Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Policies Vs. Freedom: Which Should be Paramount?

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free | 'Rugged Manifesto' promotes secure coding

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Policies Vs. Freedom: Which Should be Paramount?
We're deep into our next round of research, which means we get the opportunity to talk to hundreds of IT leaders, one-on-one, to discuss their latest challenges, plans, and opportunities, among many other things.In recent conversations with IT leaders from large, multi-national organizations, one issue that has emerged and is quite inconsistent is this: To what extent, if at all, should corporate... Read More


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Windows 7 security
With the public release of Windows 7 debates and discussions have been raging on the security improvements in the new platform, and some potential problems have also emerged. In this white paper, we run through the most significant changes and additions, and look at what they might mean to users and administrators. Read now.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free
You can't depend on just one program to protect you from rootkits, Trojans, viruses, worms, and other malicious code. The job is too important and the villains too numerous for that. So supplement your regular antivirus program (the one you keep running in the background at all times) with an extra malware scanner, such as Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free. Read More

'Rugged Manifesto' promotes secure coding
Three respected security professionals have issued the Rugged Manifesto, a call for developers to learn and practice secure programming in an effort to reduce the number of exploits directed at applications. Read More


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Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers
According to the Robert Francis Group, power efficiency will be the number one issue for IT executives for the next decade, at least. Fortunately, the combination of IBM BladeCenter Systems with the new Intel® XeonĂ’ 5500 Series processors provide the best combination of value, performance, and reliability. Download the white paper to see how. Read More

Blackberry spyware source code released
Veracode today released Blackberry-specific spyware, which the code-review specialist intends to show that the BlackBerry is vulnerable to spyware problems. Read More

ShmooCon: Inside FarmVille's Sinister Underbelly
You love Facebook apps like FarmVille and Mafia Wars and think they're perfectly safe, right? Think again. Read More


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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.

Symantec hit with class-action lawsuit over auto-renewals
A New York man has sued security software maker Symantec for automatically renewing his subscription to Norton Antivirus, alleging that the company did not notify him before charging $76 to his credit card. Read More

Malicious Firefox Add-ons Installed Trojans
Mozilla last night announced that two experimental Firefox add-ons, Master Filer and the Sothink Web Video Downloader version 4, infected victim PCs with Trojans when either add-on was installed. Read More

Give Your Brownfield Network a Clean Sweep
Brownfield networks are a challenge under average circumstances and potentially a large insider threat under the worst of circumstances. Read More

Courts move to ban juror use of Blackberry, iPhone, Twitter and Facebook
If you think you're going to use your spanking new iPhone to entertain yourself next time you're on jury duty, think again. Judges are going to take an even dimmer view of jury member use of Blackberry, iPhone or other electronic devices as a judicial policy-setting group has told district judges they should restrict jurors from using electronic technologies to research or communicate. Read More



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