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Microsoft Release First Unscheduled Patch of 2011

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Microsoft Release First Unscheduled Patch of 2011
So close, yet so far. For years, Microsoft has been criticized for releasing what some believe to be buggy, insecure software that's vulnerable to attack from numerous exploits. The sheer number of infections and holes found in Microsoft software would seem to support that point. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Oracle

Copying Sensitive Data Into Non-Production Environments
Download this paper to learn data masking best practices and enable your organization to safely use production data for development, testing, and sharing with out-source or off-shore partners, without risking a sensitive data breach. Learn 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.

Hacking group releases more Stratfor subscriber data
Hackers released another batch of data on Thursday pilfered from Stratfor Global Intelligence, a widely used research and analysis company whose website was attacked last weekend. Read More

Two new tools exploit router security setup problem
Researchers have released two tools that can take advantage of a weakness in a system designed to let people easily secure their wireless routers. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Sybase

Scaling Out Query Performance with Sybase IQ 15.3
This paper is meant to provide a holistic perspective and introduce the technical concepts behind DQP in general and Sybase® IQ 15.3's DQP implementation through the PlexQ Distributed Query Platform. Read now.

Murder, IT security and other mysteries: The stories of Layer 8 in 2011
Today we take a short look back at the most popular stories posted in my Layer 8 column in the past year. The FBI story looking for help from the public was by far the most popular of the year. Read on: FBI wants public help solving encrypted notes from murder mystery Read More

Websites, apps vulnerable to low-bandwidth, bot-free takedown, say researchers
Hackers armed with a single machine and a minimal broadband connection can cripple Web servers, researchers said Wednesday. Microsoft today shipped an emergency update to fix the flaw. Read More


WHITE PAPER: BMC

Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement
This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Learn More!

A glance back at 2011
2011 could be described as "The Year of …" many things. The tablet market heated up beyond the Apple iPad. 4G wireless took off with the emergence of big-time LTE networks. Governments and hackers screamed for attention by taking down networks, while IPv6 generated interest for giving the Internet a way to carry on. Read More

How to protect smartphones and tablets
We set up a comprehensive test that included eight mobile devices, four operating systems, two service providers and five mobile management vendors. Read More

Can you keep your IT staff in 2012?
IT staff retention is shaping up to be one of the biggest challenges facing CIOs in 2012. Read More

2012 tech predictions: From IDG's editors worldwide
Consumerization of IT is the consensus choice of the new year's major technology force, one that will manifest itself in several forms Read More



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10 Things We Love and Hate about Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10
Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot.

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