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	IT managers could avoid grief by curtailing admin rights in Windows | Military warns of increasingly active cyberthreat from China
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	Microsoft defends Windows 7 security after Pwn2Own hacks Just days after a pair of researchers outwitted major Windows 7 defenses to exploit Internet Explorer and Firefox, Microsoft said the measures aren't meant to "prevent every attack forever." Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Identity and Access Governance – What You Need to Know Live Webcast: Wednesday, May 5th at 1pm ET/10 am PT. Oracle presents a timely event featuring the Burton Group's, Kevin Kampman, who will provide an overview of the latest technology for identity management. Get guidance on compliance, security, identity management and other topics and participate in a live Q&A. Register Today! In this Issue IT managers could avoid grief by curtailing admin rights in Windows Military warns of increasingly active cyberthreat from China Browser Fingerprints: A Big Privacy Threat Protecting Sensitive Business Data on the iPad Phone networks try new spam abuse system Police ask internet cafes to snoop on users Protect your Facebook privacy WHITE PAPER: PC Mall Server Virtualization: Breaking Performance Barriers Server virtualization reduces cost, increases availability and enhances business agility. But for many companies, a focus only on cost reduction can become a problem. Download this HP white paper to learn how to reap virtualization's additional benefits, including built-in, cost-effective high availability & disaster recovery. Learn More IT managers could avoid grief by curtailing admin rights in Windows Microsoft endures a lot of criticism for its Patch Tuesdays, frequent vulnerabilities and security weaknesses, but many times, users bring those problems on themselves by not using the access management tools they have at their disposal, say two people in the access management field. Read More Military warns of increasingly active cyberthreat from China On the same day that Google Inc. and the GoDaddy Group Inc. complained about China to a congressional committee, U.S. Navy Admiral Robert Willard appeared before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee with an even stronger warning about cyber-threats posed by China. Read More WHITE PAPER: Neustar Best Practices for Monitoring Your Cloud Join Neustar and NetworkWorld to learn how to manage your holistic ecosystem effectively and learn five creative strategies for managing the performance challenges inherent in today's world. View Now Browser Fingerprints: A Big Privacy Threat Forget cookies -- even the ultrasneaky, Flash-based "super cookies." A new type of tracking may identify you far more accurately than any cookie -- and you may never know it was there. Read More Protecting Sensitive Business Data on the iPad The Apple iPad is coming, and--thanks primarily to the iPhone revolution--it is guaranteed to break out of its consumer-oriented shackles and start showing up at work. A quote from Star Trek: The Next Generation comes to mind: "Resistance is futile." Your business data will be assimilated. Read More WHITE PAPER: Adobe Collaboration Study: user Trends, IT Opportunities A recent survey of knowledge workers shows they still rely on familiar collaboration tools such as email and telephone calls, but desire new ways to be more productive. See all the results and find out how IT can embrace current work habits and easily adapt as new technologies emerge. Read More Phone networks try new spam abuse system Mobile phone companies are trialling a new abuse reporting system that could make it much easier for networks to spot and block spam reported by consumers across the world. Read More Police ask internet cafes to snoop on users Internet café owners are being asked to snoop on online activities of its customers in a bid to combat terrorism in the UK. Read More Protect your Facebook privacy Whether you're a committed telly addict, a tabloid aficionado or a web surfer extraordinaire, every couple of days seems to bring another security scare. Here, we show you how to protect your privacy in Facebook. Read More
	Join us on LinkedIn Discuss the networking issues of the day with your colleagues, via Network World's LinkedIn group. Join today! - Jeff Caruso, Executive Online Editor The Future of Big Iron Do your IT plans include mainframes? Participate in this Aberdeen survey and see how your plans stack up to those of peers in terms of on what core applications are staying on mainframes and where the industry is headed in operating and software architecture. The goal is to get an accurate picture of the opportunity for expanded utilization, the role of 3rd-party support, and overall objectives with respect to distributed, outsourced, heterogeneous and centralized computing paradigms. Aberdeen will also establish a baseline for performance and a set of best practices for improving the efficiency and utilization of mainframe computing technologies. All survey respondents will receive a free copy of the resulting research. Today from the Subnet communities Massive giveaway from Cisco Subnet: 50 copies of the Cisco Press CCNP Cert Kits kits are up for grabs. Deadline March 31. NEW! 15 books on Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr) 2007 R2 available, too. SLIDESHOWS 21 apps Apple doesn't want on your 3.0 iPhone The following 21 apps today run only on jailbroken iPhones. Some may even prove precursors to features released in future Apple iPhone firmware updates. 10 geeky items you're embarrassed to admit you want Most of us love gadgets. But there is a certain eye-popping reaction when we find a gadget that speaks to our technological selves. Owning such devices would surely be the subject of teasing from those who deny their inner geek, but it would also be the cause of more than a little envy. MOST-READ STORIES Predictions on demand for iPad are astonishing New malware overwrites software updaters IPhone, Safari, IE8, Firefox all fall on day one of Pwn20wn China's Great Firewall spreads overseas Netflix Wii streaming discs to arrive in mailboxes tomorrow Software tracks employee Facebook, Twitter activity Five technologies in the mainstream, thanks to Apple Only a few days left to snag your CCNP cert training materials 20 years for notorious TJX hacker Gonzalez Researchers sound alarm on Web app 'side channel' data leaks
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