A new survey from (ISC)² found that many security pros feel there is a gap between certifications and the security needs of IT organizations. – Much has been made about the U.S. governments need to hire more cyber-security professionals. But finding the best way to build that workforce may be difficult.
A new survey from the International Information Systems Security
Certification Consortium (ISC)² found that many of the trending ideas
o…
Microsoft had a Web- and mobile-centric week, centered on developments with its upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series and a redesigned MSN homepage, as well as another report of incremental market-share gains for its Bing search engine. The news also highlighted that interlinked nature of Microsoft’s competitors in the online space, including Google, Yahoo and Apple.
– Microsofts news this week primarily existed in the online
and mobile arenas fitting, considering the companys increased focus on those
spaces as it attempts to develop viable businesses apart from its flagship
desktop software applications.
On March 9, Microsoft
rolled out its redesigned MSN ho…
Apple has swatted a bug in the iPhone that security researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner spotlighted at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
– Apple has fixed the iPhone vulnerability highlighted at the Black Hat security conference yesterday.
The update plugged a
memory corruption issue in the decoding of SMS messages that could be
exploited to remotely execute code on the phone. The vulnerability was
put in the spotlight after a p…
