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Headlines

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing, Mobile Technologies Key to Small Business Success (eWeek, 02/08/2012)

A CPPI report highlights the fact that cloud computing and mobile technologies have lowered the cost of entry for smaller firms.

Defense CIO: DISA Isn't The Sole Cloud Source (Nextgov, 02/08/2012)

Moving Storage To The Cloud? Don't Forget About Security (Government Computer News, 02/09/2012)

Agencies should look for storage providers that support their security and privacy requirements as they move data into cloud infrastructures, an industry expert with Amazon Web Services advises.

Tips For Replicating Data In The Cloud (Government Computer News, 02/09/2012)

Cyber-crime

Law Enforcement Ups Its Game In Cybercrime (darkREADING, 02/07/2012)

New data from Trustwave SpiderLabs shows how law enforcement agencies worldwide are getting better at catching cybercriminals -- but it's still a major chase.

Cyber-security

NIST Revises Computer Security Incident Guide (FederalNewsRadio, 02/09/2012)

Data Management

Unleash The Data Scientists: How Government Can Use Big Data (Government Computer News, 02/08/2012)

At a 2009 workshop on data integration sponsored by the National Research Council, a scientist said advances in biomedical research were increasingly being driven by patterns in data rather than by a new understanding of biological processes.

NIST To Tackle Big Data (Government Computer News, 02/08/2012)

Big data will be on the agenda this year for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's IT Laboratory, InformationWeek reports.

Improved Data Recovery From SSDs (HelpNetSecurity, 02/08/2012)

Data Security

Antivirus Software Powerless To Stop Data Break Attacks, Study Finds (TechWorld, 02/08/2012)

Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room.

Encryption

Scripps Research and Technion Scientists Develop Biological Computer to Encrypt and Decipher Images (Scripps Research Institute, 02/07/2012)

Satellite Telephony Encryption Cracked (HelpNetSecurity, 02/08/2012)

Hacking

Hackers Tried To Extort $50,000 From Symantec To Keep Source Code Private (CBS News, 02/07/2012)

Symantec Verifies Stolen Source Code Posted By Anonymous Is "Legitimate" (Homeland Security Newswire, 02/08/2012)

Hacktivist-Led DDoS Is Now The Most Common Type, Study Finds (SCMagazine, 02/08/2012)

Romanian Accused Of Hacking NASA-JPL Computers (Associated Press, 02/09/2012)

Insider Threat

Have Your Users' Passwords Already Been Hacked? (darkREADING, 02/07/2012)

Following the hack of the global intelligence firm Stratfor, hackers published the stolen password file containing the usernames and hashes for more than 860,000 accounts.