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Sunday, June 03, 2012

Top 10 Network World items to catch up on this weekend

  The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2012 so far | Cisco: Global 'Net traffic to surpass 1 zettabyte in 2016
 
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The Flame Virus: Your FAQs Answered
A frightening computer virus called Flame is on the loose in Iran and other parts of the Middle East, infecting PCs and stealing sensitive data. Now, the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union warns that other nations face the risk of attack. Read More


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Effectively Manage IT Compliance
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2012 WAN Optimization Magic Quadrant
Limited bandwidth, long distances and poor network quality prohibit cost reductions for today's critical IT initiatives. Your IT organization needs WAN optimization that can be deployed anywhere, on any platform, and for the lowest cost. See how the new Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers can help. Read now.

The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2012 so far
Angry Birds Space isn't the only iPhone/iPad game in town! Read More

Cisco: Global 'Net traffic to surpass 1 zettabyte in 2016
Global Internet Protocol traffic will reach an annual rate of 1.3 zettabytes in 2016 as more people connect more devices and download more video over the Internet, Cisco Systems predicted Wednesday. Read More

10 Mobile Device Management Apps to Take Charge of BYOD
Managing devices in a BYOD environment is no mean feat, and the right mobile device management (MDM) product can be a key component in making it work. Here are 10 leading MDM products on the market today. Read More


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Want to Make Compliance Easy? Get Proactive!
Is your business reactively implementing compliance? If so, you're wasting time and money and destroying productivity. Get proactive! Read now!

DMARC helps protect reputation of American Greetings' e-cards
E-card company American Greetings has turned to DMARC as a way to authenticate its email and protect its corporate name from being sullied by spammers and phishers. Read More

Mobile payments still slow to catch on in U.S.
Even if the next iPhone has a mobile wallet app and a Near Field Communication chip inside, don't expect contactless payments to suddenly explode in the U.S. Read More

NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud
Approaching its 60th birthday, the National Security Agency (NSA) has a staff some 35,000 strong worldwide, and an impressive building complex in Fort Meade, Md., where the walls are lined with copper mesh to prevent electronic eavesdropping. True to its origins dating back to breaking enemy code during World War II, the agency has two primary missions: signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (IA). Read More


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Chrome to take world's top browser spot for May
Google's Chrome is about to grab the top browser spot for a full month for the first time from Microsoft's Internet Explorer, data from a Web analytics company showed. Read More

10 keys for building private clouds
One of the toughest parts about implementing a cloud strategy isn't choosing the underlying technology to power the deployment; it's having the processes in place to manage an effective migration to the cloud, says Thomas Bittman, a cloud analyst for Gartner. Read More

Consumer Reports: Free anti-malware software for Windows, Mac is effective
In what could be regarded as a controversial test of anti-malware effectiveness, the influential Consumer Reports publication in its June issue gives its main recommendation to anti-malware freeware for protecting Windows and Mac computers. With some caveats, Consumer Reports says in its "Security Software" article it regards it as unnecessary to buy commercial anti-malware software. Read More

 
 
 

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  2. Is RIM ruined?
  3. Why F5 beats Netscaler ... and the rest of the competition
  4. U.S. warns users of new Citadel ransomware hit
  5. The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2012 so far
  6. Flame malware: All you need to know
  7. Flame malware: All you need to know
  8. Iran's discovery of Flame malware turning into political hot potato
  9. Open source BlackBerry: RIM's last resort
  10. IT staff, engineers among top 10 toughest jobs to fill in U.S.
 

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[SECURITY] [DSA 2485-1] imp4 security update

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http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst
June 3, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : imp4
Vulnerability : cross site scripting
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-0791
Debian Bug : 659392

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in
IMP, the webmail component in the Horde framework. The vulnerabilities
allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via various
crafted parameters.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.3.7+debian0-2.2.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid),
this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your imp4 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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Saturday, June 02, 2012

[SECURITY] [DSA 2482-1] libgdata security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2482-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
June 2, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libgdata
Vulnerability : insufficient certificate validation
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-2653
Debian Bug : 664032

Vreixo Formoso discovered that libgdata, a library used to access various
Google services, wasn't validating certificates against trusted system
root CAs when using an https connection.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.4-2+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.10.2-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.10.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgdata packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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[SECURITY] [DSA 2482-1] arpwatch security update

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http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
June 2, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libgdata
Vulnerability : insufficient certificate validation
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-2653
Debian Bug : 664032

Vreixo Formoso discovered that libgdata, a library used to access various
Google services, wasn't validating certificates against trusted system
root CAs when using an https connection.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.4-2+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.10.2-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.10.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgdata packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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[SECURITY] [DSA 2481-1] arpwatch security update

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http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
June 2, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : arpwatch
Vulnerability : fails to drop supplementary groups
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-2653
Debian Bug : 674715

Steve Grubb from Red Hat discovered that a patch for arpwatch (as shipped at
least in Red Hat and Debian distributions) in order to make it drop root
privileges would fail to do so and instead add the root group to the list of
the daemon uses.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1a15-1.1+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1a15-1.2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1a15-1.2.

We recommend that you upgrade your arpwatch packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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[SECURITY] [DSA 2484-1] nut security update

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http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst
June 02, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : nut
Vulnerability : denial of service
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-2944
Debian Bug : 675203

Sebastian Pohle discovered that upsd, the server of Network UPS Tools
(NUT) is vulnerable to a remote denial of service attack.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.3-1.1squeeze2.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid),
this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your nut packages.

