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	Two-factor authentication ready to roll out at Microsoft When Microsoft acquired PhoneFactor last fall, the handwriting was on the wall for the future of two-factor authentication for the company's consumer cloud offerings. Now it appears that handwriting is about to become a reality. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Considerations for Combating Modern Threats Download this White paper to learn how a new datacenter architecture based on F5's Application Delivery Firewall combats modern attacks while reducing capex. Learn More In this Issue Widely used wireless IP cameras open to hijacking over the Internet, researchers say Hackers could start abusing electric car chargers to cripple the grid, researcher says Can NASA, Air Force, private industry really mitigate asteroid threat? 13 hot new open source projects Critics: CISPA still a government surveillance bill Twitter OAuth feature can be abused to hijack accounts, researcher says Supply chain the new tempting attraction for hackers WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Reducing Complexity and Enhancing XenApp 6.5 This paper examines how F5's market-leading ADC technology helps to meet these challenges and reduce the complexity of the citrix infrastructure, minimize deployment cycle time, improve scalability of VDI-related services, and enhance the mobility of users and operations alike. Learn More Widely used wireless IP cameras open to hijacking over the Internet, researchers say Thousands of wireless IP cameras connected to the Internet have serious security weaknesses that allow attackers to hijack them and alter their firmware, according to two researchers from security firm Qualys. Read More Hackers could start abusing electric car chargers to cripple the grid, researcher says Hackers could use vulnerable charging stations to prevent the charging of electric vehicles in a certain area, or possibly even use the vulnerabilities to cripple parts of the electricity grid, a security researcher said during the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Thursday. 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. Can NASA, Air Force, private industry really mitigate asteroid threat? There has been much chatter about the threat of an asteroid or significant meteor strike on Earth in the past few weeks - mostly caused by the untracked meteor that blasted its way to international attention when it exploded in the sky above Russia injuring nearly 1,200 people in February. Read More 13 hot new open source projects Browser-based toolkits, add-ons to old favorites, tools programmers will love -- here are the most promising projects emerging from the open source community today 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! Critics: CISPA still a government surveillance bill A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial cyberthreat sharing bill that's moving toward a House vote, critics said. Read More Twitter OAuth feature can be abused to hijack accounts, researcher says A feature in the Twitter API (application programming interface) can be abused by attackers to launch credible social engineering attacks that would give them a high chance of hijacking user accounts, a mobile application developer revealed Wednesday at the Hack in the Box security conference in Amsterdam. Read More Supply chain the new tempting attraction for hackers The attractiveness of company supply chains to hackers is growing, say security experts interviewed by CSO. Read More
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