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	Businesses lag in moving away from IE6 and its vulnerabilities, study says Microsoft's Internet Explorer continues to dominate corporate browser use more so than it does private use, with its nearest rival, Mozilla's Firefox, lagging far behind with one in seven businesses opting for it, according to data collected by Internet-based security service Zscaler. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Qualys 12-Point VM Short List Systematically finding and eliminating network vulnerabilities is key to keeping your environment secure. Download this 12-point vulnerability management checklist to better understand the most important VM criteria. Read More! In this Issue The 10 Best Hacks of 2010 (So Far) The smart paranoid's guide to using Google Is Facebook truly sorry for its privacy sins? Ubiquitous broadband poses problem for cyber security Bank, customer settle suit over $800,000 cybertheft Sneaky browser 'tabnapping' phishing tactic surfaces Data breaches not among top concerns for tech firms Arrogant lawyers: the greatest threat to your organization Google's Pac-Man freaks out Firefox users Benefits of Google Encrypted Search WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Troubleshooting Application Problems This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here! The 10 Best Hacks of 2010 (So Far) In honor of Geek Pride Day, Towel Day, and the Glorious 25th of May, here are ten of our most favorite hacks featured in Geek Tech in the last five months, running the gambit from phone, car, and CPU mods. Read on for some great moments in geek! Read More The smart paranoid's guide to using Google Google is nearly everyone's best friend. But have you ever stopped to think about just how much Google knows about you? Read More Is Facebook truly sorry for its privacy sins? Want an expert lesson in how to respond without actually responding and how to apologize without saying you're sorry? Then you need to read Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg's quasi-mea culpa in today's Washington Post. Do it now; I'll wait. 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 Ubiquitous broadband poses problem for cyber security Symmetric, high speed, ubiquitous broadband will lead to a big increase in cyber crime, according to a cyber security expert. Read More Bank, customer settle suit over $800,000 cybertheft An unusual lawsuit between a bank and a customer victimized by cyberthieves was quietly settled last week. Read More Sneaky browser 'tabnapping' phishing tactic surfaces All of the major browsers on Windows and Mac OS X are vulnerable to a sly new attack tactic dubbed "tabnapping" that can dupe users into giving up passwords by secretly changing already-open browser tabs. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! Data breaches not among top concerns for tech firms Data security and breach prevention ranks low as a risk factor for most big technical companies, according to new research that identifies the most widespread concerns among the 100 largest U.S. public technology companies. The research, released by BDO, a professional services firm, examines the risk factors listed in the fiscal year 2009 10-K SEC filings of the companies; the factors were analyzed and ranked in order by frequency cited. Read More Arrogant lawyers: the greatest threat to your organization While security professionals typically think of computer hackers, malicious insiders, naive employees, or the like as the greatest threat to an organization, I am quickly learning that arrogant lawyers can be the most devastating threat an organization can face. Frankly, the lawyers should be non-issues, but they can get their companies involved in things that should otherwise be avoided. Read More Google's Pac-Man freaks out Firefox users Google's celebration of the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man last week flooded Mozilla's Firefox support forum with complaints about siren sounds and offbeat music. Read More Benefits of Google Encrypted Search Google launched a new beta service this week--encrypted search using SSL (secure sockets layer) to protect searches from being snooped or intercepted while traversing the Internet. Encrypted Google search is still not entirely private, but it has benefits for individuals and businesses to ensure sensitive information is not exposed to prying eyes. Read More
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