Botnets, cloud computing power may be fueling attacks against VoIP

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	Botnets, cloud computing power may be fueling attacks against VoIP A spike in attacks against IP PBXs that started last fall shows no signs of abating, spawning speculation that those responsible have tapped into botnets and cloud computing resources to carry out their illegal activities. Read More WEBCAST: Iron Mountain Success in the cloud: strategies revealed View this webcast with IDG senior editor Jim Malone and Martin Tuip of Iron Mountain to learn the primary considerations and best practices for storing, archiving, protecting and managing your most important information in the cloud. View now In this Issue If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ... Internet2 boosting 100Gbps network to 8.8Tbps Senate passes patent bill, but kills limits on damages House subcommittee votes to kill net neutrality Aircell to boost in-flight Wi-Fi speed Symantec finds fake Google Android update Apple patches 62 bugs in massive Safari update Researchers warn browser users over new SpyEye/ZeuS trojan Google's Chrome untouched at Pwn2Own hack match Safari, IE hacked first at Pwn2Own Write code, get Google I/O tickets WHITE PAPER: IBM Discover the Mishaps of Digital Channels Digital has been widely embraced by consumers and by many parts of the enterprise. But the adoption of digital channels - Web sites, mobile apps, online sales and customer service, and other smart touches - has often occurred in a piecemeal way. Read More If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ... It's Thursday, March 13, 1986: Microsoft, founded more than a decade earlier and already a powerhouse in the world of personal computer software, executes an initial public stock offering that will raise $61 million for the company and leave 30-year-old co-founder Bill Gates unfathomably wealthy. Read More Internet2 boosting 100Gbps network to 8.8Tbps Internet2 has announced it will use Ciena packet-optical gear to boost capacity of its new U.S. Unified Community Anchor Network designed to give 200,000 libraries, K-12 schools, community colleges and healthcare centers access to network capacity previously reserved for big companies, educational and research organizations, and government agencies. Read More Senate passes patent bill, but kills limits on damages The U.S. Senate has passed an overhaul of the U.S. patent system, but has removed some controversial provisions limiting damage awards in infringement lawsuits. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center House subcommittee votes to kill net neutrality A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has voted in favor of a resolution to throw out the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's recently adopted net neutrality rules. Read More Aircell to boost in-flight Wi-Fi speed In-flight Wi-Fi provider Aircell unveiled plans for its second generation of wireless links from aircraft to the Internet on Wednesday, promising higher capacity and the capability to offer its service outside the U.S. Read More Symantec finds fake Google Android update Google's latest update for its Android mobile OS appears to already have been subverted by hackers, according to the security vendor Symantec. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Five Myths About Telepresence It's expensive. It's complicated. It's impersonal. These are a few of the myths that we debunk in this eye-opening fact sheet. Visual communication is rapidly transforming the way people learn, live, and work. Don't let a few myths stand in the way of your business success. Read Now Apple patches 62 bugs in massive Safari update Apple today patched a record 62 vulnerabilities in Safari 5, updating the Mac and Windows browser to version 5.0.4. Read More Researchers warn browser users over new SpyEye/ZeuS trojan SpyEye/ZeuS trojan that targets online banking users turns into a hydra of new variants Security researchers have been nervously awaiting for new versions of SpyEye, a browser Trojan that targets online banking. Now one says it has found a new variant affecting Europe, but fully capable of infiltrating U.S. online banking users as well. Read More Google's Chrome untouched at Pwn2Own hack match Google's $20,000 prize went untouched yesterday as no team of hackers at Pwn2Own tried to exploit the Chrome browser. Read More Safari, IE hacked first at Pwn2Own Apple's Safari and Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) both fell to the first hackers who tried their luck on the browsers at Wednesday's opening day of Pwn2Own. Read More Write code, get Google I/O tickets Google announced 10 coding challenges to give tickets away for Google I/O. Read More
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