Ephraim Schwartz

Ephraim Schwartz

Ephraim Schwartz served as editor-at-large for InfoWorld for 12 years and is now a freelance writer who has covered every aspect of security. As a high-tech reporter for over 20 years Schwartz has written on a wide spectrum of security issues from court decisions and compliance regulations to government agency recommendations and self regulation. He has tackled such issues as tethered security in the cloud to personal security on cell phones. From Article 708 on continuity of backup power to government studies on securing cyberspace, Schwartz knows how government works and is not afraid to speak frankly as he did for many years on his popular Reality Check blog.
Prior to InfoWorld Schwartz was the editor-in-Chief of Laptop magazine, a national newsstand publication. Schwartz has also worked directly on government issues as an editor for a publicly-funded statewide association. In that capacity Schwartz served as a liaison to state and national agency officials. Schwartz will bring a fresh, honest approach to security rules and regulations.
08
Mar
0

FBI arrests 6 -- Anonymous Sold Out by One of Its Own

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A member of the infamous Anonymous-LulzSec hacker groups, Hector Monsegur, known as Sabu, appears to be the primary snitch in the arrest of five other members of LulzSec announced by the FBI  this week.

01
Mar
0

EMC's Coviello at RSA: 'We're Not Going to Take it Anymore'

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In his annual keynote kickoff address at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Art Coviello, executive vice president at EMC Corp. and Executive Chairman of RSA, chose as his topic “Sustaining Trust in a Hyperconnected World.”

28
Feb
0

White House Privacy Bill of Rights Little More than Framework

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To much ballyhoo and press coverage, the Obama administration has released a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. However, it appears the privacy rights consumers are entitled to on the Internet will become a topic for discussion with companies that oftentimes abuse those rights.

22
Feb
0

NSA Director: Anonymous May Be Planning Attack on the Power Grid

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting the director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith Alexander, is warning of potential attacks by Anonymous on the U.S. power grid sometime in the next 12 to 18 months, according to sources attending private meetings at the White House.

21
Feb
0

Stuxnet Spectre Hovers over Cybersecurity Act of 2012

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With recent attacks on critical infrastructure here and abroad the unspoken elephant in the room thanks to Stuxnet, the bipartisan Cybersecurity Act of 2012 was introduced late last week that would require companies to cooperate with the federal government to reinforce their network defenses.