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	Google says IE privacy policy is impractical in modern Web Microsoft's privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer, known as P3P, is impractical to comply with while providing modern web functionality such as cookie-based features, Google said Monday in response to an accusation from Microsoft that Google had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Villanova University Invest in Yourself with IS Security Training! Prep for CISSP® and master the latest IS Security concepts, methods and practices with Villanova's 100% online IS Security programs. Gain new skills to excel as an IT security leader with you prepare for today's information security demands. Enroll by 2/29/12 to lock-in an additional $500 savings on your 3-course master certificate. Click to continue In this Issue Unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011 Privacy spat: Microsoft vs. Google vs. the truth IRS warns of Dirty Dozen 2012 tax scams Anonymous threatens to DDOS root Internet servers NASA: You know you're a Geek if…. Mozilla gives CAs a chance to come clean about certificate policy violations Apple's new OS X tightens screws on some malware Lieberman: Cybersecurity Act of 2012 will help us protect critical infrastructure Attackers have all they need from leaky cellphone networks to track you down Wringing out $79B worth of IT: Feds debate system duplication Start-up Click Security debuts with threat-detection product WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Smart Security for Escalating Challenges This eBook examines how CSOs and IT managers are solving these issues using next-generation firewalls. Read now. Unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011 The number of unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011, McAfee notes in its fourth-quarter threats report for 2011, which also looks back at annual global trends in malicious code activity. Read More Privacy spat: Microsoft vs. Google vs. the truth Hoping to fuel the controversy created news that Google sidesteps privacy controls within Apple's Safari Web browser, Microsoft over the holiday weekend accused Google of taking similar liberties with Internet Explorer, a charge Google doesn't actually deny but essentially calls frivolous because everybody does it. And one expert, who played a role in creating the privacy standard at issue here, says... Read More IRS warns of Dirty Dozen 2012 tax scams The Internal Revenue Service this week issued its annual "Dirty Dozen" ranking of tax scams the agency says tend to surface around tax season each year. 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Read More Mozilla gives CAs a chance to come clean about certificate policy violations Mozilla has asked all certificate authorities (CAs) to revoke subordinate CA certificates currently used for corporate SSL traffic management, offering an amnesty to any CAs that had breached Mozilla's conditions for having their root certificates ship with its products. Read More WHITE PAPER: Webroot How to Protect Your Business from the Coming Malware Storm This paper describes the evolution and future of the online threat environment, and outlines the security, economy, performance, and control available to smaller businesses who act now to adopt Security as a Service. Read More Today! Apple's new OS X tightens screws on some malware Mac OS X Mountain Lion will offer users a new security model that by default lets users install only programs downloaded from the Mac App Store or those digitally signed by a registered developer. Read More Lieberman: Cybersecurity Act of 2012 will help us protect critical infrastructure At a hearing on the bill, witnesses and senators said fast action is necessary to protect critical infrastructure against certain attack. The bill's sponsor promised there's no hidden SOPA-PIPA language in the legislation. Read More Attackers have all they need from leaky cellphone networks to track you down GSM cellular networks leak enough location data to give third-parties secret access to cellphone users' whereabouts, according to new University of Minnesota research. Read More Wringing out $79B worth of IT: Feds debate system duplication When you have some of the largest IT organizations on the planet, it probably comes as no surprise - though no less of a costly problem --when you find out you have multiple redundant systems. 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