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	Patch Tuesday: Final Microsoft support for Windows XP addresses Internet Explorer problems Microsoft's final patches for Windows XP that come out next week focus on critical problems with older versions of Internet Explorer that can result in malicious code being run remotely on victim machines. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Who's Spying on You? You're aware of the threats of malware to your business but what about the ever-changing ground rules? Cybercriminals today are launching attacks against businesses by copying sophisticated malware and techniques used to target governments and high-profile organizations. View Now In this Issue Cisco, VMware take SDN battle to policy arena New federal rule requires banks to fight DDoS attacks 5-year-old hacks Xbox, becomes Microsoft 'security researcher' BlackBerry pushes upcoming BBM Protected for end-to-end encrypted messaging XSS flaw in popular video-sharing site enabled DDoS attack through visitors' browsers Co3 Systems automates incident response with best practices Microsoft to start blocking adware that lacks easy uninstall Businesses face rising political pressure from data breaches WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Advanced Persistent Threats: Detection and Protection In this paper we'll explain how a multi-faceted approach to protect against APTs including layers of defense can reduce the risk of attacks. Learn More Cisco, VMware take SDN battle to policy arena The focus in SDNs and programmable networking is shifting to application policy, an area where vendors can instill their unique architectures and maintain customer dependency. Read More New federal rule requires banks to fight DDoS attacks Banks and financial institutions regulated by the federal government must now monitor for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against their networks and have a plan in place to try and mitigate against such attacks, a federal regulatory body said this week. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Virtualization Security Is Not an Oxymoron While the business benefits of virtualization are clear--increased performance and stability and decreased hardware costs, floor space, and management oversight--the virtualized world makes your organization vulnerable to a wide array of new cybersecurity threats. View Now 5-year-old hacks Xbox, becomes Microsoft 'security researcher' A 5-year-old San Diego boy has been commended by Microsoft for his security skills after finding a vulnerability in the company's Xbox games console. Read More BlackBerry pushes upcoming BBM Protected for end-to-end encrypted messaging BlackBerry is promoting an upcoming end-to-end encrypted messaging service called BBM Protected for industries that need the highest levels of security. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Managing BitLocker With SafeGuard Enterprise This whitepaper explains how Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise secures your data wherever it's stored; and how it allows you to support diverse platforms and encryption products including BitLocker. Learn More XSS flaw in popular video-sharing site enabled DDoS attack through visitors' browsers Attackers exploited a vulnerability in a popular video-sharing site to hijack users' browsers for use in a large-scale distributed denial-of-service attack, according to researchers from Web security firm Incapsula. Read More Co3 Systems automates incident response with best practices The market is saturated with security technologies designed to prevent bad stuff from happening, and we also have a lot of solutions to detect if something improper is happening or has happened. The next wave of security automation is coming, and that's the area of incident response. Precisely what should you do if a security incident has happened? Read More Microsoft to start blocking adware that lacks easy uninstall Microsoft has toughened its criteria for classifying programs as adware and gave developers three months to conform with the new principles or risk having their programs blocked by the company's security products. Read More Businesses face rising political pressure from data breaches The data breaches like the one at Target and more recently a unit of credit bureau Experian are fueling consumer protection efforts that could have an impact on business. Read More
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