I recently wrote about a the 60 Minutes special on cyber security, and how a former chief of national intelligence didn’t believe the U.S. is prepared for a sophisticated attack that could bring down a major power grid. Opinions varied about the special itself, but the one thing people shouldn’t overlook is that cyber threats are real and that the infrastructure that protects our power grids needs to be defended.
The spotlight on this need continued last week when President Obama issued a statement saying December was Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Month. Proclamations like these won’t change the world. Our systems won’t magically become secure, and most of the people responsible for these systems are already working hard to defend them.
That said, this proclamation adds to the increased awareness of the need for infrastructure protection against all attacks including cyber attacks. ( Read More… )
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Toney Jennings
Thank you for the kind words, Cindy. I think the market has evolved--largely supported by social media--into one that ...
Earlier today, GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GSB) announced that it has entered into an investment term sheet with CoreTrace. Subject to definitive agreements, GlobalSCAPE will invest in CoreTrace in return for an equity position and a seat on the CoreTrace board of directors.
In the announcement, Jim Morris, president and CEO of GlobalSCAPE, explained part of his company’s interest in CoreTrace:
“Because malware has proliferated exponentially, traditional solutions are increasingly stressed beyond their ability to keep pace with the virus of the day. The CoreTrace whitelisting technology has tremendous potential, similar to the early days of the anti-virus market.” ( Read More… )
November was a busy month for security stories. The month kicked off with more stories of massive security patches from both Microsoft and Apple leaving me to wonder when the patching madness will ever end. Windows 7 was found to have a flaw that allows denial of service attacks. Internet Explorer v7 (IE7) even made it into the news with the latest vulnerability, but I question efforts to patch an aging application, why not just upgrade or use Firefox? If they aren’t willing to upgrade, do people really think they will patch IE7?
Without further delay, here are the stories that caught my eye in November: ( Read More… )
Sometime in 2010 virtually every new Windows PC will now come with a version of application whitelisting installed in the form of AppLocker. It’s time to start thinking about how application whitelisting will change the way you approach desktop security and how you intend to use whitelisting to protect your critical IT assets. In preparation for this shift, I thought it would be good to give some food for thought about what changes and what considerations you should give to your ultimate whitelisting strategy.
First, let’s look at what changes. ( Read More… )
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JT Keating
Thanks for the question, Leo. With regards to this specific part of our post, CoreTrace's application whitelisting solution, BOUNCER, ...
In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks to all of our customers, partners and employees who are helping CoreTrace change the face of computer security. It has been a fantastic year so far and we have a lot to be thankful for. More than ever businesses and individuals are looking for a new approach to computer security, and application whitelisting has come to the forefront as an alternative to traditional antivirus.
We are certainly excited to be a top vendor of application whitelisting and are looking to finish the year strong and look forward to a breakthrough 2010.
Thanks again to everyone involved in making CoreTrace a success.