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	Microsoft's 30-day forecast: Stormy exploits expected Microsoft is warning customers that a record number of just-patched bugs will probably be exploited in the next 30 days. Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateway This industry report covers the email gateway market. Gartner, Inc. positions Symantec Hosted Services in the Leaders quadrant in its 2010 Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways (anti-spam, anti-virus, outbound content filtering, email encryption, intrusion prevention). Read the entire report. Read Now In this Issue IT security pros mentoring each other for career growth Security blunders 'dumber than dog snot' The Policeman's New Partner: iPhone First malware discovered that targets Android Demand Media a home to badware, researchers say Workarounds: 5 ways employees try to access restricted sites Claiming PCI or any other compliance - daily Security metric techniques: How to answer the 'so what?' Record Patch Tuesday: Where to Begin Browsers' private modes leak info, say researchers WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Cyberwar Threats: New Security Strategies for Governments Threats posed by cyberwar cannot be defended using the traditional all-or-nothing security that's aimed solely at keeping attackers out of the government enterprise. Learn why Tripwire's solutions provide the real-time awareness necessary to fight cyberwar. Read More! IT security pros mentoring each other for career growth Information security is a tough field to break into and a growing group of information security professionals are finding that it's a whole lot easier if someone has their backs. Read More Security blunders 'dumber than dog snot' At the 2010 USENIX Security Symposium, a vulnerability assessor reveals some of the more egregious examples of stupidity on the part of professionals who should know better. Read More The Policeman's New Partner: iPhone Chances are you've never heard of the iPhone app One Force Tracker, one of the coolest apps never to appear on the App Store. The iPhone app, created by defense contractor Raytheon for the U.S. military late last year, helps soldiers keep tabs with each other via GPS during missions and identifies known sniper sites and fallback positions on a map. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Manage Complexity, Cost and Compliance To outsource or not to outsource IT security—that is the question for enterprises as they face increasingly complex cyber threats. Managed security services can help organizations alleviate the cost and complexity of proactively securing the IT infrastructure. Read Now. First malware discovered that targets Android Researchers at Russian security company Kaspersky Lab say they've discovered the first malicious software program to target Google's Android mobile operating system. Read More Demand Media a home to badware, researchers say As Demand Media gears up for its initial public offering, anti-spam advocates and online crime fighters say that the company needs to clean up its act. Read More Workarounds: 5 ways employees try to access restricted sites Company policy may forbid access to certain web sites, but some employees try creative techniques to view them anyway. Here are five common workarounds and what security can do about them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Five Network Security Threats Discover the five most costly network security threats and see how you can protect your business with a layered security approach. Read Now. Claiming PCI or any other compliance - daily Let's be honest: Organizations follow compliance and regulatory requirements like PCI because VISA threatens to fine your company or worse, cut you off from credit card processing. Read More Security metric techniques: How to answer the 'so what?' You need to be ready when the boss responds to your presentation with a "so what?" At Metricon 5, the focus is on several security metric techniques to pull it off. Read More Record Patch Tuesday: Where to Begin Microsoft unleashed a record number of security bulletins for a single month--14 security bulletins addressing 34 different vulnerabilities. IT admins need to understand the risks and prioritize the patches to ensure they aren't overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the patch avalanche. Read More Browsers' private modes leak info, say researchers Browsing the Web in "private mode" isn't as private as users think, a researcher said today. Read More
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