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	New browser tweaks Chrome security The open source engine that forms the basis for Google's Chrome has spawned an ostensibly new browser, Comodo's cleverly named 'Dragon'. Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware Rethinking Application Security Hacker motivation has changed from gaining fame to financial gain. Cyber crime activities now employ a new level of network attacks, which go undetected by standard network-security tools. This paper discusses the changing threat landscape and how you can protect your business from emerging threats. Read More In this Issue Security bug opens Google Buzz to hackers Military seeks one bad-ass universal speech translator Facebook hit with class action over privacy changes EPIC files privacy complaint against Google Buzz Is there a best certification? Florida man charged in telephone cramming scheme French net filtering plan moves forward Apple's Safari to fall first in hacking contest ... again The new risks of cyber-chattiness Rogue PDFs account for 80% of all exploits, says researcher Adobe issues emergency PDF patches Hackers update rootkit causing Windows blue screens WHITE PAPER: Sophos Windows 7 security With the public release of Windows 7 debates and discussions have been raging on the security improvements in the new platform, and some potential problems have also emerged. In this white paper, we run through the most significant changes and additions, and look at what they might mean to users and administrators. Read now. Security bug opens Google Buzz to hackers A common Web programming error could give hackers a way to take over Google Buzz accounts, a security expert said Tuesday. Read More Military seeks one bad-ass universal speech translator The military and other parts of the government have long sought the technology that can listen to spoken words, translate them if necessary and identify the voice.  That's the general idea of a system the experimental researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency want to develop.  Read More Facebook hit with class action over privacy changes A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook over changes that the social networking site made to its privacy settings last November and December. Read More EPIC files privacy complaint against Google Buzz Despite the changes that Google has made to Buzz following negative reaction to the service, the Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charging the search giant with violating user privacy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Lowering Wireless Data Costs with WAN Optimization Dramatically lower your wireless data costs while significantly speeding applications with mobile WAN optimization tools. Fuji Xerox Australia describes the benefits it has seen since its deployment in this whitepaper. Learn how you can save 30% on 3G data costs while improving application throughput by 20 times. Learn More Is there a best certification? There is no best tool for an undefined job. Nobody can rationally decide whether a hammer or a power drill is the "best tool" without specifying what job the tool is supposed to do. So it is with certifications. Read More Florida man charged in telephone cramming scheme A Florida man has been charged with mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with a so-called telephone cramming scheme, in which companies he owned allegedly charged customers for calls they did not make, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Inspector's Miami field office announced. Read More French net filtering plan moves forward French lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve a draft law to filter Internet traffic, a measure the government says is intended to catch child pornographers. The bill will now go on for a second and final reading. Read More Apple's Safari to fall first in hacking contest ... again The organizer of the Pwn2Own hacking challenge predicts that Apple's Safari browser will go under first; a past winner of the contest isn't so sure. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire A Holistic Approach to Compliance Makes Business Sense IT management has tremendous incentive to figure out a new, more effective and comprehensive approach to meeting information security and compliance goals. This webcast will explore those pain points, the solutions, and the best practices organizations should consider to make strategic information security an enabler of business value. Learn More! The new risks of cyber-chattiness Employees are revealing too much about their professional lives online, and that can add up to bad news. Read More Rogue PDFs account for 80% of all exploits, says researcher Just hours before Adobe plans to deliver the latest patches for its popular PDF viewer, a security firm said malicious Reader documents made up 80% of all exploits at the end of 2009. Read More Adobe issues emergency PDF patches Adobe today released an emergency update that patched a pair of critical vulnerabilities in its popular PDF viewing and editing software. Read More Hackers update rootkit causing Windows blue screens Hackers behind the rootkit responsible for crippling Windows machines after users installed a Microsoft security patch have updated their malware so that it no longer crashes systems, researchers said today. Read More
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