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	Microsoft mulls Internet Explorer information disclosure leak Microsoft refuted claims on Thursday that an information disclosure leak in its Internet Explorer browser poses a privacy risk, arguing that the company publicizing the issue is seeking to put its competitors in an unfavorable light. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sourcefire Your Company Has Just Been Attacked by Malware – Now What? Sophisticated malware attacks can take any organization by surprise. Silver bullet solutions don't work. Sourcefire's Advanced Malware Survival Kit gives you a better way to defend against and respond to today's advanced malware attacks – before, during and after the threat. Download our Incident Response Brief: 4 keys to effective malware defense/response strategies. In this Issue The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2012 New standard/tool address security dependencies Smart TV hack highlights risk of 'The Internet of Everything' Nine out of ten health care organizations breached for 7B in losses? I don't think so Holiday lights go techie Latest DDoS attacks on banks: A teachable moment Fortinet: Top 6 threat predictions for 2013 Adobe drags Google into Microsoft's Patch Tuesday DDoS attacks against US banks peaked at 60 Gbps WEBCAST: PhoneFactor Strong Security for Remote Workers Is Just a Phone Call Away 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 The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2012 From Google Android development to crazy iPhone stunts, it's been a busy year Read More New standard/tool address security dependencies There's a need to rely and trust forces outside our direct control for security -- and that awareness spurred the United Kingdom's national infrastructure protection authority to push for a standard way to model the implications of relying on technology, services, people and more. Read More Smart TV hack highlights risk of 'The Internet of Everything' As the use of smart connected devices expands, so do threats because while they may not look like computers, they are Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Good APM Practices Get Results According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More. Nine out of ten health care organizations breached for 7B in losses? I don't think so The Ponemon Institute just released their third annual "Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security." Sponsored by IDexperts, the survey and report looks at data breaches in the health care industry. As in years past, the report rings up some pretty impressive statistics. For instance 94% of health care organizations had a data breach in the last year, 45% had more than 5 data breaches. Read... Read More Holiday lights go techie It's not just throw out a bunch of lights and watch them shine in the nighttime. You've got to set them to music... all with the help of technology. Check out just a few. Read More Latest DDoS attacks on banks: A teachable moment The websites of major U.S. banks were attacked this week in an ongoing campaign that reflects the changing tactics used in distributed denial of service (DDoS) strikes, a security expert says. Read More WHITE PAPER: Autonomy, an HP company Data Protection in the Cloud This paper defines cloud computing, how a private cloud benefits organizations in achieving their information governance goals, and offers best practices for secure cloud adoption. Read Now! Fortinet: Top 6 threat predictions for 2013 Network security firm Fortinet has revealed FortiGuard Labs' 2013 threat predictions, highlighting six threats to watch out for next year. Read More Adobe drags Google into Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Google has been dragged into adopting rival Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, fallout from an Adobe move last month. Read More DDoS attacks against US banks peaked at 60 Gbps Some of the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that targeted the websites of U.S. financial institutions this week have peaked at 60 Gbps, according to researchers from DDoS mitigation provider Arbor Networks. Read More
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