ANX Corporate Blog: Posts tagged as security threats

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Nov 23rd 2009, 16:15

ANX PositivePRO Customers Protected from Recently Discovered SSL Vulnerability

Posted by Glenn Moore
ANX PositivePro Customers Protected from Recently Discovered SSL Vulnerability

 SSL authentication gap allows a man-in-the-middle attack, affecting the majority of SSL-protected servers

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (Nov. 24, 2009) - ANXeBusiness Corp., a leading provider of networking and security managed services, today announced that customers of the company’s cloud-based remote access product, ANX PositivePRO, are protected from the recent Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) vulnerability discovered by researchers at PhoneFactor, a leading global provider of two-factor security services. ANX PositivePRO is a hosted, managed VPN solution that quickly allows remote access without the need to buy, install, or configure an appliance within an

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Nov 21st 2009, 12:10

National Data Breach Notification Laws Getting Closer

Posted by Glenn Moore
Political momentum is building for a nationalized approach to data breach notification.  I think it's just a question of "when" this will become the law of the land.
 
Here's a quick summary of the laws under consideration:
 

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved two bills that would require organizations with data breaches to report them to potential victims.
 
The first bill is called the Data Breach Notification Act and is sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein of California.  It would require U.S. agencies and businesses that engage in interstate commerce to report data breaches to victims whose personal information "has been, or is reasonably believed to have been,

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Nov 12th 2009, 08:10

War on Cyber Terrorism

Posted by Glenn Moore
Have you seen the story by 60 Minutes on cyber threats?  I highly recommend you watch it: 
The Story In a Nutshell
Cyber terrorism has crossed over from the realm of potential into the realm of likely.  The story provides examples of how power grids, financial networks, government agencies and even defense systems are already being compromised. State sponsored cyber attacks are proving to be the new battle field.
 
 
Here's My Take: How do we combat such an insidious new enemy?  It starts with awareness.  We can no longer stick our heads in the sand and hope the problem doesn't strike.  Just as the Department of Homeland Security did a good job of educating the public on terrorist

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Nov 9th 2009, 14:03

60 Minutes Segment on Cyber Terrorism

Posted by Glenn Moore
60 Minutes ran a highly informative story on cyber terrorism yesterday (11/8/09). If you ever wondered how severe cyber threats are to national security, be sure to watch.
 
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