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	Your BlackBerry's dirty little security secret There are many creative ways for people to spy on you through your BlackBerry. A SOURCE Boston preview. 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. Learn More In this Issue Why computer science students cheat Paradise lost: a decade of data breaches Data loss prevention comes of age How we tested dlp products DLP primer As Cloud Computing Grows, Customer Frustration Mounts ATM skimming equipment seized at Brisbane Internat'l Airport Pa. school district snapped 'thousands' of student images, claims lawyer Police called after 9-year-old steals password Macs hit by new backdoor attack WHITE PAPER: Sophos Best practices for implementing Windows 7 If you're planning to roll out Windows 7, now is the time to review your endpoint and data protection strategies to make sure that you're taking full advantage of the new security features as well as enhancing your overall security for enterprise deployments. Read Now. Why computer science students cheat Enrollment in undergraduate computer science courses is at an all-time high at colleges nationwide. But this trend that's been hailed by the U.S. tech industry has a dark side: a disproportionate number of students taking these courses are caught cheating. Read More Paradise lost: a decade of data breaches Do you think the moat around Australia extends around your business and hackers won't target you? It doesn't, and research says data breaches will be the elephant-in-the-conference-room at your next IT meet. Read More Data loss prevention comes of age After testing endpoint and perimeter data loss prevention products, we conclude our series with a look at DLP tools that can do both. Read More VIRTUAL EVENT: CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld & Network World Live Security Panel – April 28th Join us on April 28th for a live virtual event that will provide candid, expert advice on top security challenges and issues – all from the comfort of your desktop. Get in on the discussion - from the unique challenges presented by cloud computing and virtualization to the mass adoption of social media. Attend and you may win a Kindle! How we tested dlp products This test was conducted at the Iowa State University Internet-Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment (ISEAGE) Laboratory. Our test network consisted of a Windows 2008 domain controller, an Exchange 2007 server and edge transport server, a MSSQL 2008 server, a Windows 2008 file and print server, two Red Hat Web and mail servers (one internal and one external), two FreeBSD routers, and a Windows XP client. Read More DLP primer Data Leak Protection products (DLP) are designed to help organizations keep tabs on and protect sensitive data that, if lost, could create legal liability, loss of profit, safety or security risks, and so on. Read More As Cloud Computing Grows, Customer Frustration Mounts What cloud computing offers is clear, such as the ability to rapidly scale and provision computing systems, but the list of things it's missing seems to be growing by the day. Read More WHITE PAPER: Adobe Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More ATM skimming equipment seized at Brisbane Internat'l Airport A 23-year-old Chinese man will face the Queensland Magistrates Court today after being charged with importing items thought to be used for ATM card skimming. Read More Pa. school district snapped 'thousands' of student images, claims lawyer The suburban Philadelphia school district accused of spying on students using school-issued laptops snapped thousands of images of teenagers in their homes, including shots of a boy asleep in his bed, documents filed in a lawsuit claimed Thursday. Read More Police called after 9-year-old steals password A few weeks ago, officials at Fairfax County Public Schools thought they had a hacker on their hands. Read More Macs hit by new backdoor attack Apple antivirus company Intego has discovered a backdoor malware attack targeting Mac users. Read More
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