IRS steps up challenging identity theft battle

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	IRS steps up challenging identity theft battle The Internal Revenue Service continues to battle against the rising tide of identity theft saying that it recently completed what it called a massive national sweep targeting 389 suspects in 32 states and Puerto Rico. The IRS Criminal Investigation unit the total number of identity theft investigations to more than 1,460 since the start of the federal 2012 fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2011. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Corporation A Deep Dive into Virtualization Optimization This reference guide provides an in-depth look at best practices for improving server virtualization, exploring client virtualization options, blade migration, storage virtualization and WAN optimization techniques. Learn More. In this Issue Juniper bolsters security assets with $10M buyout of anti-DDoS firm Security standards council cuts through PCI cloud confusion US military needs hackers like Gary McKinnon, says policy analyst How joining Google Gmail with encryption system helps high-tech firm meet government security rules 25 techie Valentine's Day gift ideas Barracuda Networks takes further steps to close backdoor access to its network gear RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG Research New Survey: Purchase Process of Enterprise Technologies Tell us about the buying process for enterprise technologies in Network World's Technology Influence Survey! This survey should take about 10 minutes of your time. To thank you, you will have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win a $250 cash prize*! Please be assured your responses are confidential. To participate, click on the link below. *Due to regulations, prize sweepstakes is only open to legal U.S. and Canadian (except Puerto Rico and Quebec) residents, age 18 or older. Juniper bolsters security assets with $10M buyout of anti-DDoS firm Juniper Networks has acquired the assets of Webscreen Systems, a developer of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation products, from Accumuli of the United Kingdom. Read More Security standards council cuts through PCI cloud confusion Can you hold Payment Card Information (PCI) data in a cloud-based service? Yes, but doing so isn't straightforward, so the PCI Security Standards Council has published a guideline that clarifies what approaches compliance-minded businesses can take. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel Big Data Requires a Remodeling of the Data Warehouse Take a few moments to learn about a data warehouse appliance that is a massively parallel server optimized to run Microsoft's SQL Server that delivers enterprise scalability, ease of maintenance, and a single version of the truth, all for a low cost. Read Now! US military needs hackers like Gary McKinnon, says policy analyst The US Government should consider pardoning Gary McKinnon as part of a campaign to woo people with similar much-needed cyber-skills, influential defence analyst John Arquilla has argued in an article that will make tough reading for the men and women who spent a decade trying to extradite the Briton. Read More How joining Google Gmail with encryption system helps high-tech firm meet government security rules When a relatively small high-tech company with some big aerospace and defense customers wanted to adopt cloud-based email for its employees, it faced the challenge that whatever choice of cloud service it adopted, it had to meet the government's security regulations known as ITAR, or the "International Traffic in Arms Regulations." Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Optimizing Hybrid Networks for SaaS With the delay and packet loss associated with the Internet and private WANs, SaaS-based applications tend to exhibit erratic performance that can become a barrier to SaaS adoption. Learn more. 25 techie Valentine's Day gift ideas From subtle geekery to blatantly techie devices, Valentine's Day gifts suit a range of personalities Read More Barracuda Networks takes further steps to close backdoor access to its network gear Barracuda Networks released a new update on Monday to further mitigate a security issue that could have allowed attackers to gain unauthorized access to some of its network security appliances through backdoor accounts originally intended for remote support. The company apologized to customers for its design decisions that led to this situation and promised to look into additional ways to strengthen the remote support functionality. Read More
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