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Anonymous claims Stratfor hacking trial is impartial, unfair

Anonymous is demanding that the judge overseeing the trial of a hacker, who is alleged to be responsible for the Stratfor breach, step down from her position. In December last year, hackers stole information from intelligence broker Stratfor and
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Is public cloud angst an illusion?

Follow @joemckendrick. Despite a lot of reported nervousness about relying on public cloud services for applications and data, there are estimates that at least 30% of Amazon Web Services‘ customers are large enterprises. This may be a quiet movement.
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