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Microsoft lines up critical Windows, Office and IE fixes for next week

IT security pros often seen as 'innovation killers,' says ADP's IT security chief | Microsoft customer privacy vs. NSA snooping

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Microsoft lines up critical Windows, Office and IE fixes for next week
Microsoft will ship 11 security updates next week to patch critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and Exchange, including one meant to stymie active attacks the company confirmed last month. Read More


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High Performance Data Center Firewall Survey
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IT security pros often seen as 'innovation killers,' says ADP's IT security chief
The problem with IT security professionals is they spend too much time stopping business people from trying new things, including cloud services, out of worries about risk when they should really be working directly with business managers to help them innovate by means of security. Read More

Microsoft customer privacy vs. NSA snooping
In the midst of the NSA snooping scandal, Microsoft is talking up a three-pronged approach to keep customer data safe from the prying eyes of governments. Read More

JPMorgan to notify 500,000 due to data breach, but will not offer replacement cards
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has said they plan to issue breach notifications to nearly 500,000 customers, or two percent of the bank's 25 million UCard users, after hackers breached their network in July. However, because there's no evidence that funds were stolen, the bank will not issue replacement cards. Read More


WEBCAST: IBM

Business Value of Creating Exceptional Digital Experiences
Watch this on-demand webcast to review the findings of IDC's recent analytical report titled: "The Business Value of IBM's Exceptional Digital Experience Solutions." Learn More

Security Professionals Report Weaknesses in Malware Prevention Processes
As the old adage states, "security is a process, not a product." True, but understated. In reality, enterprise security is a plethora of processes requiring constant management and oversight. Your organizations can be fabulously adept in 99% of all security processes but weaknesses in the remaining 1% can still result to massive vulnerabilities. In a recent research survey, ESG asked enterprise... Read More

Bitcoin's highest highs, lowest lows
A quick look at Bitcoin's up-and-down year Read More

Microsoft to encrypt services, notify customers of gov't data requests
Microsoft moved to reassure business and government customers worldwide that it is committed to informing them of legal orders related to their data, and will fight in court any 'gag order' that prevents it from sharing such information with customers. Read More


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Optimizing a Technology Refresh
Hear about the current technology refresh cycle for aging laptops, desktops, and tablets and what impacts current trends in the marketplace are having. Learn More.

Obama is not allowed to use an iPhone due to security risks
President Barack Obama acknowledged yesterday that he is not allowed to use an iPhone due to security concerns. Instead, the leader of the free world is relegated to using a "super-encrypted" BlackBerry device. Read More

The year in tech quotes
With 2013 coming to an end, we took our annual look back at quotes from news stories over the last 12 months. Here are a handful that stuck with us through the year: Read More

Study finds most mobile apps put your security and privacy at risk
The average smartphone user has 26 apps installed. If recent research conducted by HP is any indication, approximately, well, all of them,A come with privacy or security concerns of some sort. Read More


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