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	Tactics of WordPress attackers similar to bank assaults Cybercriminals are attacking servers hosting WordPress sites in an attempt to build a potent botnet that would be eerily similar to one used last year to attack major U.S. financial institutions. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! In this Issue Symantec report finds small businesses battered by cybercrime Online scams emerge following Boston Marathon bombing Military academies take on NSA in cybersecurity competition Pirate Bay co-founder charged with hacking IBM mainframes, stealing money Hacker in court for DDoS attacks on Oxford and Cambridge Universities WEBCAST: Ipswitch FT Go beyond FTP with Secure Managed File Transfer Tony Perri, Solutions Architect for Ipswitch File Transfer, will show you the most common business and technical challenges organizations face around securely transferring files to get work done. Learn about managed file transfer and how it can help you and your organization Learn More Symantec report finds small businesses battered by cybercrime Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting small businesses due to their less sophisticated defenses, according to a new report from Symantec. 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. Online scams emerge following Boston Marathon bombing A handful of fake social media accounts have emerged to capitalize on yesterday's bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, which took at least three lives and injured more than a hundred others. Read More WHITE PAPER: Moovweb 3 Steps to a Cost-Effective Mobile Strategy In the new Moovweb white paper, "Creating the Right Mobile Strategy: What You Need to Know Before You Get Started", get the insight you need to make an educated decision on the move to mobile. Read Now! Military academies take on NSA in cybersecurity competition The annual Cyber Defense Exercise pits the top US spy agency against students from West Point, Annapolis and the Air Force Academy. Read More Pirate Bay co-founder charged with hacking IBM mainframes, stealing money Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was charged with hacking the IBM mainframe of Logica, a Swedish IT firm that provided tax services to the Swedish government, and the IBM mainframe of the Swedish Nordea bank, the Swedish public prosecutors say. Read More Hacker in court for DDoS attacks on Oxford and Cambridge Universities The 21 British year-old hacker found guilty of a long string online crimes including distributing a keylogger Trojan disguised as a Call of Duty software patch, has pleaded guilty to launching DDoS attacks on the websites of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Read More
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