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	Google Hits Restart on Buzz Privacy Settings The launch of Buzz left Google with a black eye over several privacy mishaps. The main source of angst was the exposure of user Gmail contacts, and Google's rushed tweaks just weren't good enough. Now Google wants a total re-do--and perhaps forgiveness--with the implementation of even further fixes. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Network Rightsizing Best Practices Guide Network Rightsizing is an evolutionary approach to network design that significantly reduces costs while simultaneously increasing mobility for campus and enterprise users. This guide provides a methodology to enable IT to break away from the status quo of port-based network architectures, allowing an unprecedented reduction in cost and complexity. Read More! In this Issue Is Cisco spying on users? Cloud security: The good, bad and ugly Mozilla beats Apple, Microsoft to Pwn2Own patch punch Maley Mayhem: Was Firing Justified? Five Perspectives Senators ramp up cyberwar rhetoric The Cleanest Malware Scan New cyber security threats noted in Blue Note annual report Ruling suggests limits on employer's access to personal e-mail No one can duck Heartland fallout until it stops Are iPhones riskier than Android, Blackberry & Nokia phones? Researchers track cyber-espionage ring to China WHITE PAPER: HP SMB: Strategy Guide to Risk Mitigation This strategy guide offers concrete risk mitigation techniques specifically designed for midsize organizations. Learn how to proactively manage physical and virtual systems and see the early signs of infrastructure trouble to avoid outages. Read Now! Is Cisco spying on users? Is Cisco spying on users? A story in U.K.'s The Inquirer states that Cisco has unveiled a bandwidth usage monitoring application designed to provide insight into what type of traffic - such as video -- is using available bandwidth. Read More Cloud security: The good, bad and ugly While vendors work to address enterprise concerns about cloud computing security, experts warn there's no easy fix. Meanwhile, cloud service outages and criminals operating in the cloud threaten enterprise acceptance of the utility computing model. Read More Mozilla beats Apple, Microsoft to Pwn2Own patch punch Mozilla late yesterday patched a critical Firefox vulnerability used by a German researcher to win $10,000 for hacking the open-source browser at last week's Pwn2Own contest. Read More E-GUIDE: APC by Schneider Electric 5 Ways to Shrink a Data Center Most data centers can support an average density of 100 to 200 watts per sq. foot. The future of high-density computing – beyond 30 KW - will have to rely on water-based cooling, but is that cost effective? This expert guide discusses the latest energy technologies for today and the future. Read Now. Maley Mayhem: Was Firing Justified? Five Perspectives Pennsylvania CISO Robert Maley was fired for talking about a security incident during the recent RSA conference without approval from his bosses. Since then, he has been described as everything from a martyr in the cause of full disclosure to a careless exec who should have known better. Read More Senators ramp up cyberwar rhetoric Two U.S. senators urged the country to prepare for a cyberwar in an editorial that is likely to further dismay those who favor toning down the rhetoric stemming from the recent attacks against Google. Read More The Cleanest Malware Scan Michael Gersten wants to be absolutely sure malware can't interfere with his security scan. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Windows 7 Early Adopter Case Study Learn how Dell helped a leading business services firm complete an enterprise-wide Windows 7 migration. Learn More Now New cyber security threats noted in Blue Note annual report A new report on consumer online behaviour and criminal activities on the Internet noted that new security threats have recently emerged, prompting the implementation of a mix of security solutions to protect unsuspecting victims. Read More Ruling suggests limits on employer's access to personal e-mail Can employers read an employee's personal e-mail composed and sent via a corporate computer, and does the employer own that e-mail? Especially if it's an e-mail to a lawyer, which raises special questions of client-attorney privilege that invoke confidentiality? Read More No one can duck Heartland fallout until it stops Last week's report of JC Penney trying to keep its name out of the Heartland credit-card debacle didn't get anywhere near the attention heaped upon hacker mastermind Albert Gonzalez netting himself a 20-year prison sentence in the case, so it's definitely worth a mention here. Read More Are iPhones riskier than Android, Blackberry & Nokia phones? iPhones appear to pose greater security risks than Android, Blackberry and Nokia smart phones, but is this really the case? An nCircle survey says yes, security expert Charlie Miller says not necessarily, and Pwn2Own sponsor TippingPoint won't say. Read More Researchers track cyber-espionage ring to China Researchers in the U.S. and Canada have tracked and documented a sophisticated cyber-espionage network based in China, dubbed Shadow, that targeted computers in several countries, including systems belonging to the Indian government and military. Read More
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