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	US report defines China's considerable cybersecurity, space-based threats China continues to be a significant military and cybersecurity threat that will require the United States to adapt and change to counter such threats. Those were but a couple of the conclusions from the Department of Defense 's wide-ranging "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012" annual report to Congress about the status of China and its burgeoning power... Read More WHITE PAPER: Fortinet Next-Generation Security for Enterprise Networks Since the concept of a 'next-generation firewall' was introduced several years ago by Gartner, many network security vendors have introduced their own next-generation firewalls to address this product category - but with varying results. View Now In this Issue Windows 8 Security: What's New Cyber spies exploiting Java, Flash flaws 7 Tips for Establishing a Successful BYOD Policy Android hackers honing skills in Russia Will voluntary cyber threat sharing plan cast doubt over CISPA? US firms over-reliant on firewalls to defend against DDoS attacks Equifax Eyes Are Watching You--Big Data Means Big Brother Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse' WHITE PAPER: Check Point Software Check Point 3D Security Analysis Report Tool Reduce security risks with the Check Point 3D Security Analysis tool. This comprehensive security analysis provides an easy-to-read report that summarizes security events, their risks, and remediation. See sample report View Now Windows 8 Security: What's New When Windows 8 comes out later this year, the new Start screen and Metro-style apps will likely be the first changes you'll notice, but those aren't the only things that are new. Microsoft is also making some serious security enhancements to help keep your system safer and to improve Windows' ability to combat viruses and malware. It just may be the biggest improvement to Windows security yet. Read More Cyber spies exploiting Java, Flash flaws Such activity is often paid for, or sanctioned by, government agencies Read More WHITE PAPER: Centage Corporation Centage/IOMA Budgeting Survey: Benchmarks & Issues How are other financial professionals dealing with the issues you face? This report offers you an inside peak into what the minds at over 200 financial executives are thinking and doing to impact their own bottom line. Learn more. 7 Tips for Establishing a Successful BYOD Policy If you haven't developed a corporate Bring Your Own Device policy, or if the one you have is out of date, these tips will help you address device security, IT service, application use and other key components of an effective BYOD policy. Read More Android hackers honing skills in Russia The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps built to steal money from Android users originate from Russia and China, so criminal gangs there have become cyber-trailblazers. Read More WHITE PAPER: FireEye Why They are Successful and How to Stop Them Why is spear phishing on the rise? Quite simply, it works. Traditional securitydefenses simply do not stop these types of attacks. Learn more in the FireEye Advanced Threat Protection KnowledgeVault. Learn more. Will voluntary cyber threat sharing plan cast doubt over CISPA? The question of whether CISPA is really necessary might arise in the wake of a Department of Defense announcement last week that as many as 1,000 defense contractors -- and possibly thousands more -- may voluntarily join an expanded program of sharing classified information on cyber threats with the federal government. Read More US firms over-reliant on firewalls to defend against DDoS attacks More than half of US businesses still rely on conventional firewalls or intrusion prevention systems to shield themselves from the scourge of DDoS attacks, a survey by services firm Neustar has found. Read More Equifax Eyes Are Watching You--Big Data Means Big Brother As one of three credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax keeps financial data on every adult in America, plus people in 16 other countries. But the company knows much more than just what goes into an old-fashioned credit score. Read More Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse' The meteoric rise in the smartphone market is creating a dangerous vulnerability in smartphone security - one that may not be patched until the problem expands into what has been dubbed an "apocalypse." Read More
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