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	FAQ: The Kneber botnet revealed Security vendor NetWitness recently tapped into the logs of a command-and-control server for a botnet it calls Kneber, which has infected at least 75,000 computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies worldwide. Read More WEBCAST: Tripwire A Holistic Approach to Compliance Makes Business Sense IT management has tremendous incentive to figure out a new, more effective and comprehensive approach to meeting information security and compliance goals. This webcast will explore those pain points, the solutions, and the best practices organizations should consider to make strategic information security an enabler of business value. Learn More! In this Issue Who Owns the Cloud? Proctor and Gamble Thrives with Borderless Networks Microsoft confirms rootkit to blame for Windows crashes after patch is installed City of Norfolk hit with code that takes out nearly 800 PCs Over 75,000 systems compromised in cyberattack Web 2.0 is biggest security threat for businesses Symantec offers free Norton Safe Web Lite Moscow billboard porn hacker busted How to effectively contract your network privacy Firefox 3.5.8 Closes Security Holes WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Who Owns the Cloud? There is plenty of marketing speak about the cloud, but when you hang around the offices of the CIO and IT operations, you will find plenty of finger pointing. Who owns what? How the concept of a cloud construct will be embraced? The conversations we have with technology leaders share these common steps: Develop a special purpose PMO as a strategic driver for the cloud Build a cloud team from... Read More Proctor and Gamble Thrives with Borderless Networks Borderless Networks help enable global collaboration at Proctor and Gamble (2:10 min) Read More Microsoft confirms rootkit to blame for Windows crashes after patch is installed Microsoft today confirmed what a security researcher had discovered about the patch that was said to be causing Windows to crash. Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware Accelerating Next-Generation Data Center Initiatives In today's competitive business landscape, every business looks for solutions to enable key business drivers, such as increasing business productivity, agility, continuity, globalization, and regulatory compliance. Effective – not to mention – cost effective application delivery lies at the heart of this need. Learn More City of Norfolk hit with code that takes out nearly 800 PCs Malicious code that mysteriously found its way onto an internal virtual print server took out nearly 800 computers used by the city of Norfolk, Virginia, last week. Read More Over 75,000 systems compromised in cyberattack Security researchers have unearthed a massive botnet affecting at least 75,000 computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies worldwide. Read More Web 2.0 is biggest security threat for businesses Four in five IT professionals believe Web 2.0 based malware will pose a big security threat this year, says Webroot. Read More WHITE PAPER: BeyondTrust Building a Secure and Compliant Windows Desktop While removing administrator rights from end users may be the Holy Grail of desktop security, doing so can have an impact on what end users need to do their jobs. Read this white paper to discover powerful strategies to effectively remove administrator rights and improve desktop security. Read Now Symantec offers free Norton Safe Web Lite Symantec has made free URL checking software available to web users. Read More Moscow billboard porn hacker busted When a Russian hacker last month broke into a giant video advertising billboard located in Moscow to run a pornographic film on it, it caused some chaos in city traffic. But Russian news sources Thursday report police in the southern city of Novorossiisk have arrested the suspected billboard hacker. Read More How to effectively contract your network privacy When you use the public cloud, is your data in the "public" space? According to the Department of Justice it is. In a number of cases, the Justice Department is asserting that data help by a third party, such as a cellular service provider or a hosting provider, can be demanded by government agents without a warrant. Read More Firefox 3.5.8 Closes Security Holes Mozilla yesterday released updates for its Firefox Web browser to shore up vulnerabilities in the 3.5.x and 3.0.x browser versions. Read More
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