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Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

Krebs on Security

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Department of Justice. “The company is monitoring developments.”

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Language Pattern Analysis to Detect Social Network Attacks

Security Boulevard

I have updated our 2006 paper on language pattern analysis to detect social network attacks. Language that indexes a … Continue reading Language Pattern Analysis to Detect Social Network Attacks ?. Some minor formatting changes were needed, given the last time I generated the PDF was 2011. The original post is here.

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20 Years of SIEM: Celebrating My Dubious Anniversary

Security Boulevard

I have not kept copies of my oldest presentations (very few like this gem from 2003 survived), but my old speaker page reminds me that I focused on “Log Analysis for Security” (2004), “What Every Organization Should Monitor and Log” (2005) and “Log Mining for Security” (2006). script kiddies as they were known back then.

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UChecker tool from CloudLinux scans Linux servers

SC Magazine

Oracle Co-Founder Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in 2006. Security teams running Linux servers now have access to UChecker , a new tool from CloudLinux that runs scans on Linux servers to detect outdated shared libraries on both disk and in memory. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).

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News alert: DigiCert acquires Vercara to enhance cloud-based DNS management, DDoS protection

The Last Watchdog

Pressure-tested in the world’s most tightly regulated and high-traffic verticals, Vercara’s mission-critical security portfolio provides best-in-class DNS and application and network security (including DDoS and WAF) services to its Global 5000 customers and beyond. About Clearlake: Founded in 2006, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Abnormal Security Cloud email security 2019 Private Sqreen Application security 2019 Acquired: Datadog Demisto SOAR 2018 Acquired by PAN Skyhigh Cloud security 2012 Acquired: McAfee OpenDNS Internet security 2009 Acquired: Cisco Palo Alto Networks Cloud and network security 2006 NYSE: PANW.

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The Essential Guide to Radio Frequency Penetration Testing

Pen Test

For instance, Wi-Fi networks typically operate in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, providing high-speed wireless internet connectivity (Kurkovsky, 2006). International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications, 12(3), 33-48. A survey of network security, attacks, and defenses. Wireless Networking.