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	Security Secrets the Bad Guys Don't Want You to Know You already know the basics of internet security, right? Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Palo Alto Networks 60 Minutes w/ Security Visionary Nir Zuk Join Nir Zuk, network security visionary and founder of Palo Alto Networks, for a live video interview. Nir was one of the developers of stateful inspection firewall technology, worked on the world's first IPS appliance and is now pioneering next-gen firewalls. Watch Nir speak about the state of info security industry and pose your questions to him. In this Issue Black Hat talk to reveal analysis of hacker fingerprints Will Cyber Espionage Attacks Trigger NSA's Perfect Citizen? No iPhone bumpers here, NASA revamps historic 9 million lb Mars antenna Dell offering free Web browser security tool Windows 'shortcut' attack code goes public Microsoft confirms 'nasty' Windows zero-day bug Colorado warns of major corporate ID theft scam Researchers: Authentication crack could affect millions Cloud security strategies: Where does IDS fit in? Cisco among Winners of National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge United Nations Making Slow Progress on Cybersecurity WHITE PAPER: Qualys 12-point checklist outlines key considerations Discover a 12-point checklist for choosing the best vulnerability management solution for your organization. Read now! Black Hat talk to reveal analysis of hacker fingerprints Looking deeper within malware yields fingerprints of the hackers who write the code, and that could result in signatures that have a longer lifetime than current intrusion-detection schemes, says one Black Hat 2010 speaker. Read More Will Cyber Espionage Attacks Trigger NSA's Perfect Citizen? There is a new vicious rootkit-level malware infection targeting critical infrastructure and aimed at corporate or government espionage. It often enters the enterprise through USB sticks. Read More No iPhone bumpers here, NASA revamps historic 9 million lb Mars antenna The ubiquitous antenna was all the buzz last week as Apple tried to squelch the latest glitch in its popular iPhone. But those a Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs The Wild, Wild Web: How to Ensure 360-Degree Border Security Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now Dell offering free Web browser security tool Dell, through its Kace unit, is making available free Web browser security software that works by creating a protective "sandbox" on the desktop to isolate the user's desktop from malware or other harmful actions that might be encountered browsing the Web. Read More Windows 'shortcut' attack code goes public A security researcher on Sunday published a working exploit of a critical Windows vulnerability, making it more likely that attacks will spread. Read More Microsoft confirms 'nasty' Windows zero-day bug Microsoft is warning that attackers are exploiting a critical unpatched Windows vulnerability using infected USB flash drives. Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Top Ten Web Threats and how to eliminat This paper raises real challenges for IT managers who have to protect the business against malware, keep internet bandwidth available for legitimate business needs and enforce acceptable use policies for the human resource department. Read Now. Colorado warns of major corporate ID theft scam Colorado officials are warning the state's 800,000 or so registered businesses to watch out for scammers who've been forging business identities to make fraudulent purchases from several big-box retailers. Read More Researchers: Authentication crack could affect millions Due to a reporting error, the story, "Researchers: Authentication crack could affect millions," posted Thursday, incorrectly described the target of an attack on Internet authentication systems. The attack targets digital signatures used by authentication tokens sent by the browser to prove that the user is logged into the Web site. Read More Cloud security strategies: Where does IDS fit in? Security practitioners diving into cloud computing must make older security tools like IDS work in this new world. In a CSO podcast last week, Stu Wilson, CTO of IDS provider Endace, sought to explain how this older technology is still relevant in enterprise cloud security strategies. Read More Cisco among Winners of National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge Secretary Napolitano announced the winners of DHS' National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge July 14th. This contest called on companies to develop creative ways to enhance awareness of the importance of cybersecurity with the goal of safeguarding America's computer systems and networks from attacks. The contest, kicked off last march, received over 80 proposals from both public and private... Read More United Nations Making Slow Progress on Cybersecurity Good news: Lsst Friday, 15 countries including the United States, Russia, and China agreed upon a set of recommendations to the United Nations secretary general that will serve as the basis for negotiating an International computer security treaty. Bad news: Getting this far took far too long. While diplomats wraggled over wording and process, the state of cybersecurity severely degraded. ... Read More
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