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	'Password' is still the worst password, but watch out for 'ninja' Although the tech world is always changing, one thing remains the same: A lot of people use terrible passwords. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Delivering game-changing productivity & dependability By creating one contiguous, end-to-end Fabric, Avaya is empowering businesses to achieve unprecedented levels of infrastructure productivity, service agility, and network dependability, the very essence of the fast, flexible, and secure design aspirations. Read Now In this Issue Baddest Botnets of 2012 INSIDER Getting the most out of IPS 'Lance Armstrong' bug hunt continues in stable Linux kernel Top Linux-o-lanterns from around the Web DDoS attacks against banks raise question: Is this cyberwar? Kaspersky's exploit-proof OS leaves security experts skeptical Russian coder puts Microsoft botnet accusation behind him BYOD resistance loosening but security practices lacking Barnes & Noble halts use of PIN pad devices after data breach FTC: Companies should limit facial recognition in some cases Android malware exploding, says Trend Micro RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T VoIP Solutions Provide Enterprises With Various Benefits VoIP migration is a top telecom priority for many North American enterprises. Do you know why? Find out in this Forrester study, which reveals the opinions of telecommunications decision-makers like you. Read the report. Baddest Botnets of 2012 According to security firm Kindsight, these are the Top Ten Worst Botnets this year. Read More INSIDER Getting the most out of IPS Intrusion prevention systems — security tools designed to stop problems even before they crop up — have emerged as indispensable components of defense-in-depth security strategies. Read More 'Lance Armstrong' bug hunt continues in stable Linux kernel The discovery of a somewhat alarming bug in the Linux ext4 filesystem provoked a minor wave of panic this week, but project maintainer Theodore Ts'o says it has since become clear that the problem can likely only affect a small number of users. Read More WEBCAST: VCE & Xerox Building a Cloud Foundation on IaaS In this exclusive webcast from VCE, you'll learn how IaaS accelerates your business in adaptable approaches, across geographies; and provides granular visibility and access control. Best of all, IaaS assures adoption, productivity and the innovative benefits of truly flexible infrastructure. Learn more. Top Linux-o-lanterns from around the Web Tux the Penguin and friends geek up Halloween pumpkins Read More DDoS attacks against banks raise question: Is this cyberwar? It's been a month of crippling denial-of-service attacks on websites operated by U.S. banks and financial services firms. A terrorist organization called Al-Qassam takes credit online, but now the attacks are being blamed on Iran. Read More Kaspersky's exploit-proof OS leaves security experts skeptical While there is a need for a more secure operating system for industrial control systems, experts say a U.S.-built OS would be preferred Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. Russian coder puts Microsoft botnet accusation behind him When 32-year-old Russian programmer Andrey N. Sabelnikov visited the U.S. for the first time in January, he had a surprise waiting for him. Read More BYOD resistance loosening but security practices lacking A survey of 650 information and security professionals about how the "bring your own device" (BYOD) trend is impacting their organizations finds one-quarter of them forbid use of personally owned devices such as smartphones and tablets on the network. However, the majority that do often lack meaningful policies or security controls related to these devices. Read More Barnes & Noble halts use of PIN pad devices after data breach Barnes & Noble has removed PIN pad devices from all of its nearly 700 stores nationwide as a precaution after detecting evidence of tampering with the devices at 63 of its stores in eight states. Read More FTC: Companies should limit facial recognition in some cases Web companies using facial recognition technology should avoid identifying anonymous images of consumers to someone who could not otherwise identify them, unless the companies have the consumers' consent, a U.S. Federal Trade Commission report said. Read More Android malware exploding, says Trend Micro The amount of mobile Android malware has surged this year, from a count of 30,000 malware specimens in June to almost 175,000 last month, according to Trend Micro's Security Roundup report for the third quarter of this year. Read More
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