House Intelligence Committee report blasts Huawei, ZTE as threats to U.S. national security

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	House Intelligence Committee report blasts Huawei, ZTE as threats to U.S. national security China-based Huawei and ZTE pose a national-security threat to the U.S. because of spying and stealing of data that could be done on behalf of the Chinese government through any network based on vendors' network service provider gear, according to an investigative report issued Monday by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Gartner, Inc. Future-proof your IAM strategy The Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit 2012, December 3-5, in Las Vegas, NV, will help you retool your IAM strategy to meet the challenges brought on by the nexus of cloud, social, mobile and information revolution. Save $300 on the standard registration rate using priority code IAMPA1. Register today at http://www.gartner.com/us/iam or call 1 866 405 2511. To view a complimentary sample Gartner IAM summit session, visit http://gartnerinfo.com/iam7lg/ In this Issue The ugly, scary year in Apple iPhone and iPad thefts Spear-phishers lie in wait at 'watering hole' websites Symantec targets partners to develop better mobile security RSA simple password-protection to stop hackers Mass-distributed malware reaches critical mass Cyberattacks in U.S. cost an average $8.9 million annually to clean up, study says Cisco said to cut ties with China's ZTE Security Manager's Journal: I hired a hacker WHITE PAPER: FandoTech Understanding Recovery vs. Continuance Understanding the difference between "disaster recovery" and "business continuance" is imperative to finding the right-fit backup, recovery and restoration solution for any organization. Consider the 4 business factors that drive RPO and RTO requirements essential to surviving unplanned outages. Learn more. The ugly, scary year in Apple iPhone and iPad thefts Apple iPhones and iPads have become the new must-have item -- for thieves. Read More Spear-phishers lie in wait at 'watering hole' websites Targeted spear-phishing attacks are going after not just individuals but entire websites that function as "watering holes" for groups of people with focused interests, according to security company Websense. Read More WEBCAST: Teradata Big Data Done Right View this on-demand webcast to learn how to reap the benefits of big data through a practical unified architecture; how to improve performance with in-memory technology; and how to lower costs and increase scalability through cloud computing. Register now. Symantec targets partners to develop better mobile security To broaden its mobile-device security effort, Symantec today said it would set up a partner program to encourage third-party app developers to build-in the type of security controls, such as enforced encryption, used in the Symantec app-management and security product. Read More RSA simple password-protection to stop hackers RSA, the security division of EMC, today announced a security product intended to protect simple passwords stored within businesses for authentication purposes, by splitting these passwords in two pieces kept separately, in theory making it harder for hackers to get hold of them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. Mass-distributed malware reaches critical mass Malware purveyors are now primarily in the mass-distribution business, confirms the Security Engineering Research Team (SERT) at managed security services provider Solutionary. Read More Cyberattacks in U.S. cost an average $8.9 million annually to clean up, study says According to a survey of 56 corporate and governmental organizations conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the average amount they paid for all the costs associated with cyberattacks was $8.9 million during the past year. That's up 6% from the previous year's study. Read More Cisco said to cut ties with China's ZTE Cisco has reportedly cut ties with Chinese telecom vendor ZTE after allegations that ZTE sold Cisco gear to Iran. Read More Security Manager's Journal: I hired a hacker Our manager has some cleaning up to do after a third party's penetration testing uncovers some disturbing findings. Read More
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