http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html The latest security news, analysis, reviews and feature articles from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2014 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/research/2014/060214-beware-the-next-circle-of-282114.html?source=nww_rss Insecure by design and trusted by default, embedded systems present security concerns that could prove crippling Paul Roberts 2014-06-02T06:10:10-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/060214-israel-based-software-company-claims-police-282106.html?source=nww_rss Nice Systems of Israel said it patched remaining critical flaws in its call recording software used by law enforcement, but the consultancy that discovered the risky flaws hasn't verified the fixes. Jeremy Kirk 2014-06-01T09:09:02-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/053114-university-researchers-test-cyber-defense-for-282101.html?source=nww_rss University researchers are testing whether a distributed computing system could be used to prevent a major blackout during a cyberattack on the nation's power grid. Antone Gonsalves 2014-05-31T10:57:23-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/053014-global-mobile-roaming-hub-accessible-282094.html?source=nww_rss The GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX) network, which carries roaming traffic among hundreds of mobile operators worldwide, contains Internet-reachable hosts that run vulnerable and unnecessary services, recent security scans reveal. Lucian Constantin 2014-05-30T05:19:42-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/053014-house-panel-investigating-ftc-data-282097.html?source=nww_rss A U.S. House of Representatives committee has reportedly launched an investigation into the Federal Trade Commission's use of information from a peer-to-peer security vendor to bring a data breach complaint against a medical testing laboratory. Grant Gross 2014-05-30T05:11:47-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/053014-companies-should-already-know-how-282091.html?source=nww_rss The FTC has published enough information publicly for companies to know what it considers reasonable security practices for protecting sensitive data, an FTC official said. Jaikumar Vijayan 2014-05-30T04:15:10-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/053014-ibm-patents-technique-for-killing-282088.html?source=nww_rss Someday, if you use your non-dominant hand to control your mouse or touchpad when you're say, shopping online, websites might interpret your irregular scrolling and clicking as a sign of fraud and require you to prove your identity, thanks to an IBM fraud-detection patent. Zach Miners 2014-05-30T03:15:29-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/research/2014/053014-cloud-provider-firehost39s-security-chief-282087.html?source=nww_rss Jeff Schilling, who joined cloud hosting startup FireHost this week as chief security officer, knows a thing or two about cybersecurity. Stephen Lawson 2014-05-30T02:56:59-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/053014-google-pulls-trigger-cripples-some-282085.html?source=nww_rss Google is moving ahead with plans to aggressively lock down its Chrome browser by disabling most add-ons not installed from its curated app store and banning plug-ins built to a decades-old standard. Gregg Keizer 2014-05-30T02:11:11-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/053014-how-to-avoid-cyberspies-on-282074.html?source=nww_rss The first line of defense against a social media-related attack recently perpetrated by a suspected Iranian hacker group is to teach employees how to spot cyberspies, experts say. Antone Gonsalves 2014-05-30T09:43:17-04:00