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	Intel-McAfee deal baffles security analysts Security analysts today questioned whether Intel will see many short-term benefits from its deal to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Cyberwar Threats: New Security Strategies for Governments Threats posed by cyberwar cannot be defended using the traditional all-or-nothing security that's aimed solely at keeping attackers out of the government enterprise. Learn why Tripwire's solutions provide the real-time awareness necessary to fight cyberwar. Read More! In this Issue Cameron Diaz could wreck your PC, McAfee warns Intel to buy McAfee in $7.68B blockbuster Intel's McAfee Buy: 3 Things it Could Mean McAfee Rivals Respond to Intel Acquisition Intel moves beyond 'just the chip' with McAfee buy Proposing a secure global opt-out list HP nabs Fortify Software for code security How to Spot Facebook Scams Like 'Dislike' What is 802.1x? Android Game Is a Spy App in Disguise Clamping down on spammers WHITE PAPER: Riverbed The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now! Cameron Diaz could wreck your PC, McAfee warns Cameron Diaz's next film could easily be titled 'There's Something About Malware.' Diaz tops McAfee's annual ranking of the most dangerous celebrity searches on the Internet. Read More Intel to buy McAfee in $7.68B blockbuster Intel (INTC -- NASDAQ) said Thursday morning it has entered into an agreement to acquire McAfee (MFE -- NYSE) for approximately $$7.68 billion, based on a price of $48 per share. Read More Intel's McAfee Buy: 3 Things it Could Mean With gloomy talk of ever-evolving security threats on the Internet, Intel announced that it's acquiring the antivirus software vendor McAfee. Read More WHITE PAPER: Insight Examine Open Storage v. Proprietary Disk Systems Download this whitepaper today and examine how Oracle's Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems offer a complete, open and integrated solution that: * Reduces time to deployment. * Lowers risk. * Simplifies storage deployment and management. Read now! McAfee Rivals Respond to Intel Acquisition The tech world is still recovering from the shock of Intel purchasing McAfee for nearly $8 billion. As analysts and media struggle to make sense of the move, McAfee competitors weigh in with insight and opinion regarding the Intel acquisition. Read More Intel moves beyond 'just the chip' with McAfee buy After trying to push its way into the lucrative consumer electronics market for the last few years, Intel believes adding a security product to its lineup will be just what the market needs. Read More Proposing a secure global opt-out list In my last column, I raised the issue of the difficulty we e-mail recipients have of getting off all the lists controlled by legitimate e-mail distribution firms. Today I propose a way to reach that goal. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Getting Started with Identity Compliance The Burton Group's, Kevin Kampman, provides an overview of the latest technology for identity management. He'll help you sift through key, mandatory requirements and features and functionality that can wait. Kevin offers guidance on how you can get a 360-degree view of users' access and behavior, best practices and a real-world implementation. View Now. HP nabs Fortify Software for code security It might lack a fulltime CEO but HP still has an open wallet. The company has announced its intention to buy software assurance company Fortify Software. Read More How to Spot Facebook Scams Like 'Dislike' Like many scams on Facebook, the "Dislike" button succeeded because people are gullible. Here's how to not become one of those people. Read More What is 802.1x? Understanding what the IEEE 802.1x standard is and why you should care means understanding three separate concepts: PPP, EAP and 802.1x itself Read More Android Game Is a Spy App in Disguise Researchers with F-Secure discovered an Android app that is a spy app disguised as a Snake game. The Snake spy app is for use with GPS Spy, an Android spy app. The idea is that you'd download and install the Snake spy app onto the Android phones that you'll want to spy on; from there, the Snake app will run in the background and keep tabs on that phone. Read More Clamping down on spammers Many of us have more than one e-mail account, and according to a statistic quoted in a summary from PowerPro Direct, "Nearly 70% of respondents said they had multiple email accounts. - AOL/Beta Research Corporation (June 2008)" Read More
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