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	Cisco study warns against "FarmVille" If your employees are playing popular Facebook games at work - and undoubtedly, some of them are - they are opening up malware avenues for hackers and cybercriminals, according to Cisco. This is just one of the findings of a midyear security report delivered by Cisco this week that reiterated earlier conclusions on social media, virtualization, cloud computing and mobile device use are opening up new... Read More REPORT: Riverbed Gartner: Magic Quadrant Report Riverbed positioned in Leaders quadrant of 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers. In this report, Gartner helps organizations interested in WAN Optimization Controller capabilities truly understand their options. Read now! In this Issue Certified Lies: Big Brother In Your Browser Town official doubly insulted by spyware allegation Virus writers are picking up new Microsoft attack Google pushed to name names over Wi-Fi data collection 12 Top Spy Gadgets NASA satellite spots Buckyballs bouncing in space Quick Poll: How Important Is Facebook Privacy to You? Shortened URL spam shows big rise IT departments swamped by consumer devices Safari Browser Hack Reveals AutoFill Security Concerns WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs The Wild, Wild Web: How to Ensure 360-Degree Border Security Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now Certified Lies: Big Brother In Your Browser Read More Town official doubly insulted by spyware allegation How dare you accuse me of being a stumblebum of a spy? That's essentially the indignant reaction of Sturbridge, Mass. selectmen Tom Creamer to fellow board member Scott Garieri's allegation that Creamer intentionally sent him a spyware-laden e-mail. Here's the setup from a story in the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette: Read More Virus writers are picking up new Microsoft attack The Windows attack used by a recently discovered worm is being picked up by other virus writers and will soon become much more widespread, according to security vendor Eset. Read More WHITE PAPER: Palo Alto Networks Re-Inventing Network Security Enterprise networks and applications have evolved but security infrastructure has not. Learn why application visibility and control (regardless of port, protocol, or encryption) are critical for preventing increasingly sophisticated threats that target enterprise users and data. Read now! Google pushed to name names over Wi-Fi data collection Google is being urged to hand over the names of its engineers that created a code, which was accidentally used by the search engine to collect information from unsecured Wi-Fi networks. Read More 12 Top Spy Gadgets Spies are everywhere these days, from the 10 Russian agents nabbed recently here in the United States to the more glamorous Hollywood variety, such as is Angelina Jolie. In the movie Salt, Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy. Read More NASA satellite spots Buckyballs bouncing in space Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope say they have spotted large soccer-ball-shaped carbon molecules known as "Buckyballs," in Read More E-GUIDE: Force10 Networks Inc. Examining Nuances of the Cloud Choosing the best cloud strategy means understanding the promises and pitfalls of each approach. This Network World eGuide provides expert articles on the nuances between different cloud strategies, best practices on building a hybrid cloud and making sure you have an exit strategy in case the cloud does not work out. Read More Now Quick Poll: How Important Is Facebook Privacy to You? Facebook, which just recently reached 500 million members, has become a daily ritual for many of us. We give the site information about ourselves, about our likes and dislikes, and about the people we choose as friends. Over time, all of that data collects on Facebook's servers. But Facebook, in many people's view, has played fast and loose with our data, marking much of it as "public" and giving its app-developer and advertising partners access to some of it. Read More Shortened URL spam shows big rise The tendency of spammers to use shortened URLs to evade detection has gone from last year's clever exploit to this year's mainstream tactic, MessageLabs has reported. Read More IT departments swamped by consumer devices IT departments are losing their technological grip as employees increasingly dictate which devices and applications get bought and used by businesses, a new study has found. Read More Safari Browser Hack Reveals AutoFill Security Concerns A security researcher has revealed a weakness in Apple's Safari Web browser which can be exploited by an attacker to extract sensitive personal information. The Safari vulnerability is a little more severe, but the issue illustrates the underlying privacy and security concerns with AutoFill in general. Read More
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