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	Microsoft counters report of Google's dumping Windows On the heels of a report that Google will phase out Windows in its workplace over security concerns, Microsoft on Tuesday stood up for its operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Log Mangement in a Cyberworld Cybercrime, increasingly operated under well-muscled organized crime syndicates, has become a huge threat. With so many potential cyber villains poking around the gates, enterprises must have strong protections and pristine visibility into what's happening on the network. Read Now In this Issue Android rootkit is just a phone call away Cyberattacks seen as top threat to zap U.S. power grid Cisco issues advisory for building management systems The Dangers of Cloud Computing Photo forensics: Identifying faked pictures Windows, Mac, or Linux: It's Not the OS, It's the User Will Fed Intervention Curb or Protect Your Digital Freedom? WHITE PAPER: Novell File Management Suite Better track and understand storage patterns, allocate and manage storage based on its relevance and value to the business, while saving money in the administration and procurement of storage resources. Learn to get a handle on the unchecked proliferation of data. Read Now Android rootkit is just a phone call away Hoping to understand what a new generation of mobile malware could resemble, security researchers will demonstrate a malicious "rootkit" program they've written for Google's Android phone next month at the Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas. Read More Cyberattacks seen as top threat to zap U.S. power grid Cyber attacks, pandemics and electromagnetic disturbances are the three top "high impact" risks to the U.S. and Canadian power-generation grids, according to a report from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware Perfecting Application Performance The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. In this Executive Guide explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now. Cisco issues advisory for building management systems Cisco has issued a security advisory for its Network Building Mediator (NBM) and legacy Richards-Zeta Mediator products. The products allow different building systems to communicate with each other for facilities management.Cisco acquired Richards-Zeta last year. Read More The Dangers of Cloud Computing Cloud services can be a huge money saver for businesses and looks to be the future direction of IT for many. I'm a huge proponent for cloud services as long as folks enter into agreements with their eyes wide open. To this end here are five things you need to be aware of before you move your data to a cloud service. There are three types of cloud services: Infrastructure as a Service, Platforma... Read More WHITE PAPER: HP SMB: Strategy Guide to Risk Mitigation This strategy guide offers concrete risk mitigation techniques specifically designed for midsize organizations. Learn how to proactively manage physical and virtual systems and see the early signs of infrastructure trouble to avoid outages. Read Now! Photo forensics: Identifying faked pictures Recently a family member sent me a set of pictures supposedly showing Mexican headstones with insulting epitaphs: Read More Windows, Mac, or Linux: It's Not the OS, It's the User Who's got the safest operating system? Apple, Google, Microsoft? According to one security expert, what really matters is who's using the OS. Read More Will Fed Intervention Curb or Protect Your Digital Freedom? Considering the high-tech industry's expanding reach into everyday consumer life, it should be no surprise that Washington, D.C. has taken a closer look at the Internet economy of late. Read More
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