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	Worst security snafus of 2012 The first half of 2012 was pretty bad -- from the embarrassing hack of a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard to a plethora of data breaches -- and the second half wasn't much better, with events including Symantec's antivirus update mess and periodic attacks from hactivists at Anonymous. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! In this Issue Researchers show proof-of-concept Microsoft ERP hack Naughty or nice? 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Verizon DVR will see and hear you to find out before delivering ads The recent extra-creepy patents by Microsoft and Verizon are meant to detect TV viewers and then take specific actions depending upon what is seen or heard. Why the heck would anybody embrace surveillance technology that could potentially be on the lookout for "thought crime" via the TV? Read More Safe online shopping: 10 tips to avoid getting burned You need to buy some gifts. You need to buy them quickly. You can (a) brave the madness of holiday retail shopping at your local mall, rife with screaming children and airborne contagions, or (b) kick back at home and buy all your gifts online, accompanied by nothing more obnoxious than a warm cup of cocoa--or a cold glass of wine. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Financial Analytics: How IT Leaders Can Help CFOs CFOs rely on their IT leaders to guide them to the tools that help them keep up with the pace of today's business - tools that help them plan, report, measure and analyze data so they can make smarter decisions and drive more predictable business outcomes. Learn More Privacy in America continues to erode online, report says Privacy in America is being transformed in many ways -- the intersection of your personal identity and your online activity is one example. Read More US FTC: Many kids' apps fail to disclose what information they share Many mobile apps aimed at children collect and share personal data without notifying parents, potentially violating U.S. law, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Monday. Read More Police-themed ransomware speaks to victims -- literally A new variant of a Trojan program called Reveton that prevents victims from using their computers and displays rogue messages from law enforcement agencies is using localized voice messages to trick victims into paying made-up fines, according to researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Big Data – What's Really New? According to MIT Sloane School research scientist, Andrew McAfee, big data is much more than a new label for business analytics. Join this Webcast as Andrew shares new research completed by MIT on the impact big data is having across industries. Learn More Apple hires former Microsoft hacker to work on Mac OS X security Apple has quietly hired Kristin Paget, a former Microsoft security expert who worked as a hacker for the company to resolve Windows Vista vulnerabilities, to work on its Mac OS X security team. Read More The 3 biggest threats to your cloud data Any horror movie fan can tell you the scariest threats are the ones you don't see coming, and the same is true when it comes to threats to cloud data. IT has decades of experience protecting on-premise resources. Virtually no one has even one decade of experience running major SaaS applications, so we should be prepared for some surprises. Read More Delta Air Lines publishes privacy policy, but reseacher finds a fault Delta Air Lines quickly published a privacy policy for its mobile application on Friday after being sued by California's attorney general, but a privacy researcher has already found a fault with it and the app. Read More
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