Microsoft: We're not vulnerable to DDoS attacks

	Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible | DDoS attack in March likely N.Korean work, says McAfee
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	Microsoft: We're not vulnerable to DDoS attacks Uh-oh. There's nothing quite like throwing down the gauntlet and virtually taunting hackers to prove a proud boast is false. In what some attackers might consider a dare,  John Howie, Microsoft's senior director in the Online Services Security & Compliance (OSSC) team, basically claimed that Microsoft sites are unhackable and can't be DDoSed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Streamlined Data Protection One of the greatest challenges today is effectively backing up and protecting the vast amounts of data stored throughout an organization. With WAN optimization, you can accelerate network-based backup by 5x and can reduce bandwidth use by up to 95%. Download this paper and learn more about this strategy today. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible DDoS attack in March likely N.Korean work, says McAfee Billion-pixel camera set to snap Milky Way shots Google dealing with privacy bugs in Google+ Google+ Privacy: 5 Settings You Need to Know Is your company ready for 4G mobile connectivity? Italian police raid Italian branch of Anonymous Hacking team claims NATO server compromised RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls Decision Guide: When comparing Palo Alto Networks with Check Point, it's important to understand the underlying architecture of the two solutions because they have far-reaching implications in terms of security effectiveness and performance. Simply stated, a security 1.0 architecture doesn't work in an enterprise 2.0 world. Click to continue Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible No botnet is invulnerable, a Microsoft lawyer involved with the Rustock take-down said, countering claims that another botnet was "practically indestructible." Read More DDoS attack in March likely N.Korean work, says McAfee The cyber attacks that paralyzed a handful of major South Korean websites earlier this year were almost certainly carried out by North Korea or parties allied with the country, computer security company McAfee said Tuesday in a report. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Exceptional Application Experience To improve and ensure the performance and availability of business-critical web applications, organizations need to be able to see and understand the actual user experience. This paper examines the five essentials of application performance monitoring. Learn More Billion-pixel camera set to snap Milky Way shots The European Space Agency says it has completed what it calls the largest digital camera ever built for a space mission - a one billion pixel array camera that will help create a three-dimensional picture of the Milky Way Galaxy. Read More Google dealing with privacy bugs in Google+ Google's new social networking site Google+, built to beat Facebook primarily on privacy features, has several privacy bugs the company is working to fix. Read More 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 Google+ Privacy: 5 Settings You Need to Know While Google's new social network, Google+, is barely a week old, it's already received a lot of attention from tech pundits and the social media community. And as with any new online service, understanding how to control your information is essential. Read More Is your company ready for 4G mobile connectivity? We will increasingly see users challenging (in every sense) our ability to protect data – and comply with laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act (HIPAA) as the move to mobile computing continues. Read More Italian police raid Italian branch of Anonymous Italian police have reported 15 suspected members of the Italian branch of the Anonymous hacker group to the judiciary for investigation on charges of illegally accessing IT systems, damaging IT systems and interrupting a public service, Italian media reported Wednesday. Read More Hacking team claims NATO server compromised A group of hackers going by the name of the "Inj3ct0r Team" are claiming they've compromised a server belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Read More
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