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	Phishing gang jailed for plundering woman's $1.6 million life savings A heartless phishing gang that stole and frittered a British woman's entire $1.6 million life savings on items including "gold and cheeseburgers" have been handed heavy sentences by a judge at London's Southwark Crown Court. Read More WHITE PAPER: RSA, The Security Division of EMC Authentication and Identity Management Analyst firm, CEB TowerGroup, recently conducted an independent analysis of the leading authentication solutions providers to help decision makers identify key components of a technology investment decision and effectively compare vendor technology products. Download their latest report to learn more. Learn more. In this Issue Products of the week 5.27.13 Liberty Reserve bust hits cybercriminals where it hurts Gartner security report: McAfee up, Trend Micro down University fined $400,000 after disabled firewall put medical records at risk Timely malware: How spammers turn a profit from our misfortune 10 BYOD Worker Types Microsoft plugs security systems into its worldwide cloud When malware strikes: How to clean an infected PC Signature-Based Endpoint Security on Its Way Out FAQ on global supply-chain security standard to prevent IT tampering, counterfeiting The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel HP reference configuration for Premium OLTP This paper describes a hardware and software reference architecture for using HP hardware to deploy very large and highly transactional Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 OLTP database systems in tier 1 enterprise application environments. Learn More! Products of the week 5.27.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as F5 Networks and Dell Read More Liberty Reserve bust hits cybercriminals where it hurts Shutting down what is believed to be the biggest online money laundering organization will make it a lot harder for cybercriminals to operate Read More Gartner security report: McAfee up, Trend Micro down A Gartner report about the security software market out today shows that No. 2 ranked McAfee enjoyed the most overall growth last year, Trend Micro slipped but stayed No. 3, and Symantec held onto its top spot with 19.6% of the $19.1 billion market. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Five Tips for Outsmarting the Information Age Adversary Today's attackers vigilantly wait for you to slip up before they strike your information systems and compromise your data. Learn five actions you can take to improve your information risk management and security strategy and stay one step ahead of the information age adversary. Read More University fined $400,000 after disabled firewall put medical records at risk A medical facility run by Idaho State University (ISU) has been fined $400,000 (APS266,000) after thousands of patient records were left in an unprotected state when firewall monitoring was disabled. Read More Timely malware: How spammers turn a profit from our misfortune AVG research reveals hackers becoming increasingly sophisticated at capitalising on tragedies to lure in victims Read More 10 BYOD Worker Types The BYOD (bring your own device) movement affects everyone at a company, from CEO on down to the hourly worker. Here are 10 of the most common worker types taking shape in the new BYOD workplace. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Stop Frequent DDoS Attacks Before the Damage Is Done This document examines various DDoS attack methods and the application of specific ADC technologies to block attacks in the DDoS threat spectrum while securely delivering applications and protecting the network, the session, and the user. Read Now. Microsoft plugs security systems into its worldwide cloud In a move designed to starve botnets where they live, Microsoft launched a program on Tuesday to plug its security intelligence systems into its global cloud, Azure. Read More When malware strikes: How to clean an infected PC You work hard to protect your PC from the malicious thugs of our digital world. You keep your antivirus program up to date. You avoid questionable Web sites. You don't open suspicious email attachments. You keep Java, Flash, and Adobe Reader up-to-date--or better yet, you learn to live without them. Read More Signature-Based Endpoint Security on Its Way Out Signature-based blacklisting security technologies are losing the battle against malware, says McAfee, which has streamlined its endpoint security offerings to two suites that it says provide next-generation security for all endpoints, whether PCs, tablets or ATMs. Read More FAQ on global supply-chain security standard to prevent IT tampering, counterfeiting Whether you're buying or selling hardware and software, or acting as systems integrator, the new supply-chain security standard put forward by the Open Group in April could end up having a huge impact on you. Here are a few frequently asked questions that explain why. Read More The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far Fish turn into money, sorcerers rule and things get creepy in these iPhone and iPad games Read More
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