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	Researchers find way to zap RSA security scheme 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. Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware 5 Tips for Getting the Best Web App Performance This eBook, compiled by Network World, explores the pressing issues, from dealing with outages and evaluating performance monitoring services, to the impact of virtualization. Get expert tips to optimize your Web apps. Learn More Now In this Issue Underrated computing threats you need to know about The old privacy versus security debate Chinese attacks like the one against Google are on pace to double this year Former NSA tech chief: I don't trust the cloud Check Point puts VPN in USB stick Tracing attack source key to cybersecurity strategy, Chertoff says Source code management a weak spot in Aurora attacks Typical Windows user patches every 5 days Tweet this: Social network security is risky business Security firms help shut down Mariposa botnet Open Identity Exchange backs U.S. gov't privacy guidelines RSA extends security tools to VMware CA extends identity management to Salesforce.com apps WEBCAST: Actuate Discover BIRT. Understand how BIRT simplifies and speeds to market the development of rich information applications. In this presentation, a technical expert behind BIRT will demonstrate a customer-facing application in action with Flash, Ajax, and JavaScript interactivity. Click Here! Underrated computing threats you need to know about There's the danger you know, and then there's the danger you don't know. Read More The old privacy versus security debate There's been an ongoing debate over the last decade about how best to balance privacy versus security in the context of homeland security. Can the government tap our phones or e-mail accounts in order to thwart a possible terrorist plot? Do we have to open our bags to TSA screeners before we can get on a plane in order to prevent a hijacking? The privacy versus security debate also applies to how we... Read More Chinese attacks like the one against Google are on pace to double this year Recent Internet attacks from China against Google and other U.S. companies will more than double this year if the pace during the first two months continues, a security expert says at RSA Conference. Read More Former NSA tech chief: I don't trust the cloud The former National Security Agency technical director told the RSA Conference he doesn't trust cloud services and bluntly admonished vendors for leaving software vulnerabilities unpatched sometimes for years. Read More E-BOOK: Sybase 5 Key Mobile Management Must-Dos Discover the five steps you can take to realize comprehensive management of your mobile environment. This IDG Playbook will guide your strategy for managing and securing your booming mobile environment, regardless of the variety of hardware and operating systems. Read More Now Check Point puts VPN in USB stick Check Point has become the latest vendor to push the USB stick as the road warrior's best friend, announcing a way for business travellers to carry around their office desktop on a single drive. Read More Tracing attack source key to cybersecurity strategy, Chertoff says Michael Chertoff, former head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, talked of the difficulties in creating a national cybersucurity plan during an interview with Computerworld. Read More Source code management a weak spot in Aurora attacks Companies should take extra steps to secure their source code from the type of targeted attacks that hit Google, Adobe, Intel and others over the past few months. Read More Typical Windows user patches every 5 days The typical home user running Windows faces the "unreasonable" task of patching software an average of every five days, a security and vulnerability research company said. 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! Tweet this: Social network security is risky business The debate about whether companies should let their workers access social networking sites on the job is about more than corporate productivity; It's about security, too. Read More Security firms help shut down Mariposa botnet The cybercriminals behind the Mariposa botnet, which attacked 13 million computers worldwide, stealing sensitive personal data such as social networking logins and credit card details, have been arrested, says Panda Security and Defence Intelligence. Read More Open Identity Exchange backs U.S. gov't privacy guidelines Google, Equifax, Verizon and others launched the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) this week to support federal government guidelines for online privacy and security. Read More RSA extends security tools to VMware EMC's RSA division is embracing the virtualization trend that its VMware spinoff helped kick off, announcing Thursday that three of its core security products will work in VMware virtualized environments. Read More CA extends identity management to Salesforce.com apps CA Identity Manager can now be used to automate processes, such as provisioning and de-provisioning user access, for Salesforce.com's sales forecasting application. Read More
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