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	Apple issues final non-security update for OS X Mountain Lion Apple on Thursday updated OS X Mountain Lion to version 10.8.5, likely the final refresh of the 14-month-old operating system before the company supersedes it with OS X Mavericks. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Network Security by SolarWinds – Log & Event Manager How secure is your network? Learn how SolarWinds Log & Event Manager (LEM) can help you better protect your entire network with real-time correlation and automated responses for immediate threat mitigation. LEM delivers powerful Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) capabilities in a highly affordable, easy-to-deploy virtual appliance. Get real-time threat intelligence now! In this Issue Largely a family affair, medical identity theft on the rise Court ruling a warning to companies on workers' Facebook privacy Rogue hardware used in attempted cyberheist at Santander bank branch Bug bounty program slates $300K mobile hacking contest for Nov. Obvious? Not so much: TSA reminds you not to travel with hand grenades New Java feature aims to manage multiple version problems WHITE PAPER: Citrix 10 Reasons to Strengthen Info Security with Virtualization New ways of working call for new ways of managing risk. Mobility, flexwork, BYOD and increased collaboration across organizations have changed the risk profile and undermine existing IT architectures. This paper describes how desktop virtualization can help regain control and reduce risk without sacrificing business productivity and growth. Learn More Largely a family affair, medical identity theft on the rise Medical identity theft is the act of using an individual's name and identity credentials, including insurance information, to fraudulently obtain medical care or medicine as well as to submit bogus bills. A survey out Thursday asserts such activity is up almost 20% vs. a year ago. Read More Court ruling a warning to companies on workers' Facebook privacy Decision expected to be influential because few courts have tackled how law such as the Stored Communications Act applies to social media Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Are Your Mobile Policies Keeping Up? For CIOs, CISOs, VPs of IT Operations, Mobile Architects, Mobile Program Managers, this paper summarizes the late 2012 Ovum study on what BYOD is, why business people should pay attention to it, and how they should meet emerging opportunities and threats. View Now Rogue hardware used in attempted cyberheist at Santander bank branch A criminal gang attempted to plant a rogue hardware device on the network of a Santander bank branch in London to remotely control a computer and steal money. Read More Bug bounty program slates $300K mobile hacking contest for Nov. HP TippingPoint's bug bounty program today said it will again sponsor a mobile-only hacking contest this fall, when it will put up $300,000 in prize money for researchers who demonstrate successful attacks against mobile services and browsers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications SDN: The next wave of networking innovation Brocade and IDG bring you this exclusive eBook exploring the impact of today's IT and Data Center challenges on your network. With a focus on software-defined networks, use this eBook to start your evolution toward a flatter, less complex and more agile network architecture—an architecture ready for the future. View Brocade's eBook on SDN Obvious? Not so much: TSA reminds you not to travel with hand grenades Some of the travel recommendations posted on the Transportation Security Administration's blog seem stupefying obvious. This week's entitled: "Leave Your Grenades at Home" seemed like a no brainer, but alas. The TSA wrote about grenades in particular: Year to date, the agency's officers have discovered: Read More New Java feature aims to manage multiple version problems Admins now can link apps to a specific version of programming language Read More
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