Getting the Right Balance – Proactive and Reactive IT Security

Good article.

Open source code libraries rife with vulnerabilities

More than a third of the 1,261 versions of 31 popular open-source code libraries were found to have known vulnerabilities

Hackers Claim To Be 'LulzSec Reborn'

Update 27-Mar-2012:

Undeterred by the recent arrest of key hackers tied to Anonymous and LulzSec, members of a mischief-making ring calling themselves "LulzSec Reborn" took on some high-profile targets this week.

Securing your Board of Directors' communication portal

Interesting article, talks about how to secure the board of directors, who arguably have access to the most confidential data in the entire organization.

Full Disk Encryption

Advantages of full disk encryption:   According to researchers, full-disk encryption is hampering police forensics.

Update - 21-Mar-2012:
So, what is the best way to protect personal data on a workstation?
Is it Full Disk Encryption?

• Yeah, but what if a court orders you to reveal your password?
• Or what if a guys just steals your encrypted laptop and runs away?

Here is an article with the best solution. The solution described is around creating hidden, encrypted volumes using TrueCrypt.

Indian company hacks GSM and usurps IMSI

Seems like GSM service providers are not always encrypting the traffic as they should be.

Private Key Security

ISC's reminds us around how to protect private keys