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	Microsoft: No money for bugs Microsoft will not follow the lead of Mozilla and Google in paying researchers for reporting vulnerabilities, a company executive said today. Read More VIDEO: Intel Security: Everyone's Challenge Making security everybody's job is tougher than ever. You told us so, in a recent quick poll. The top concern: "Making my colleagues aware that security is now everyone's job:" 48%—nearly double the other concerns. But Intel technology is making life a little easier for tech executives. Click here to see how. In this Issue Google calls, raises Mozilla's bug bounty for Chrome flaws Feds charge couple in $40M theft of GM hybrid car tech for Chinese company Dell Warns of Malicious Code on Server Motherboards Inside IBM's game changing mainframe moments New 'Kraken' GSM-cracking software is released Apple in trouble over spam filtering Design that ensures security, also emphasizes style Corporate ID theft hits Georgia businesses Fake femme fatale shows social network risks Security Claim: Most Home Routers Vulnerable to Hack Thoughts on Protection from Hardware-based Malware Nearly 13 Million Have Been Hit With Identity Theft WHITE PAPER: Qualys 12-point checklist outlines key considerations Discover a 12-point checklist for choosing the best vulnerability management solution for your organization. Read now! Google calls, raises Mozilla's bug bounty for Chrome flaws Google this week hiked bounty payments for Chrome bugs to a maximum of $3,133, up almost $2,000 from the previous top dollar payout of $1,337. Read More Feds charge couple in $40M theft of GM hybrid car tech for Chinese company An FBI investigation has lead a Michigan couple to be charged with stealing hybrid car information from GM to use in a Chinese auto outfit. Read More Dell Warns of Malicious Code on Server Motherboards A recent Network World article stated that Dell is warning customers that a small number of PowerEdge server motherboards sent out through service dispatches may contain malware. Here is a link to the article in question: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/072110-dell-warns-of-malware-on.html?hpg1=bn Dell is doing the right thing by alerting potentially impacted customers but questions... Read More Inside IBM's game changing mainframe moments With the announcement of a new generation of IBM mainframes today, the zEnterprise, Big Blue has continued to change, improve and evolve one of the most enduring hunks of metal and electronics in the history of computing. There have been many key points in the evolution of the mainframe, here we take a look at a few of the bigger changes. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Detailed Planning Guide: SAP to Red Hat Migration Lower costs and improve performance migrating SAP to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Download this guide today and discover how you can perform a basic installation and migration in less than 1 day. Examine pre- and post-migration considerations and other upfront planning topics to help avoid potential problems. Read more New 'Kraken' GSM-cracking software is released The (Global System for Mobile Communications) technology used by the majority of the world's mobile phones will get some scrutiny at next week's Black Hat security conference, and what the security researchers there have to say isn't pretty. Read More Apple in trouble over spam filtering "More than 80 percent of email is spam, which is why companies use InNova's invention rather than forcing employees to wade through billions of useless emails," said patent-infringement attorney Christopher Banys in a press release. Read More Design that ensures security, also emphasizes style Can security, often seen as obvious and ugly, actually be stylish and suitable for a building? Architect Rick Reeder gives us a tour of a property he designed with artful security as the goal Read More Corporate ID theft hits Georgia businesses Just days after Colorado officials warned businesses about scammers who are forging corporate identities to commit financial fraud, an official in Georgia said the same has been happening in that state as well. 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 Fake femme fatale shows social network risks Social networking pages featuring the profile of a fake Navy cyberthreat analyst attracted some 300 friends in the intelligence, military and security communities in an experiment conducted by a security researcher. Read More Security Claim: Most Home Routers Vulnerable to Hack An engineer from security firm Seismic claims he will soon release instructions on how to hack millions of wireless routers commonly used in residential Internet connections. The how-to hack instructions are part of what has become an annual chest-beating by speakers at the Black Hat security conference that hype their keynotes with end-of-PC-security-as-we-know-it promises. Read More Thoughts on Protection from Hardware-based Malware Well this is disturbing. Apparently Dell shipped several models of their PowerEdge line of servers with Trojans built into the actual hardware of the server (well, the firmware I suppose). Dell is issuing fixes for this particular problem, but this really highlights the growing risk and sophistication of malware developers. Read More Nearly 13 Million Have Been Hit With Identity Theft Nearly 13 million people have suffered from identity theft so far this year. That's ridiculous! Lax security threatens to hammer a nail in the coffin for privacy. Read More
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