11 posts and columns on RSA

Security Start-Up Bromium Debuts With $9.2 Million in Funding

in Enterprise on June 22, 2011 at 10:50 am PT

Founded by two Xensource veterans, security start-up Bromium aims to protect all those smartphones and tablets that people buy and expect to be able to use at the office. Investments from Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners and Lightspeed Ventures suggest it may be on to something.
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Read the NSA’s Advice on Coping With the SecurID Attacks

in Enterprise on June 9, 2011 at 4:19 pm PT

Among the numerous companies and agencies struggling with the implications of the attack against EMC’s SecurID system is the U.S. National Security Agency.

Lockheed Martin Confirms It Came Under Attack

in News on May 28, 2011 at 9:18 pm PT

The defense contractor that builds advanced fighter jets and other weapons systems confirms it has come under a “significant and tenacious attack” on its networks.

Lockheed Martin Network Disrupted, RSA Tokens Reportedly Involved

in News on May 27, 2011 at 1:13 pm PT

A network disruption has cut off remote access for employees of defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Why should you care? Because RSA’s SecureID tokens, which some 40 million people use, are said to be somehow involved.
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RSA Explains How It Was Hacked

in Enterprise on April 4, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

The security company RSA has described in detail how it came under the “extremely sophisticated attack” it first disclosed last month. Still unclear is what data was taken, and how seriously its products may or may not have been affected.

RSA Under "Extremely Sophisticated" Attack; Yes, That Includes Those Tokens

in Enterprise on March 17, 2011 at 5:15 pm PT

Security company RSA has disclosed an attack on its systems. Data regarding its SecurID tokens, widely used by companies and governments, was taken.

Cyber-Security Czar Defends Government Role

in News on February 15, 2011 at 9:49 am PT

Howard Schmidt, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, defended a new federal program that would allow individual Internet users to authenticate their online identities during a panel discussion held on the eve of the RSA security technology conference in San Francisco.

An Equally Good Explanation for the Rest of Vista as Well…

in News on April 11, 2008 at 1:29 pm PT

As a company, and as individuals, Microsoft (MSFT) really does value honesty and openness. Consider this: In a presentation yesterday at RSA 2008 in San Francisco, David Cross, a product unit manager at Microsoft, explained the design concept behind the User Account Control in Windows Vista in the following very honest, very open way: The [...]