Mobile security: A mother lode of new tools

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	INSIDER Mobile security: A mother lode of new tools Long, complex passwords that must be input on tiny screens, often while on the move: Such hassles make password-based security unworkable in a mobile world. But change is coming, thanks to an industrywide backlash that gave rise to a gold rush of new technologies.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More WHITE PAPER: PrinterLogic Printer Installer: Eliminating Print Servers Printer Installer is an on-premise web application that enables you to centrally manage and deploy Windows shared or direct iP printers. Learn More In this Issue Attackers install DDoS bots on Amazon cloud, exploiting Elasticsearch weakness Until the Tails privacy tool is patched, here's how to stay safe The hidden dangers of "good enough" authentication Are you a digital business bozo? Nine red flags that will drive customers away WHITE PAPER: Juniper Networks Security in the Next-Generation Data Center This white paper examines these trends, and it reveals the key capabilities that today's security teams require to effectively ensure that vital corporate assets remain secure, while at the same time optimizing access, cost, and administrative efficiency. View Now Attackers install DDoS bots on Amazon cloud, exploiting Elasticsearch weakness Attackers are targeting Amazon EC2 instances with Elasticsearch 1.1.x installed Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Why you need a next-generation firewall This white paper explores the reasons for implementing NG firewalls and lays out a path to success for overburdened IT organizations. Learn More Until the Tails privacy tool is patched, here's how to stay safe Vulnerabilities in the Tails operating system could reveal your IP address, but you can avoid trouble by taking a couple of precautions.Tails, a portable operating system that employs a host of privacy-focused components, plans to patch flaws contained in I2P, a networking tool developed by the Invisible Internet Project that provides greater anonymity when browsing. It’s similar in concept to Tor.On Saturday, I2P developers released several fixes for XSS (cross-site scripting) and remote execution flaws found by Exodus Intelligence, a vulnerability broker that irked some by announcing first on Twitter it knew of flaws but didn’t immediately inform Tails.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: IBM The Next Generation of Big Data Learn about IBM's new and expanded Information Management capabilities now delivered in the cloud. Learn More The hidden dangers of "good enough" authentication This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. While it’s human nature to make comparisons, not all comparisons are helpful or accurate. When comparing a Porsche and a Volkswagen, for example, the most you can say is that they are both vehicles. They have wheels and doors and engines, and will get you from Point A to Point B, but that is where the comparison ends.In a similar vein, not all multi-factor authentication approaches are the same. The variances can mean the difference between true security and susceptibility to phishing, between timeliness and late arrival of authentication codes, and between user-friendly and hard-to-use applications.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Are you a digital business bozo? Nine red flags that will drive customers away Read More
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