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Friday, June 01, 2012

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 1

  Is RIM ruined? | HP looking to close ranks at Discover 2012 event
 
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iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 1
It's amazing Apple hasn't sunk, given how many purported leaks began spouting blueprints, parts and chips this past week. The iOSphere pulled on its boots and began splashing in the puddles, with Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference drawing near. Read More


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Is RIM ruined?
Bad news keeps piling up on RIM, but it wasn't always that way Read More

HP looking to close ranks at Discover 2012 event
HP's leadership and customer base will gather in Las Vegas next week for an event calculated to reassure -- but also to impress. Read More

Windows 8 Release Preview Impressions
I'm sitting in my breakfast nook, my Samsung Series 9 sitting on the countertop. I check the news, and then look at how the markets are doing. After that, I fire up IE 10 to check my morning blogs, which kills another 15 minutes or so. At that point, I swipe the home page to the list of apps and open Word. It's a little disconcerting to be in the Metro-style interface--in what Microsoft calls the "Windows Home Page"--and then suddenly be in the desktop as Word launches. But cognitive dissonance is likely to be a common phenomenon among experienced Windows users. Read More


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5 Ways to Optimize Offsite Storage
Storage people are from Mars. Network people are from Venus. Despite interdependencies, each group has its own acronyms, vendors, and metrics – making it difficult to communicate between these two "silos". Read now.

Anonymous Claims Attack on Facebook
The notorious hacker collective Anonymous is claiming responsibility for sporadic service failures around the world at Facebook on Thursday evening. Read More

Jailbreaking: Don't blame the player, blame the game
There has been much written (here, here and Read More

Flame's Bluetooth functionality could help spies extract data locally, researchers say
The Bluetooth functionality of the Flame cyberespionage malware could potentially be used to pinpoint the physical location of infected devices and allow local attackers to extract data if they get in close proximity to the victims, according to security researchers from antivirus vendors Symantec and Kaspersky Lab. Read More


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2011 State of Cyber Security
Your organization's business continuity depends on understanding intricacies of the current attack landscape. The 2011 Radware Global Application & Network Security Report gives essential guidance and findings on the state of global cyber security and how you can better prepare for what comes next. Learn More

Opinion split on authority to shut down wireless in emergency
Opinion appears sharply divided on whether the government and law enforcement should have unchecked authority to initiate a localized or citywide wireless service shutdown for public safety purposes. Read More

Ellison: Next version of Oracle database set for December or January release
The next version of Oracle's database will be released in either December or January, CEO Larry Ellison said Wednesday during an onstage interview at the AllThingsD conference. Read More

An assessment of how the US government is trying to improve security
The mood of the American people is changing, and changing fast. The president has recognized this and, while some may complain about the treatment of Bradley Manning, the WikiLeaks criminal, most are fed up to the teeth with the chaos which cybercriminals and hackers are visiting upon us. Read More

Kyocera's speakerless phone hums sounds straight to the ear
The Japanese manufacturer showed its new handset, which works well even in noisy environments, at the Wireless Japan exhibiton in Tokyo. Read More

 
 
 

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  5. The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2012 so far
  6. Flame malware: All you need to know
  7. Flame malware: All you need to know
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  10. IT staff, engineers among top 10 toughest jobs to fill in U.S.
 

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US warns users of new Citadel ransomware hit

DMARC helps protect reputation of American Greetings' e-cards | Is RIM ruined?

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US warns users of new Citadel ransomware hit
The nasty Trojan known as Citadel malware, which is based on Zeus, has typically been used to extort money from online banking users, but a new variant is making the rounds that tries to get your money by saying you looked at child porn sites and must pay a violation fee to the U.S. Department of Justice. Read More


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How to Choose a Datacenter OTDR
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DMARC helps protect reputation of American Greetings' e-cards
E-card company American Greetings has turned to DMARC as a way to authenticate its email and protect its corporate name from being sullied by spammers and phishers. Read More

Is RIM ruined?
Bad news keeps piling up on RIM, but it wasn't always that way Read More


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'Security Jam' online event highlights need for international cybersecurity
Security Jam 2012, an online forum led by NATO and European Union officials, has netted a list of ideas about how to improve Europe's defense posture and crisis management. And cybersecurity figured high on the list, with some saying NATO and the EU need a "coalition of the willing" to help with international cyberdefense. Read More

Is the cloud really ready for prime time?
Coupa, a 2006 startup that helps more than 200 customer companies manage purchasing and procurement, doesn't own any IT infrastructure -- it is run completely from the Amazon Web Service cloud. Read More


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Is Your Database Ready For Your Company's Future?
This brochure is targeted to executives and will cover all the business benefits of DB2. Learn More

Flame Malware: All You Need to Know
What exactly is Flame? What does it do? Read More

U.S. companies, government not likely burned by Flame
U.S. companies and government entities probably don't have to worry about being burned by Flame, the super Trojan discovered several days ago by Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab and described by some analysts as the most sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threat yet encountered. Read More

1 in 5 U.S. Windows PCs lack antivirus defenses
Nearly a fifth of Windows PCs in the U.S. lack any active security protection, an antivirus vendor said today, citing numbers from a year-long project. Read More

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft gets FAA blessing
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic today said its spacecraft developer has been granted an experimental launch permit from the Federal Aviation Administration to begin rocket-powered testing of its spaceships. Read More



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  1. IT staff, engineers among top 10 toughest jobs to fill in U.S.
  2. Iran's discovery of Flame malware turning into political hot potato
  3. Biggest tech industry layoffs of 2012
  4. Cisco software-defined networking products on tap in June
  5. Purported photos of iPhone 5 back plates showcase larger display, moved earphone jack
  6. NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud
  7. Flame malware: All you need to know
  8. AT&T demands we change our networks
  9. Do not dismiss TV host's frivolous lawsuit, EFF urges court
  10. Why can't Linux crack the desktop?

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