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	Black Hat: security researchers to target Adobe Flash, Web design flaws Security researchers at the Black Hat Conference in Washington D.C., will demonstrate what they see as Adobe Flash design flaws as well as show how the failure to apply known cryptographic controls to the ViewState in Web app frameworks can lead to problems Read More WHITE PAPER: WatchGuard Avoid Compliance Violations Protecting confidential data is serious business. Failure may result in fat fines and even jail time - not to mention damage to your brand. WatchGuard's easy-to-use, all-inclusive email and web secure content and threat prevention appliances offer a complete data protection solution. Click here. In this Issue Chrome apes IE8, adds clickjacking, XSS defenses Ponemon Institute: Data breach costs climb; cyber attacks happen hourly Venerable B-52 bomber gets network centric EFF: Browsers can leave a unique trail on the Web FBI arrests alleged cable modem hacker US House leaders ask for investigation into hackings Fake antivirus scam hits Facebook Consolidate your security services infrastructure onto one scalable virtual platform Scammers Hop on iPad Bandwagon Critical Infrastructure under Siege from Cyber Attacks Phishing scam targets users of Adobe PDF Reader WHITE PAPER: St. Bernard 6 Steps to Evaluating Web Filtering Web filtering that doesn't compromise network performance is just one of the critical steps when considering this technology. This paper guides you through the pros and cons of a software-based solution vs. an appliance-based filter and advises on considerations ranging from implications of your acceptable use policy to properly authenticating individuals. Read More Chrome apes IE8, adds clickjacking, XSS defenses Google yesterday announced it has added several new security features to Chrome, including two that were first popularized by rival Microsoft in Internet Explorer 8 last year. Read More Ponemon Institute: Data breach costs climb; cyber attacks happen hourly Mike Spinney, senior privacy analyst with the Ponemon Institute, explains how privacy and security have changed in the past year and what high-tech leaders need to know to protect themselves now. (10:58) Read More Venerable B-52 bomber gets network centric One would guess that when its designers saw their first B-52 fly in 1954, they never envisioned nor worried about it being part of network centric warfare.  They might not have guessed the B-52 woul Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Effectively Optimize your SSL VPN Guarantee your SSL VPN is operating at peak performance by selecting a robust and cost-effective WAN optimization solution. Support a secure and low-latency VPN that allows employees to work productively from anywhere. Download this whitepaper to learn more. Learn More EFF: Browsers can leave a unique trail on the Web The Electronic Frontier Foundation has created an on-line tool that details the wealth of information a Web browser reveals, which can pose privacy concerns when used to profile users. Read More FBI arrests alleged cable modem hacker U.S. federal authorities arrested a 26-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly selling modified cable modems that enabled free Internet access, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Read More US House leaders ask for investigation into hackings Two lawmakers criticized the Web services company that may have enabled the hacking of almost 50 government Web sites on Wednesday. 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Read More Consolidate your security services infrastructure onto one scalable virtual platform In the server consolidation wave, one area that is ripe for consolidation is security services. Today's security service infrastructure is primarily built on appliances, which have a way of proliferating like bunnies. What if you could take 800 Cisco firewalls and their incumbent networking infrastructure and collapse them down to one highly scalable virtual security platform? No problem. Read on to learn how. Read More Scammers Hop on iPad Bandwagon iPad search results may contain poisoned links that lead to rogue antivirus software, as fraudsters unleash a favorite malware-pushing tactic. Read More Critical Infrastructure under Siege from Cyber Attacks A new report from McAfee--In the Crossfire: Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Cyber War--suggests that the use of cyber-attacks as a strategic weapon by governments and political organizations is on the rise. The survey follows closely on the heels of the attacks on Google and a number of other companies, which Google has declared were initiated by the government of China itself. Read More Phishing scam targets users of Adobe PDF Reader A new phishing scam is trying to fool people into thinking it comes from Adobe, announcing a new version of PDF Reader/Writer. Read More
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