Google's Wi-Fi Spying: What Were They Thinking?

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	Google's Wi-Fi Spying: What Were They Thinking? "Don't be evil" has gone all 1984 on us. Or so it seems after Google revealed Friday that its Street View cars, in addition to snapping photos of the world's roadways, have also been collecting sensitive personal information from unencrypted wireless networks. 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 In this Issue Microsoft settles VPN patent case for $200M Planes, trucks and now trains: Texting now under Federal attack on all fronts 8 in 10 browsers leave identifiable 'fingerprints,' EFF warns PCI Compliance: Five Things You Need to Know Facebook Privacy is a Balancing Act 5 low-risk, high-reward experiments for IT Legal risks with virtual currencies in online games Facebook users warned of sexy 'Candid Camera Prank' attack WHITE PAPER: MegaPath Understanding the Value of Managed Security UTM Solutions This Yankee Group paper describes why multiple security layers are needed to achieve comprehensive and cost-effective security solutions. Learn More Microsoft settles VPN patent case for $200M Microsoft today said it will pay communications software maker VirnetX $200 million to settle a three-year-old patent infringement case. Read More Planes, trucks and now trains: Texting now under Federal attack on all fronts The government today announced a proposed rule to stop the use of electronic devices by on-duty railroad employees; effectively going after yet another group of professionals who could harm the traveling public by texting or using other electronic devices while working.  Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Accelerate - Not Just Smart But Timely This video highlights the Oracle Accelerate program - a group of pre-configured, tested solutions that combine Oracle enterprise applications and rapid implementation tools with industry-specific bundles. The program reduces the time, complexity and cost of deploying Oracle and is implemented by highly trained partners. Learn More. 8 in 10 browsers leave identifiable 'fingerprints,' EFF warns The Electronic Frontier Foundation today warned that more than 80 percent of browsers reveal identifiable "fingerprints" that could allow a user's Web surfing to be tracked. The privacy watchdog urged that greater attention be paid to this by the public and policy makers. The results are based on an experiment EFF conducted with volunteers who visited this site - called Panopticlick - and allowed their... Read More PCI Compliance: Five Things You Need to Know As a good QSA will tell you, such security standards are meant to be a baseline. Good organizations go beyond cramming for annual PCI reviews. 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! Facebook Privacy is a Balancing Act Despite the headlines and hyperbole around Facebook information privacy issues--and the public exodus of notable online personalities in protest--the reality is that Facebook membership is actually still growing. Social networking and data privacy are, in many ways, directly at odds and the solution comes down to user awareness and choice. Read More 5 low-risk, high-reward experiments for IT Redefine your relationship with the business with these five small-scale, forward-thinking experiments Read More Legal risks with virtual currencies in online games As virtual currency shifts from being a prepayment for goods or services redeemable with one company to a widely accepted proxy for real currency or a means of transmitting money between various participants, Issuers need to consider state and federal services laws such as money transmitter laws and money service business laws. Read More Facebook users warned of sexy 'Candid Camera Prank' attack Security firms are warning Facebook users to beware of what's being called the "Candid Camera Prank" attack recently spotted on Facebook that tries to use the lure of a sexy video of a scantily clad woman on a bicycle to download a video player that's actually Hotbar adware, and maybe worse. Read More
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