US developing extreme digital forensic wizard

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	US developing extreme digital forensic wizard Can anything you create digitally - software code, e-mail or documents - be traced back to you like so much DNA from a crime scene? Research scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) seem to think so as they announced this week the $43 million Cyber Genome Program it hopes will develop technologies that will help law enforcement types collect, analyze and identify all manner of digital artifacts. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Lowering Wireless Data Costs with WAN Optimization Dramatically lower your wireless data costs while significantly speeding applications with mobile WAN optimization tools. Fuji Xerox Australia describes the benefits it has seen since its deployment in this whitepaper. Learn how you can save 30% on 3G data costs while improving application throughput by 20 times. Learn More In this Issue IE flaw gives hackers access to user files, Microsoft says Unique network security algorithm stops worms from spreading Fake Firefox update spreads unwanted app NASA teams with GM to build human-like robot Too many people re-use logins, study finds Courts move to ban juror use of Blackberry, iPhone, Twitter and Facebook Facebook comes out swinging at critics of settlement offer in Beacon lawsuit Versign fails to take action against malicious sites, researcher says Google Working With National Security Agency, Report Says Social Media Risks: The Basics WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Effectively Deal with Security Threats in Real-Time Eliminate costly and time-consuming manual security processes with a network security overwatch layer. Raise the bar on security protection within your organization. Find out why an overwatch layer should be part of your best practice security requirements. Read now. IE flaw gives hackers access to user files, Microsoft says Microsoft warned on Wednesday that a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser gives attackers access to files stored on a PC under certain conditions. Read More Unique network security algorithm stops worms from spreading Researchers at Pennsylvania State University say they can block the spread of self-propagating worms on corporate networks while keeping infected machines online so they can continue performing their legitimate duties. Read More Fake Firefox update spreads unwanted app The successor program to the notorious Zango spyware Toolbar is being used to target users of Mozilla's Firefox with fake browser updates, a security company has alleged. Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware Rethinking Application Security Hacker motivation has changed from gaining fame to financial gain. Cyber crime activities now employ a new level of network attacks, which go undetected by standard network-security tools. This paper discusses the changing threat landscape and how you can protect your business from emerging threats. Read More NASA teams with GM to build human-like robot NASA today teamed up with General Motors to build a new humanoid robot known as Robonaut2 Read More Too many people re-use logins, study finds An analysis of real-world online behaviour has warned of the unsettling phenomenon that led to this week's high-profile Twitter login scare. Far too many people re-use the same logins for more than one site. 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 Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Direct Access and UAG Better Together Direct Access (DA) is a game-changing technology for remote access in your company; removing the need for a VPN all together. Within Microsoft, we've seen great productivity benefits to end users. We surveyed users from our DA pilot and over 87% saw instant productivity gains, overall resulting in net benefit of ~1 hour each day for users. Furthermore, Microsoft operations is saving costs by things such as not having to convert internet connected sites to dedicated lines. For more information on the business value of DA and Microsoft's implementation, watch the Direct Access MSIT video. Learn More Now Facebook comes out swinging at critics of settlement offer in Beacon lawsuit Facebook has come out swinging at those opposing a settlement offer it made last year in a privacy lawsuit involving the social networking companys controversial Beacon behavioral tracking service. Read More Versign fails to take action against malicious sites, researcher says A security researcher is accusing Verisign Inc. of not acting fast enough to take down several dozen sites that he says are known to be spewing malware. Read More Google Working With National Security Agency, Report Says In a partnership that may inspire some to put their tinfoil hats on, Google has reportedly turned to the National Security Agency for help in improving the company's security infrastructure. The new partnership is still being finalized, but will be aimed at preventing future attacks like the one that hit Google in December, according to The Washington Post. This is not the first time the NSA has been tapped to help a U.S. corporation with cyber security, but the purported partnership would certainly be unique since Google's servers house such a vast collection of user data including search histories, e-mail, and personal documents. Read More Social Media Risks: The Basics You may be a champ at Mafia Wars and Farmville, but what do you know about the security risks of social media sites? Read More
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