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Analysis into the LivingSocial Hack of 50 million customer records

A look into the LivingSocial Hack

Over the weekend, the New York Times has published an article following the recent hack of LivingSocial. The Washington based company had issued a letter to its employees, citing that 50 million customer records were compromised, the information contained personal information such as names, emails, addresses and birthdates as well as encrypted passwords. Credit card information, which is stored on a different database, was not stolen.

: BARRY SHTEIMAN, SENIOR SECURITY STRATEGIST, IMPERVA; InfoSecurity; Posted On Tuesday, 30 April 2013 08:27

Avatier: Access governance must be integrated into IAM Solutions to reduce risk, streamline access certification

SAN RAMON, Calif.: Avatier Corp., a leader in risk-driven identity management software, recommends organizations look for an access governance solution that integrates with their core identity and access management (IAM) solution to automate all critical access certification processes, like access verification, in "Simplicity Is Key With Access Verifications."

: Gary Thompson; InfoSecurity; Posted On Tuesday, 30 April 2013 08:19

gateprotect strengthens its presence in Latin America...partnership with CompuDirecto and Local Support Centre

Hamburg: The German IT security specialist gateprotect continues pursuing its strategy of internationalization in a consequent manner and has agreed on a comprehensive partnership with the Value Added Distributor CompuDirecto S.A. DE C.V. The agreement, which has been effective since March 2013, comprises the distribution of gateprotect next generation firewall solutions in ten countries of the strongly growing Latin American market. With the new sales partner, gateprotect is once more strategically enhancing its international network of partners and is now present in almost all relevant national economies of the world.

: Anika Ohlsen; InfoSecurity; Posted On Tuesday, 30 April 2013 08:13

Neustar second annual DDoS survey finds 35% of businesses experienced a DDoS attack in 2012

LONDON: When DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks hit, organizations are thrown into crisis mode. From the IT department to call centers, to the boardroom and beyond, it’s all hands on deck until the danger passes. In February 2013, Neustar, a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis, surveyed 704 IT professionals across North America and Europe to understand how companies are managing the crisis around DDoS attacks and measuring the impact on their businesses.