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	To thwart spies, IETF wants to 'strengthen the Internet' At its meeting in Vancouver this week, the IETF has discussed what it could do to turn its plan to protect the web from government spying into action. Read More 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 In this Issue Snowden used sys admin role to collect passwords: Reuters Phishers hijacking brands from new markets to lure victims DOJ continues scrutiny of underground market sellers, arrests arms vendor 10 amazing facts about the world's largest radio telescope New bug bounty program rewards researchers for finding flaws in widely used software Data brokers' collection of internet activity data raises privacy issues Quick look: The hot Asian space industry 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 Snowden used sys admin role to collect passwords: Reuters Reuters is reporting this morning that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden "persuaded" some two dozen colleagues at a Hawaii government facility to give him their login credentials by claiming it was necessary for him to do his job as systems administrator. From that Reuters report: Read More Phishers hijacking brands from new markets to lure victims The number of brands used in spoofed emails that trick people into visiting malicious Web sites or clicking on malware attachments rose in the second quarter, an indication that phishers are hijacking the good names of businesses from new markets, a report says. Read More WHITE PAPER: HootSuite Enterprise HootSuite Enterprise Security Info Sheet HootSuite offers a comprehensive solution for social relationship management, including security features for every user and social media account across multiple devices. Learn More DOJ continues scrutiny of underground market sellers, arrests arms vendor The U.S. Department of Justice is scrutinizing sellers on underground online marketplaces, and on Thursday said federal agents had arrested one person for alleged illegal weapons sale on underground market "Black Market Reloaded" in an elaborate sting operation. Read More 10 amazing facts about the world's largest radio telescope The massive effort that will ultimately bring together the world largest radio telescope got a little more focused this week. The organization running the venture picked some three hundred and fifty scientists and engineers, representing 18 nations and drawn from nearly one hundred institutions, universities and industry to complete the design phase of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) Project. Read... Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Adopt a More Service-Oriented Management Strategy The survey results in this report demonstrate dramatic changes happening in IT service management delivery and highlight best practices to assure performance of business processes, deliver exceptional end-user experiences, optimize existing infrastructure, and speed the deployment of new technologies and services. Learn More. New bug bounty program rewards researchers for finding flaws in widely used software A new bug bounty program sponsored by Microsoft and Facebook will reward security researchers for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in widely used software that have the potential to affect a large number of Internet users. Read More Data brokers' collection of internet activity data raises privacy issues Everybody who spends much time on the web knows their activities are tracked for marketing purposes. Do a little online shopping for hats, and you will quickly see ads for hats popping up on other websites you visit. Read More Quick look: The hot Asian space industry Asian countries of India, China and Japan are in a space race Read More
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