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	Microsoft issues workaround, advice for SharePoint zero-day Microsoft urged SharePoint 2007 administrators to protect systems against a recently revealed zero-day vulnerability that could be exploited to steal company secrets. 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 Diary of a mad McAfee antivirus victim Tips for using Twitter, Facebook and other "anti-social networks" US Navy pays $94 million to bolster space technology Computer contractor gets five years for $2M credit union theft US Air Force phishing test transforms into a problem Researcher: Social networks shouldn't reuse private info Glype 'anonymous' proxy may not cloak your identity Five top tactics in retail theft today How to Avoid PlayStation Game Download Scams Google patches Chrome for second time this month Report: Palin e-mail snooping jury deadlocked New Threat: Undetectable Facebook Scams Encryption high-priority for Massachusetts Security pros, meet your new best friend: the CFO WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Diary of a mad McAfee antivirus victim As if McAfee's bad antivirus update last week wasn't bad enough, some customers were none too happy with how the security vendor's tech support handled the situation either. Read More Tips for using Twitter, Facebook and other "anti-social networks" Corporations should institute daily one-minute Internet safety lessons that users must complete before they are allowed online, a security expert told Interop attendees this week, but he said even that might not work because attackers pay more attention to the advice than those it is intended to protect. Read More US Navy pays $94 million to bolster space technology The US Navy wants to jump start its space technology and this week awarded a $94.7 million contract to Orbital Sciences to do just that.               Read More Computer contractor gets five years for $2M credit union theft For the second time this week, companies are getting a stark reminder of the danger posed to enterprise networks and assets by insiders with privileged access. Read More 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. US Air Force phishing test transforms into a problem Sorry Airman Supershaggy, "Transformers 3" is not coming to Andersen Air Force Base. And by the way, you've been phished. Read More Researcher: Social networks shouldn't reuse private info A Microsoft researcher argues that user data should not be reused by social networks Read More Glype 'anonymous' proxy may not cloak your identity A widely used proxy service thought to provide anonymous Web surfing and used to skirt network administrator bans on access to sites like Facebook frequently reveals sensitive information about its users, according to a Swiss security researcher. Read More Five top tactics in retail theft today While the lousy economy of the past two years certainly hit retailers hard in the form of slow business, many stores had another problem to contend with as well: Increased theft. 2009 created "the perfect storm in retail shrink," according to Derek Rodner, vice president of product strategy at Agilence, a maker of retail loss prevention products. Read More REPORT: Network World The job market for CIOs is rebounding Are you ready to make the jump? This special report from Network World and the CIO Executive Council contains solid advice that will give you an edge, as well as personal accounts from CIOs who share the challenges and successes that have defined their own careers. Take your first step down the path today! How to Avoid PlayStation Game Download Scams A concerned parent emailed recently asking for advice about websites that promised "unlimited PSP downloads." Did they really offer "unlimited" downloads? Were they legit? He'd just bought his son a PSP Go, and since the Go lacks a physical disc drive, was presumably looking for alternatives to Sony's online software store. Read More Google patches Chrome for second time this month Google patched three vulnerabilities in the Windows version of Chrome earlier in the week, marking the second time that it's plugged security holes this month. Read More Report: Palin e-mail snooping jury deadlocked The federal jury deliberating the fate of the man who allegedly accessed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account in 2008 is deadlocked on one of the four charges, according to a Knoxville newspaper. Read More New Threat: Undetectable Facebook Scams I recently received two Facebook e-mail notifications that set my security spider-sense tingling. Nothing was obviously wrong with the e-mail messages, which said that my friend had tagged a photo of me and then commented on it. But something about a reference to an app named "Who stalks into your profile" just didn't feel right. Read More Encryption high-priority for Massachusetts The Massachusetts data-privacy law that kicked in this March requires, among other things, the encryption of personally identifiable information when sent over the Internet. Government agencies have also been given their own guidelines by the state's governor, which has prompted new encryption technology deployments. Read More Security pros, meet your new best friend: the CFO Executives in charge of information security should make friends with the CFO, who can give them a broad overview of corporate priorities and see to funding the most important IT projects that protect corporate data. Read More
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