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	What's the price of a new Windows 8 zero-day vulnerability? It's not exactly the type of advertisement most people would understand. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell SonicWall Why Protection and Performance Matters Outdated firewalls can pose serious security risks and simply adding malware protection inhibits performance. Dell SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls overcome these limitations with multi-core architecture and Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection for unrivaled protection and performance. Read Now! In this Issue Following Sandy, DHS seeks security 'Cyber Reserve' The 5 worst mobile threats of 2012 Largest banks under constant cyberattack, feds say The Cloud Security Alliance provides guidance for SIEMs in the cloud California's mobile privacy crackdown praised 10 Signs It May Be Time to Quit Your Job NHS loses 1.8m sensitive documents in a year WHITE PAPER: FireEye Intensified Dangers of Email-Based Attacks Keep your organization safe by staying educated. Download this report to learn more about identifying and preventing cyber attacks. Learn more. Following Sandy, DHS seeks security 'Cyber Reserve' The damage to the electrical grid from Superstorm Sandy is just a taste of what could happen from a major cyberattack, says DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. The answer: A "Cyber Reserve" of computer security pros. Read More The 5 worst mobile threats of 2012 New types of mobile malware make headlines every day, but what are the most prevalent threats out there? The team at Nominum decided to find out by analyzing Domain Name System (DNS) data of approximately half a million users from various countries. Read More WEBCAST: PhoneFactor Strong Security for Remote Workers Is Just a Phone Call Away Live Webcast: Tuesday, October 30th at 12:00pm ET Join Steve Dispensa, PhoneFactor Chief Technology Officer, and Sarah Fender, PhoneFactor Vice President of Marketing & Product Management, to learn how phone-based authentication is helping companies tackle complex authentication challenges. Learn More Largest banks under constant cyberattack, feds say Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano says the nation's largest financial institutions "are actively under attack" by cybercriminals, and one expert says it is a trend contributing to the rising security costs of banks. Read More The Cloud Security Alliance provides guidance for SIEMs in the cloud The Cloud Security Alliance has developed a guidance document to help organizations evaluate cloud-based implementations of security applications, including information on evaluating and implementing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems in the cloud. Read More WEBCAST: Dell SonicWall Why First Generation Firewalls Aren't Making the Grade In this exclusive webinar, learn from Dell-SonicWALL's Patrick Sweeney, how today's Next-Generation Firewalls allow businesses to scale their network security to meet the demands of emerging threats and new technology trends, while ensuring performance to meet key business objectives. Resister Now! California's mobile privacy crackdown praised California's top prosecutor has sent warnings to scores of mobile app developers that have allegedly violated the state's privacy laws, a crackdown that security experts applaud as good for the industry. Read More 10 Signs It May Be Time to Quit Your Job Working as an IT professional is a demanding and competitive role, and like anything in life has its ups and downs. How many employers does the average IT pro work for in his or her career? It seems like a straight-forward question, but the answer is surprisingly complex because the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) doesn't track this data. Even if it did, you'd have to ask what constitutes a career change? Suffice to say the average IT pro will at least change employers a few times over a 20-30 year career. Read More NHS loses 1.8m sensitive documents in a year At least 1.8 million sensitive documents went missing across the NHS in just 12 months, reports The Daily Telegraph. Read More
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