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	Incomprehensible spam Over the last year or so, my spam filters  (for both .gmail.com & .norwich.edu) have been receiving what seems like a steadily growing stream of spam written in languages – and using character sets – that I cannot read. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Secure Your Data Where it Lives WikiLeaks, Epsilon, TJX: Explosive headlines tell us that data leaks are common and dangerous. According to IDC, "Increasing Database security is one of the most efficient and cost effective measures an organization can take to prevent data leaks." Register Today! In this Issue Cyber war sabers rattle across the globe Battle looms over securing virtualized systems NASA plan takes the Internet into space and beyond Big questions about cyberwar Microsoft Approves Cybersecurity Plan, PC Health Certificate Plan Gains Support Hackers exploit Flash bug in new attacks against Gmail users Why there's no Nobel Prize in Computing Apple iOS: Why it's the most secure OS, period Build a secure, customer-driven enterprise with an identity and context virtualization service WHITE PAPER: Avaya Independent Lab Comparative Review MierConsulting engineers conducted an hands-on, comparative review of three leading contact center packages, focusing on these products' multimedia, mixed voice and text-based contacts - capabilities. Read Now Cyber war sabers rattle across the globe A formal Pentagon cyber strategy may define which acts of digital sabotage constitute acts war that warrant conventional military retaliation, but cases clear-cut enough to justify such retaliation may be few and far between, experts say. Read More Battle looms over securing virtualized systems There's growing consensus that traditional approaches to network security -- the firewall and intrusion-prevention appliances, the host-based antivirus software -- simply do not work well in virtualized environments for which they were never designed. Read More NASA plan takes the Internet into space and beyond NASA this week said it was looking to build an ambitious Internet-like network that will support solar system-wide communication and navigation services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Networks in Motion Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now! Big questions about cyberwar The Pentagon is expected to announce a cyberstrategy this month that concludes a cyberattack on the U.S. can be an act of war, and while the damage from such an assault may warrant that position, hopefully this just amounts to loud barking given the perils involved. Read More Microsoft Approves Cybersecurity Plan, PC Health Certificate Plan Gains Support Scott Charney, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing, has been exceedingly busy. His growing positions of power may eventually make his plan for required "good health certificates" mandatory for all computers or any devices connected to the Internet to have unrestricted access. Read More Hackers exploit Flash bug in new attacks against Gmail users Adobe today confirmed that the Flash Player bug it patched Sunday is being used to steal login credentials of Google's Gmail users. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation The Efficiency Essentials You're Dead Without This white paper takes you inside Diskeeper 2011 and clearly shows you why you shouldn't run your network without it. Learn more. Why there's no Nobel Prize in Computing When Nobel Prizes are dished out each fall, the most accomplished professionals in computing, telecom and IT have usually been left out in the cold. That's because there is no Nobel Prize for these fields, and it's unlikely there will be one any time soon. Read More Apple iOS: Why it's the most secure OS, period Several factors have combined to make the iPhone's and iPad's operating system into what is arguably the most secure commercial OS -- desktop or mobile Read More Build a secure, customer-driven enterprise with an identity and context virtualization service While directory-focused security initiatives and database-driven customer data integration (CDI) projects might seem to have little in common, a look under the hood reveals they begin with the same need, and would both benefit from a common infrastructure -- an "identity and context service." Read More
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