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	Microsoft patches IE8's Pwn2Own bug in massive update Microsoft today patched 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer (IE), including an IE8 bug used by a Dutch security researcher in March to win $10,000 at the Pwn2Own contest. 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 Mobile phone security dos and don'ts What kind of software costs $920 million? Here's a better idea for securing the nation's electric grid New security/management software targets enterprise smartphones Hacker justifies turning in Wikileaks informer Zombie PCs to be quarantined under new ISP code Amazon encrypts CloudFront, but security comes at a price Group lists top five social media risks for businesses FAA lab to explore unmanned aircraft impact, new navigation concepts Truedomain debuts domain protection services HP lawyer: Tech industry needs to focus more on privacy Activists worry about a new 'Green Dam' in Vietnam 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! Mobile phone security dos and don'ts Is your enterprise security team struggling to keep up with the rapid proliferation of mobile and smart phones? Five experts offer advice to help you protect everything from the BlackBerry to the iPhone and Droid. Read More What kind of software costs $920 million? Some big defense contractors got even bigger this week as the Air Force  awarded a $919,640,000 deal for the development of its critical mission planning software.  Read More Here's a better idea for securing the nation's electric grid Last week Ellen Messmer wrote an article recapping NERC's report on many potential paths to destruction of our North American Electrical Grid (www.ere-security.ca and http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/060210-nerc-cyberattack-power-grid.html?page=1.) In my opinion, while NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation, www.nerc.org ) has managed to accurately identify real security... Read More New security/management software targets enterprise smartphones A new client-server product uses a smartphone-based agent and server-based application to create and enforce security and management policies for four leading mobile operating systems. 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. Hacker justifies turning in Wikileaks informer Former hacker Adrian Lamo has claimed to be the source who informed on a US soldier accused of sending the Wikileaks whistleblowing site video footage of a helicopter shooting unarmed Iraqi civilians. Read More Zombie PCs to be quarantined under new ISP code The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has urged ISPs to better secure their networks by adopting recommendations in a new voluntary code of practice on cyber security. Read More Amazon encrypts CloudFront, but security comes at a price Amazon Web Services' content delivery network service CloudFront can now transfer data over an encrypted HTTPS connection, but users will pay more than if they transfer it via HTTP, Amazon said on Monday. Read More Group lists top five social media risks for businesses As businesses increasingly trying to figure out how to use social networking tools in the enterprise, an IT governance group has released a ranking of the top five risks that social media poses to companies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Novell Intelligent Storage Management at the File Level Many storage management tools for file storage are "dumb." They treat all files the same regardless of business relevance and they lack the ability to automate user-storage management tasks or set policies based on business requirements. Learn how to augment your existing storage management system with intelligence at the file level. Read Now FAA lab to explore unmanned aircraft impact, new navigation concepts The Federal Aviation Administration this week said it opened a new laboratory where scientists will use computer simulation technology explore how future systems such as unmanned Read More Truedomain debuts domain protection services Start-up Truedomain aims to stop e-mail-borne phishing attacks that exploit the domain names of legitimate businesses. Read More HP lawyer: Tech industry needs to focus more on privacy The technology industry is facing an "erosion of trust" from customers because of concerns over privacy violations and cybersecurity problems, Hewlett-Packard's general counsel said Tuesday. Read More Activists worry about a new 'Green Dam' in Vietnam Human rights activists are worried that new software mandated by Vietnamese authorities may lead to an Internet clampdown in the country's largest city. Read More
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