Cisco patches vulnerabilities in some security appliances, switches and routers

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	Cisco patches vulnerabilities in some security appliances, switches and routers Cisco Systems has released security patches for authentication bypass, command execution and denial-of-service vulnerabilities affecting products that use its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software, as well as the Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switches and Cisco 7600 series routers. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP StoreOnce with Symantec Backup Solutions This paper looks specifically at the considerations and benefits achievable when an organization deploys data protection architectures powered by HP StoreOnce appliances and Catalyst APIs with Symantec OpenStorage Technology (OST). Learn More In this Issue Smart machines: "Futurist fantasy" or future job menace? Hackers exploit vBulletin vulnerability to inject rogue administrator accounts Researcher argues for open hardware to defend against NSA spying 'Barbie Dreamhouse' bug changes Mac, iPhone calendar's gaudy colors 20 free PC apps to ease daily tasks Microsoft security guru: Abusing data should be a felony So much data, so little security -- what happens if your city gets hacked? D'oh! Basic flaw in WhatsApp could allow attackers to decrypt messages Google's Graveyard: 13 products Google killed off in 2013 Security automation research – with a human touch – could net nearly $50M grant WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More Smart machines: "Futurist fantasy" or future job menace? One of the hot topics at this week's Gartner Symposium/ITExpo is the future impact of smart machines that exploit machine learning and deep-learning algorithms to let them behave autonomously and can adapt to their environment. Read More Hackers exploit vBulletin vulnerability to inject rogue administrator accounts Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the popular vBulletin Internet forum software in order to inject rogue administrator accounts into websites using it. Read More Researcher argues for open hardware to defend against NSA spying While there is no foolproof defense against government spying, snooping by entities like the National Security Agency could be made far more difficult through the use of Internet infrastructure built on open-source hardware, an academic researcher says. Read More WHITE PAPER: New Relic Secure, Reliable & Proven APM for the Enterprise Your organization depends on your web applications to do business -- from customer facing eCommerce,banking or travel applications, to mission-critical applications for your employees or partners. When it comes to performance, visitors' expectations for service and reliability are high. Read Now 'Barbie Dreamhouse' bug changes Mac, iPhone calendar's gaudy colors A bug on Apple's iCloud servers -- the second in the last three months -- turned OS X and iOS user calendars into a dizzying palette of what one customer called 'Barbie Dreamhouse' colors. Read More 20 free PC apps to ease daily tasks Read More Microsoft security guru: Abusing data should be a felony If Microsoft's chief security adviser had his way, it would be a felony to misuse personal data. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Wi-Fi Challenge NWW Jun-Aug13 Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Whether you are in retail, hospitality, healthcare, transportation, or another industry, keeping and attracting customers is crucial to the success of your organization. Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences can help you improve customer loyalty and increase revenue. Learn more. So much data, so little security -- what happens if your city gets hacked? Businesses and individuals had better brace themselves for new security realities as society moves away from the traditional data sharing equation that has worked well for a couple of decades. Read More D'oh! Basic flaw in WhatsApp could allow attackers to decrypt messages The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp Messenger has a major design flaw in its cryptographic implementation that could allow attackers to decrypt intercepted messages, according to a Dutch developer. Read More Google's Graveyard: 13 products Google killed off in 2013 Google giveth (including Google Death) and Google taketh away. This year, the company has sent a host of well-known and more obscure offerings to their demise. But don't worry, the company still has dozens of new and old products in its portfolio. Here's a look back at the ones killed off this year. Read More Security automation research – with a human touch – could net nearly $50M grant Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Army Research Laboratory will join forces with those from a handful of universities in an effort to better automate cybersecurity decisions. The five-year project has attracted $23.2 million in funding from CMU's CyLab, and could be extended to $48.2 million over 10 years. Read More
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