Microsoft warns of SSL/TLS vulnerabilities

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	Microsoft warns of SSL/TLS vulnerabilities First of all, this isn't just another Microsoft security flaw. Microsoft has filed this with ICASI as a general security vulnerability affecting multiple implementations of TLS and SSL. Moreover, Microsoft has noted it affects every currently supported version of Microsoft operating systems from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.  Read More WHITE PAPER: Force10 Three Steps to Saving with Cloud Computing Discover how cloud computing dynamically streamlines your infrastructure, delivering freely scalable application service levels; dramatic capital and operational cost savings; flexibility and agility without new hardware; and more. Read Now! In this Issue Note to Cisco: Pick Your Security Battle Einstein 1 wasn't smart enough, so the government built a sequel Her Majesty's Government demands protection against cell phone theft. New technologies aim to stop phone theft fraud Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving Identity fraud climbed 12% last year Mozilla retracts Firefox add-on malware claim IE flaw that lets remote hackers read your hard drive is extra bad for XP users WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems The Power of Virtualized Web Application Delivery This white paper discusses how any size organization can tune its Web application delivery services with a virtualized solution that will meet the unique characteristics of each individual application. Read More Note to Cisco: Pick Your Security Battle I've written some not too flattering things lately about Cisco. Now I've got nothing against Cisco -- I'm actually quite impressed with it's broad portfolio, M&A strategy, and sales/marketing muscle. Cisco also has a lot of Chutzpah -- taking on Dell, HP, and IBM on next-generation servers wasn't a move you'd see from a risk-averse company. Read More Einstein 1 wasn't smart enough, so the government built a sequel Carolyn Duffy Marsan reports that the Department of Homeland Security has created a special intrusion-detection system and will deploy it widely this year. The IDSs are called Einstein 2. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is monitoring them, along with the Einstein 1 appliances. They're finding out just how federal government networks are being attacked. Read More WHITE PAPER: Palo Alto Networks A Practical Guide to Web 2.0 Security This guide to Web 2.0 security is based on analysis of network traffic in over 200 organizations collected over 6 months in 2009. It details how to deploy an effective firewall to handle applications like Skype and Sametime that are capable of transferring files or apps like WebEx that enable desktop sharing. Click here. Her Majesty's Government demands protection against cell phone theft. The British government is demanding that the cell phone industry do more to protect subscribers from phone theft. This would be the same government that just days ago proudly unveiled shatterproof pint glasses for use in pubs. Neither of the two methods apparently involves actually fashioning the glasses from plastic. Read More New technologies aim to stop phone theft fraud The U.K. government is bringing three new mobile security technologies designed to safeguard stolen phones to next week's Mobile World Congress in hopes that manufacturers will show interest. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Smarter Protection For the Enterprise Read this IDC paper for background on today's threat ecosystem with an overview of network security threats, the impact of the threats on enterprises, and the operational challenges faced by IT. Learn more. Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving in a changing world, as these IT executives can attest. Read More Identity fraud climbed 12% last year Identity fraud struck an estimated 11.1 million adults in the United States last year, according to new data from Javelin Strategy & Research. Read More Mozilla retracts Firefox add-on malware claim Mozilla today acknowledged that it had falsely accused a developer of infecting a Firefox add-on with attack code. Read More IE flaw that lets remote hackers read your hard drive is extra bad for XP users On Wednesday a security researcher demonstrated a flaw in Internet Explorer at the Black Hat DC conference that could allow a hacker to remotely read files on the victim's local drive. The demonstration prompted a security advisory from Microsoft. Read More
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