Best tools for protecting passwords

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	Best tools for protecting passwords For enterprises trying to get a handle on password management, the good news is that there are products that can help implement stronger password policies for end users logging into corporate and personal Web-based services, as well as for employees who share a local server login. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Securing Enterprise Info : Android, iOS & Windows Devices Android, iOS and Windows tablets and smartphones play an increasing role in enterprise computing, providing new flexibility and mobility for workers and IT—but creating new challenges around security. This paper describes these issues and explains how they can be addressed effectively with Citrix BYOD solutions View Now In this Issue FireEye offering APT-detection service to notify customers of stealthy attacks Researchers know how to crack Windows 8 picture passwords Drone hunters lining up and paying out in Colorado Products of the week 9.02.13 Introducing the world's first 'anti-trolling software' Top tech hoarders: 15 companies with huge cash piles Samsung fortifies enterprise security on its Android phones APT malware NetTraveler learning new tricks Apple remote-mobile device management patent raises red flags BYOD security challenges are old mortarboard for universities INSIDER Cloud Helps Financial Company Spin Up a New IT Operation NIST Cyber Security Framework proposal provides no 'measurable cybersecurity assurance' WHITE PAPER: Eaton Corporation The Essential Guide to Managing Power Data center managers are harnessing the efficiency and cost savings of converged infrastructure: Centralized management of IT resources, consolidated systems, increased resource utilization rates and lower data center costs are part of the rationale to consider moving your organization to a convergent solution. Read the full cost-benefit analysis. Learn more FireEye offering APT-detection service to notify customers of stealthy attacks FireEye today announced it has started providing a threat-detection and notification service called Oculus intended to warn the enterprise security manager whenever targeted attacks seek to undermine the network for cyber-espionage purposes. Such attacks are often called "advanced persistent threats," and may be attempts by nation states or their agents to penetrate a company to steal sensitive information, such as intellectual property. Read More Researchers know how to crack Windows 8 picture passwords We all know text-based passwords are not overly secure, so when Microsoft offered a Picture Gesture Authentication (PGA) system on Windows 8, many people chose that option. However, if you chose a photo of a person to setup your picture password and used tap, tap, tap as your gestures on the picture—with at least one of those on the eyes—then you chose the most common gesture type and facial area... Read More Drone hunters lining up and paying out in Colorado What might have started out a whimsical protest against government surveillance tactics has morphed into a little more than that as a small town in Colorado has found itself overwhelmed with requests and cash for a unmanned aircraft hunting license that doesn't exist - yet. Read More Products of the week 9.02.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and CheckPoint Read More WHITE PAPER: Meru Networks Wireless Networking: The Promise of the 802.11ac Standard This IDC Technology Spotlight explores the trends driving BYOD (bring your own device) adoption and the associated impact on enterprise-grade WLANs, especially as it relates to the emerging high capacity 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard. Learn more >> Introducing the world's first 'anti-trolling software' British company SMC4 has developed a new software product that could land a pretty high-profile user base - anti-trolling software. According to the Telegraph, SMC4 Lite "reads all inbound and outgoing social media messages from the user's Twitter account and automatically blocks any profanity, sexism, racism and other inappropriate language." Read More Top tech hoarders: 15 companies with huge cash piles Apple, Microsoft, Google and Cisco are flush with cash, and so are many other tech companies Read More Samsung fortifies enterprise security on its Android phones Maker of popular Galaxy smartphones teams up with Lookout Mobile Security to bolster its own Knox technology Read More APT malware NetTraveler learning new tricks Advanced Persistent Threat exploits Java vulnerabilities, embraces watering hole technique, says researcher Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW BI Checklist for IT Pros Learn the key selection criteria required to provide your organization with the capability to address structured data, unstructured data and mobile demands so that employees can view and manipulate data on their own, from virtually any location. Read Now Apple remote-mobile device management patent raises red flags Despite legitimate uses, libertarians say tech-enforced policy is 'taking control out of the hands of the user and putting it in the third party's' Read More BYOD security challenges are old mortarboard for universities Businesses are only now discovering problems education has coped with for years Read More INSIDER Cloud Helps Financial Company Spin Up a New IT Operation Another company acquired about 75 percent of Lincoln Trust, along with its technology, which left the CTO with a pressing need for a new technology platforma(c). Read More NIST Cyber Security Framework proposal provides no 'measurable cybersecurity assurance' Plan's self-regulatory approach toward industrial control systems 'doesn't do us a hell of a lot of good,' another expert said Read More
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