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	Quick look: Did China's army hack US companies? Security firm Mandiant says that for past seven years a group inside China's People's Liberation Army hacked 141 companies. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Solving Substantiation with SAML Read this paper to learn how F5 uses SAML to effectively enable secure web domains to exchange user authentication and authorization data, providing users of web browsers with single sign-on (SSO) convenience they need. Learn More! In this Issue Watch a Chinese military hacker launch a successful attack 13 of the biggest security myths busted Oxford University briefly blocks Google Docs in anti-phishing effort Apple victim of malware attack Mozilla changes policy to limit risk of subordinate CA certificate abuse Twitter calls for smarter password habits following Jeep, Burger King hacks Kaspersky apologizes for antivirus update that continues to disrupt customer nets Critical infrastructure protection: Maybe thinking good thoughts will make us safe Meet Mandiant, the company pulling the covers off alleged Chinese hackers Startup spins up identity and access-control cloud service Drones still face major communications challenges getting onto US airspace WHITE PAPER: McAfee Next Generation Network IPS This paper discusses the six critical management capabilities of next-generation IPS solutions to help reduce operational overhead while unifying across multiple environments, streamlining security operations and protecting against targeted threats. Read Now Watch a Chinese military hacker launch a successful attack Thanks to cybersecurity firm Mandiant, we now have a video of a hacker believed to be linked to the Chinese military infiltrating and stealing files from unidentified English language targets. The video comes as part of Mandiant's 60-page report, first reported by the New York Times, that claims China's military is responsible for cyberattacks on more than 140 foreign businesses, many of which are... Read More 13 of the biggest security myths busted 13 myths about information-technology security you'll hear but should you believe? Read More Oxford University briefly blocks Google Docs in anti-phishing effort Blamed 'persistent failures' by Google to stop abuse, but removed block after two hours Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Is Online Backup Right For Your Business? Read this whitepaper to find out how cloud-based hybrid backup offers significant cost savings, to small and medium-size businesses, as well as flexible options designed for agility, and a workforce that is free to focus on the company's core offering. Read Now! Apple victim of malware attack Apple on Tuesday said it was a victim of a malware attack when a small number of systems inside the company were compromised. Read More Mozilla changes policy to limit risk of subordinate CA certificate abuse Mozilla is taking steps to limit the risk of powerful subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) certificates falling into the hands of attackers and potentially being used to issue rogue certificates for use in SSL snooping attacks. Read More Twitter calls for smarter password habits following Jeep, Burger King hacks Twitter is urging its account holders to be smarter with their passwords following two recent attacks by hackers directed at Burger King and Jeep that took control of those accounts. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fiberlink Communications Achieving True Enterprise Mobility Download MDM Is Only Half the Battle from CITO Research to learn the tenets of effective Mobile Device Management (MDM) and the need for the same conversations to take place around Mobile Application Management. Learn More Kaspersky apologizes for antivirus update that continues to disrupt customer nets Kaspersky Lab's flawed anti-malware update that went out Feb. 5 for the Kaspersky Endpoint Security product continues to cause serious disruptions in enterprise networks. Read More Critical infrastructure protection: Maybe thinking good thoughts will make us safe Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) retired in January after quite a colorful two-dozen years in the U.S. Senate. One of the major issues he pushed for during his last few years in office was protection of the U.S. critical infrastructure. Along with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lieberman put forth a series of bills aimed at requiring some level of protection for such infrastructure, the last of these being voted down in November. Read More Meet Mandiant, the company pulling the covers off alleged Chinese hackers This week's exposing of a cybersecurity threat group linked to China's People's Liberation Army has thrust Mandiant, the source of a self-described "unprecedented report" and a video about the cyber-espionage campaign, into the security spotlight. Read More Startup spins up identity and access-control cloud service Startup StormPath makes its debut today with an identity and access-control cloud-based service primarily intended for use by software development teams that are building web applications. Read More Drones still face major communications challenges getting onto US airspace Communications and effective system control are still big challenges unmanned aircraft developers are facing if they want unfettered access to US airspace. Read More
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