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	AV-Test issues first Windows 8 antivirus solution ratings Windows 8 virus scanners were evaluated for the first time by AV-Test Institute, an independent testing house. Using the vendors' default settings, AV-Test assessed protection, performance and usability categories before certifying 26 home user security products and nine corporate endpoint protection products. The German-based security firm ran its test throughout January and February 2013. Each product... Read More WHITE PAPER: Trusteer Dealing with Advanced and Targeted Attacks This whitepaper explains how advanced malware challenges traditional defenses to take advantage of the increased exposure of employee endpoints. It reviews the evolution of advanced targeted attacks and the various approaches used to address them. Learn More. In this Issue The 5 biggest online privacy threats of 2013 Scientists tout advanced process to find surgical robot bugs before the bot cuts off something important Top 10 cloud tools DHS warns of spear-phishing campaign against energy companies Army defends its mobile device security plan 12 Must-Do PC Tasks Anonymous cyberattack on Israel finds disputed impact WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Data Protection Visibility with EMC Data Protection Advisor With better visibility and insight into a key service delivery area like backup, data protection providers can get better information with less effort—and their clients are the beneficiaries. Learn More The 5 biggest online privacy threats of 2013 Your online life may not seem worth tracking as you browse websites, store content in the cloud, and post updates to social networking sites. But the data you generate is a rich trove of information that says more about you than you realize--and it's a tempting treasure for marketers and law enforcement officials alike. Read More Scientists tout advanced process to find surgical robot bugs before the bot cuts off something important When it comes to having robotic surgeons slicing around inside your brain, heart or other important body organ, surgeons and patients need to know that a software or hardware glitch isn't going to ruin their day. That's why a new technique developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory that promises to reliably detect software bugs... Read More WHITE PAPER: PhoneFactor Phones Become the Leading Multi-Factor Authentication Device According to a leading analyst firm, phone-based authentication will comprise 61% of the multi-factor authentication market by the year 2014. This paper will address the key drivers for this market shift away from security tokens and includes real-world case studies from organizations that have made the move to phone-based authentication. Learn More Top 10 cloud tools Cloud vendors are delivering boatloads of new tools to help enterprise IT build, buy, manage, monitor, tweak and track cloud services. These tools are designed to help IT execs free up their budgets and their staff so both can be used towards more strategic, line of business projects. Read More DHS warns of spear-phishing campaign against energy companies The Department of Homeland Security has a warning for organizations that post a lot of business and personal information on public web pages and social media sites: Don't do it. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks A Model for Effective Persistent Threat Management Persistent Threat Management is a new operational model that takes advantage of integration and automation capabilities between vulnerability scanning services and web application firewalls. This paper looks at the application of the model in protecting web applications against exploitation. Read Now Army defends its mobile device security plan The Department of Defense's inspector general has reposted and updated a report critical of the Army's shortcomings in handling cybersecurity for commercial mobile devices (CMD), with some changes to correct for what it says were mistakes. Read More 12 Must-Do PC Tasks Computers may have become a lot more user-friendly over the past decade, but they're still far from perfect--PCs require a certain amount of configuration and maintenance to operate at their full potential. Unfortunately, because we humans are also far from perfect, we frequently don't put in the work we should, and we end up with a slower, sloppier, less secure machine as a result. Read More Anonymous cyberattack on Israel finds disputed impact Although the hactivist group Anonymous had declared its supporters would attack Israel on April 7 and "erase Israel from cyberspace," the damage from Anonymous so far appears to be minimal to Israeli government and bank websites that are among the main targets. However, now Israeli hactivists are fired up and counter-striking at Palestinian, Iranian and Turkish website targets. Read More
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