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	Microsoft gets silent upgrade religion, will push IE auto-updates Microsoft will silently upgrade Internet Explorer starting next month, arguing that taking the responsibility out of the hands of users will keep the Web safer. Read More WHITE PAPER: FireEye 5 Methods to Disrupt Next- Gen Threats Relying on signatures and lists are ineffective when trying to combat advanced malware threats. Discover how to augment existing firewalls, IPS and Web gateways with technology that recognizes new attacks in real-time without requiring prior knowledge of vulnerability, exploit or variant and then prevents system compromise and data theft. Read now. In this Issue 8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn't Race to Windows 8 Access to Social Networking Sites Increases the Risk of APTs Android app allows remote search of Macs and PCs Is Chrome The Most Secure Browser Or Is Google Gaming The System? 8 Free Wi-Fi security tools The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2011 FBI never sought Carrier IQ data, director says iBahn, supplier of hotel internet services, denies breach 3 tips for avoiding tablet management headaches Adobe promises Reader zero-day patch on Friday WHITE PAPER: Symantec When Good Backups Go bad data recovery Failures Whether you're considering software, cloud or an appliance for backup, it's time to modernize your infrastructure and make sure your approach includes: • Better protection of VMs • More use of disk and cloud as backup targets • Use of data deduplication and archiving • Simplified configuration, setup and use of Web-based administration View Now 8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn't Race to Windows 8 Windows 8 touts many new features, but there are a number of things such as cost, testing, compatibility, and training that CIOs need to consider before racing to migrate. Read More Access to Social Networking Sites Increases the Risk of APTs If you are reading this blog, you should also peruse Jim Duffy's blog about the security behavior of young adults. Jim highlights a Cisco research study that reveals the callous indifference of young people have for workplace IT and security policies. Read More Android app allows remote search of Macs and PCs Wyse Technology has launched an Android app that lets people search remotely for files on their PCs and laptops, then download them, copy them, or send them to another person, all from inside the app. Read More WEBCAST: ForeScout Technologies CISO in the Know - Mitigating Modern Attacks This webcast examines sophisticated and targeted threats, security gaps, techniques and new technologies with regards to understanding and defending against zero-day threats, propagating worms, low-and-slow attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). Learn more. Is Chrome The Most Secure Browser Or Is Google Gaming The System? Last July I wrote about a study by NSS Labs about which browser was most secure. Based on "socially engineered malware", NSS Labs concluded that Microsoft's IE was most secure. Read More 8 Free Wi-Fi security tools Read More The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2011 This year we find horses helping to build the Internet, Apple having all the money in the world and way more wackiness Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ First Industy-Wide BSM Maturity Benchmark Study This first-of-its-kind benchmark study reporting the IT and Business maturity illustrating the business service management imperative today. The survey offers insight into the current and future state of the Business Service Management imperative across global organizations. Learn More FBI never sought Carrier IQ data, director says FBI Director Robert Mueller today said his agency has never sought any information directly from Carrier IQ for any of its investigations. Read More iBahn, supplier of hotel internet services, denies breach iBahn, a provider of internet services to some 3,000 hotels worldwide, denied on Thursday a news report that its network was breached by hackers. Read More 3 tips for avoiding tablet management headaches Tablets are a tricky proposition for many IT departments since they have many of the content creation capabilities of laptops but lack mature security software. Read More Adobe promises Reader zero-day patch on Friday Adobe plans to release a patch Friday for an older version of the Reader PDF viewer to stymie attacks like those aimed at major defense contractors earlier this month. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 8 Free Wi-Fi security tools Here are several free programs you can use to do Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying on all the popular platforms - Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. You'll be able see all the nearby wireless access points (APs) and their details, including channels, signal levels, and MAC address. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Why Eric Schmidt's prediction about Android vs. iOS development is wrong 2012 looking ripe for disgruntled IT pros to switch jobs Microsoft to start automatic updates of IE without asking the users Googler's LAN-party house sparks awe and envy LAN-party house guy spills important cost details The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2011 Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2011 Killer resumes for techies Cisco study finds kids just don't get it iBahn, supplier of hotel Internet services, denies breach
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