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	Google lays $2.7M on the line for Pwnium hacking contest Google will again host its Pwnium hacking contest at a Canadian security conference in March, putting $2.7 million at stake to draw out researchers who can hack its browser-based operating system, Chrome OS. Read More WEBCAST: SAP Big Data and Big Insights with Dell, SAP and Hadoop Big Data is already a trend that companies are jumping to. The possibility of exploiting massive amounts of data from multiple sources to make sound business decisions seemed like nirvana a couple of years ago; however now this is a reality. View more. Learn more In this Issue Romanian authorities arrest man suspected of being celebrity hacker Guccifer Teacher's online safety experiment takes trollish turn Authentication bypass bug exposes Foscam webcams to unauthorized access "Astonishingly accurate" optical clock could be new world time standard Punish careless employees to reduce security breaches, vendor says Apple executives on the Mac at 30: 'The Mac keeps going forever.' US lab developing technology for space traffic control Neiman Marcus says 'complex' malware defeated its security WHITE PAPER: IBM Protect Your IT System with Next Generation Security A data breach, probings, and hacker activity endanger your your critical IT information. Perpetrators can attack companies through their IT systems. Read how trusted computing from IBM PureFlex System can help secure your systems against emerging threats. Learn More Romanian authorities arrest man suspected of being celebrity hacker Guccifer A Romanian man was arrested this week under suspicion that he is the hacker known online as Guccifer who hacked into the online accounts of various public figures and politicians, including former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and members of the Bush family. Read More Teacher's online safety experiment takes trollish turn That the Internet can be both amazing and dangerous is common knowledge, unless you're a pre-teen, in which case you might need to see a real-life example to properly understand. Read More WHITE PAPER: Code42 Top 3 Reasons Why File Sync/Share is Not Endpoint Backup Employees unknowingly create corporate data security risks by adopting these easy-to-use, personal applications. Understanding at a high level the primary purpose of each application helps differentiate between them. Read this executive brief to learn the differences. Learn More Authentication bypass bug exposes Foscam webcams to unauthorized access The software used by many wireless IP cameras manufactured by Foscam Digital Technologies have a vulnerability that allows remote users to access their video streams and take snapshots without proper authentication. Read More "Astonishingly accurate" optical clock could be new world time standard Call it a clock's clock. Researchers say they have developed the world's most precise and accurate clock - besting the World's current timekeeping record holder -- the National Institute of Standards and Technology Quantum clock - by 50%. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Optimizing Mobile Client Performance As mobile devices continue to expand in business use, ensuring these devices have optimal performance is becoming an IT imperative. This EMA paper examines mobile client accelerators. It provides an overview of how the technology works, its business benefits and cites three examples of real-world use cases and their individual costs and ROI. Read More Punish careless employees to reduce security breaches, vendor says Security could be vastly improved by holding employees accountable for carelessly clicking on emailed links and attachments that lead to malware being downloaded to a corporate network, an awareness-training vendor says. Read More Apple executives on the Mac at 30: 'The Mac keeps going forever.' Thirty years ago, Apple introduced the Macintosh, and we all learned why 1984 wasn't going to be like 1984. A lot has changed in 30 years, and yet even in as fast-moving a field as technology, Apple and the Mac are still here. A time traveler from 1984, fresh from Steve Jobs's introduction of the original Mac, would probably be able to point at one of today's iMacs and identify it as the logical evolution of the original. Read More US lab developing technology for space traffic control Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory say they have tested technology that could eventually help them monitor and control space traffic. The driving idea behind the project is to help keep satellites and other spacecraft from colliding with each other or other debris in Low Earth Orbit. Read More Neiman Marcus says 'complex' malware defeated its security Neiman Marcus was unaware attackers had harvested payment card details until six weeks after the activity had ended, when its merchant processor zeroed in on a fraudulent spending pattern. Read More
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