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	Rapidly evolving low-cost mobile technology keeps the military up at night Are smartphones and other devices the scourge of cyber security warriors worldwide? Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software GFI VIPRE Antivirus Business 5.0 This free fully-functioning 30-day trial of GFI VIPRE Business is designed to optimize overall performance by melding antivirus and antispyware together into one powerful engine. Learn More In this Issue Alleged RSA crypto flaw hotly debated Cisco updates security certs Malware increasingly uses DNS as command and control channel to avoid detection, experts say BYOD: There is no stopping employees' devices on your network Who do you blame when IT breaks? Why we kept LulzSec safe IT execs must shift security approaches National Security Agency defines smartphone strategy: Think Android (maybe) NTIA: Mobile privacy may be a top priority in new push 25 alleged Anonymous members busted by Interpol Microsoft admits hackers nabbed credit card info 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. Alleged RSA crypto flaw hotly debated Is the RSA cryptosystem flawed or is the recent sharp criticism of it the result of poor — or even malicious — implementation of key-generation techniques that appear to have rendered some RSA-based encryption keys crackable? Read More Cisco updates security certs Cisco this week updated its CCNA and CCNP Security certifications to keep certificates up-to-date on new security products and best practices. Read More Malware increasingly uses DNS as command and control channel to avoid detection, experts say The number of malware threats that receive instructions from attackers through DNS is expected to increase, and most companies are not currently scanning for such activity on their networks, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2012 on Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ 5 Things You Need to Know About Disaster Recovery Planning Download this short, easy-to-digest Disaster Recovery eBook today. It's packed with unique planning approaches to make your data center less vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. Warning, side effects may include reduced stress levels. Learn More! BYOD: There is no stopping employees' devices on your network It used to be the IT department's answer was always no when an employee asked to use a personal device for work. IT often felt the risk was far too great to the company's network security to allow this. Read More Who do you blame when IT breaks? There's always a reason why things break in IT, and the powers-that-be can usually find someone to blame -- be it an data center operations staff member, an OEM, a systems integrator or a third party service provider. Read More Why we kept LulzSec safe On June 2nd, 2011, the antisec hacker group known as LulzSec launched a web site. Although they had been an active hacking group for several weeks, the creation of Lulzsecurity.com was their first official web presence other than the Twitter account they had been using. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments As organizations today face the challenge of protecting their valuable data, they must balance that protection with giving business users and customers access to the data. Learn More! IT execs must shift security approaches IT security executives must secure what they cannot directly control to properly protect enterprise data in the coming years. Read More National Security Agency defines smartphone strategy: Think Android (maybe) America's intelligence agency, the National Security Agency (NSA), today disclosed how it's going to handle mobile security. Read More NTIA: Mobile privacy may be a top priority in new push Transparency about the personal data that mobile applications collect may be at the top of the agenda as the U.S. Department of Commerce begins work on privacy codes of conduct for online businesses. Read More 25 alleged Anonymous members busted by Interpol International police organization Interpol today said it arrested 25 people, aged between 17 and 40, and seized a variety of computer equipment it said were part of the hactivist group Anonymous. The Interpol web site was promptly hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack and shut down. Read More Microsoft admits hackers nabbed credit card info Do you recall when the Microsoft Store in India was hacked by a group of Chinese hackers dubbed Evil Shadow? Read More
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