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	Obama, Merkel say they're still working on surveillance understanding The U.S. and German governments remain far from an agreement on the appropriate level of surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency on German residents, leaders of both countries said Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Get Proactive About Managing Security and Risk Read how managing risk today means making sense of more data: vulnerability scans, application and database logs, flows, access and session records, alerts, and trending analysis. View Now>> In this Issue NASA Space Network facing critical technical, cost challenges Security admins and executives: We hardly talk anymore The Internet of Things likely to drive an upheaval for security FTC told to disclose the data security standards it uses for breach enforcement DDoS attack from Facebook possible, but unlikely Microsoft fixes IE zero-day flaw 6 free network vulnerability scanners Heartbleed prompts joint vendor effort to boost OpenSSL, security WHITE PAPER: McAfee Streamlining Response and Reaction to Attacks This SANS white paper explores how to weave together and correlate information from disparately managed systems and bring visibility to their behavior with accurate, actionable reporting. View Now>> NASA Space Network facing critical technical, cost challenges The network used to secure connectivity between spacecraft operating in low Earth orbit, such as the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope and a variety of other commercial and government spacecraft, faces a number of technical and monetary challenges in the next few years. Read More Security admins and executives: We hardly talk anymore At this past years RSA Conference I was the moderator on a panel about "Security Metrics: What matters?" One of the participants was my friend Jody Brazil, President of Firemon. Jody referenced a new survey that Firemon had partnered with the Ponemon Institutue about security metrics and the interaction between security teams and executives. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8, Inc Unified Communications for the Mobile, Cloud-based World The world is changing. Cloud, mobile and social technologies are transforming the way businesses work. Unified communications (UC) brings it all together. Learn why companies are moving to UC and hosted VoIP service to: - Increase enterprise collaboration & productivity - Improve organizational response times - Lower costs Learn more >> The Internet of Things likely to drive an upheaval for security The Internet of Things is likely to bring 'a major inflection point in security' sooner than you think. Read More FTC told to disclose the data security standards it uses for breach enforcement The FTC can be compelled to disclose details of the data security standards it uses to pursue enforcement action against companies that suffer data breaches. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks 7 Principles to Improve Web Site Availability Users hate to wait so when your web site doesn't respond the way visitors expect, your business suffers. This guide offers strategies for scaling your web infrastructure to meet web availability and performance SLAs, enhancing both speed and performance (there is a difference), and delivering superior user experience on any device, in any location. Learn More DDoS attack from Facebook possible, but unlikely While recently shown as possible, using Facebook to launch a DDoS attack would mean ignoring more effective methods, experts say. Read More Microsoft fixes IE zero-day flaw Microsoft has issued a patch for an Internet Explorer zero-day flaw being actively exploited by malicious hackers and that was first identified Saturday . Read More 6 free network vulnerability scanners Though you may know and follow basic security measures on your own when installing and managing your network and websites, you'll never be able to keep up with and catch all the vulnerabilities by yourself. Read More Heartbleed prompts joint vendor effort to boost OpenSSL, security Reeling from the Heartbleed security fiasco, major IT vendors including Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Google and Cisco are backing a Linux Foundation initiative designed to boost open source projects considered critical to the industry. Read More
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