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	Pa. district accused of student spying puts IT workers on leave Two IT employees of the suburban Philadelphia school district accused of spying on students by activating the cameras on their school-issued laptops have been placed on administrative leave. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sophos FREE Data Leakage for Dummies Book from Sophos You need to protect your company's most valuable asset – your data. Request a book today! Click to continue In this Issue US softens Internet export rules for Iran, Sudan and Cuba Google sheds light on Chrome OS Netbook security Fatal System Error: A MUST read for IT professionals, legislators, and law enforcement The Energizer DUO Trojan: What You Need to Know Analysis: Does the storm over cloud security mean opportunity? 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Click to continue US softens Internet export rules for Iran, Sudan and Cuba Looking to facilitate what it calls free speech rights in countries that don't look favorably at such liberties, the US government today said it would ease the regulations around exporting Internet-based applications such as Read More Google sheds light on Chrome OS Netbook security Google's Chrome OS Netbook will feature a host of built-in security technologies designed to protect users from malware and other threats, a Google engineer said at the RSA Conference Thursday. Read More Fatal System Error: A MUST read for IT professionals, legislators, and law enforcement When I left home for the RSA Conference last Monday, I was already aware of the types of cyber threats we are up against. After speaking with security research leaders from Bluecoat, Symantec, and Trend at RSA, I am even more convinced that we are way behind the enemy and need to react quickly before we are completely overwhelmed. 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How to balance the cost savings of cloud computing with the loss of control over corporate data was a hot topic at this week's RSA Security Conference. Read More Bracing for a cybersecurity Pearl Harbor Some of the people who know best how serious the cybersecurity threat is say not enough is being done to prevent such attacks and lament that the only thing that will prompt any action is the cyber equivalent of Pearl Harbor."We've got to start talking about this," said Michael Chertoff, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, during a panel discussion on cybersecurity at RSA... Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire FISMA Prescriptive Guide Learn how Tripwire helps federal agencies, as well as the organizations and contractors that store, process or transmit federal information. The FISMA Prescriptive Guide contains case studies from three fictional federal agencies, each capturing the perspective of a key stakeholder in the FISMA compliance process. Click here. Newest Security Reports Show Changing Threats Over 9 months ago I posted a blog about the numerous annual security reports that are published by various organizations. However, in the rapidly-changing world of Internet security much has changed since then. New security reports have since been written and it is time to revisit these reports to see what different organizations are observing. I find it useful to seek out new perspectives on the... Read More Researchers zap RSA algorithm; Medical ID theft on the rise Three University of Michigan computer scientists say they have found a way to exploit a weakness in RSA security technology used to protect everything from media players to smartphones and e-commerce servers. Also, a new survey from the Ponemon Institute says identity thieves are increasingly going after medical information data and services. (4:50) Read More Satyam still risky a year after fraud revealed: Forrester Over a year after Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services reported a major financial fraud at the company, research firm Forrester still cautions customers doing business with it. Read More IT Scurries to Meet E-health Records Deadline Hospitals and doctors' offices looking to roll out electronic health records won't get federal money for the ambitious effort unless they meet certain as-yet unknown criteria -- and do so within two years. Read More
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