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	Nigerian 419 fraud spam bounces back The Nigerian 419 scam has returned to plague email inboxes once again, with Symantec's February 2010 spam analysis reporting that old-style social engineering fraud is at the highest levels ever measured by the company. Read More ARTICLE: HP Improve Tracking of VM Devices Virtualization has a major impact on the network and those who manage it, making it difficult to gain visibility to inter-VM traffic. This Webcast addresses the challenges – from operating expenses and compliance to security and management. Learn best practices to alleviate some of the burden virtualization has placed on the network. Listen now In this Issue Hold vendors liable for buggy software, group says Can US get tough on intellectual property crime? EFF publishes 'Digital Books and Your Rights' … (sigh) Hackers at Pwn2Own to compete for $100K in prizes Info Commissioner consults on compulsory audit notices OFT forms new cybercrime-fighting teams Computer hacking charge leveled against disgraced Tour de France cyclist PCI Security Standards Council readying new payment-card security standard LinkExtend Tells You What the Crowds Say About Any Web Site WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Hold vendors liable for buggy software, group says A consortium of security experts today is slated to release draft procurement documents that would leave software developers liable for defects in software sold to large companies and organizations. Read More Can US get tough on intellectual property crime? Critics have long said the US needs to do something to put a crimp in intellectual property crime -- an over $200 billion counterfeit and pirated goods industry. Read More EFF publishes 'Digital Books and Your Rights' … (sigh) There's something sad - if not perverse -- about the fact that the Electronic Frontier Foundation sees a need to publish "Digital Books and Your Rights," a checklist for those who own or want to purchase an e-reader. I mean I took my kids to the local Barnes & Noble yesterday, left with a handful of children's titles, and never once stopped to think about the current or future legal implications of... Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Effectively Deal with Security Threats in Real-Time Eliminate costly and time-consuming manual security processes with a network security overwatch layer. Raise the bar on security protection within your organization. Find out why an overwatch layer should be part of your best practice security requirements. Read now. Hackers at Pwn2Own to compete for $100K in prizes The hacking contest next month will award cash prizes of $15,000 to anyone who can break into an iPhone, BlackBerry Bold, Droid or Nokia smartphone. Read More Info Commissioner consults on compulsory audit notices The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on its proposed framework for how it will serve compulsory audit notices. Read More OFT forms new cybercrime-fighting teams The Government is spending £4.3 million in fighting cybercrime over three years. Read More WHITE PAPER: MainSoft Drive SharePoint Adoption in Lotus Notes Shops This whitepaper explores the opportunity to promote SharePoint adoption, without demanding a wholesale change in users' behavior, by integrating SharePoint with your email client. Read More Computer hacking charge leveled against disgraced Tour de France cyclist Cyclist Floyd Landis, stripped out his 2006 Tour de France title after a positive drug test, is now being labeled a computer hacker by France, which has issued a warrant for his arrest. Read More PCI Security Standards Council readying new payment-card security standard The Payment Card Industry data security standards, which influence design of networks where sensitive payment-card account data is stored, are expected to be further revised by the PCI Security Standards Council over the next few months. Read More LinkExtend Tells You What the Crowds Say About Any Web Site The LinkExtend add-on for Firefox displays aggregate ratings for things like safety, adult content, and site traffic for Web pages. Based on data pulled in from a wide variety of sources, these aggregate ratings can be very useful; just don't mistake this informative free/donationware tool for any kind of security software. Read More
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