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	The 12 most powerful security companies Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Anatomy Of A CyberAttack Do you know how to keep cyber-criminals out of your network? Cyber-criminals employ complex techniques to avoid detection as they sneak into corporate networks to steal intellectual property. Don't give the bad guys the keys to your network. Learn how to protect your organization from emerging threats in our e-book. Read Now In this Issue 6 tips to combat Advanced Persistent Threats Half million Belkin WeMo users could be hacked; CERT issues advisory Why security should monitor social media to prevent violence Why security pros should care about Bitcoin's troubles McAfee plans enterprise security package for fast threat detection and response Zeus banking malware nestles a crucial file in a photo Exploit released for vulnerability targeted by Linksys router worm The simple way to stop serious Microsoft software flaws? Take away 'admin' rights WHITE PAPER: Dell Software RocketSpace case study In this case study, see how RocketSpace got both high security and high performance with Dell™ SonicWALL™ E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E5500 Next-Generation Firewall with application intelligence, control and visualization. Read now! 6 tips to combat Advanced Persistent Threats The success of advanced persistent threats (APT) is reportedly so pervasive that detecting and defeating them with any consistency may seem to be a hopeless battle. Read More Half million Belkin WeMo users could be hacked; CERT issues advisory When U.S. CERT comes knocking, it seems unwise for a company to stick its head in the sand and hide. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Introducing Social Business for the Mid-Market This report provides directional guidance for mid-market companies to appropriately use Social Business to achieve their goals. Learn More. Why security should monitor social media to prevent violence The lone actor Read More Why security pros should care about Bitcoin's troubles Chief security officers who believe the latest Bitcoin problems do not affect them should think again. Securing such digital currency flowing through peer-to-peer payment systems may one day be the responsibility of security pros. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Forrester Workload Automation Paper commissioned by BMC In "Industrializing IT Workload Automation," Forrester Consulting and BMC Software analyze the results of a comprehensive survey that addressed job scheduling on the ground today. Read Now! McAfee plans enterprise security package for fast threat detection and response McAfee says it's developing a product it calls "Threat Intelligence Exchange," which it expects to introduce by mid-year as a core means to garner information about cyber-attacks and response for the enterprise. Read More Zeus banking malware nestles a crucial file in a photo A newly discovered variant of the notorious Zeus banking trojan is disguising a crucial configuration code in a digital photo, a technique known as steganography. Read More Exploit released for vulnerability targeted by Linksys router worm Technical details about a vulnerability in Linksys routers that's being exploited by a new worm have been released Sunday along with a proof-of-concept exploit and a larger than earlier expected list of potentially vulnerable device models. Read More The simple way to stop serious Microsoft software flaws? Take away 'admin' rights Running Windows users with 'standard' rather than 'administrator' rights would have removed over 90 percent of the risk posed by critical vulnerabilities reported in Microsoft products last year, an analysis by privilege management firm Avecto has found. Read More
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