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	Data breaches begin close to home Last issue I pointed you to a story that Oracle's Mark Dixon had sent me about a manager who kept using the accounts of departed subordinates to co-sign authorizations that helped her steal $11 million dollars from her organization. Mark had more to say on data breaches, though. Read More WHITE PAPER: Watchguard 10 questions to ask before you buy an anti‐spam solution With so many anti-spam products on the market, how can you be sure you're getting the best solution for your business network? With these ten critical questions as your guide, you can cut through the marketing hype and zero in on the key features and benefits that should guide your decision. Read now! In this Issue NetApp, Syncsort team up on data protection Google disputes bug patching report Scam preys on required TweetDeck update Security-as-a-service growing Gmail promo for Priority Inbox creeps out Chrome users 3M offers $943M for biometric security vendor Cogent Systems Old Apple QuickTime code puts IE users in harm's way Bridging the Gap in Cloud Security Richard Clarke: Preparing For A Future Cyberwar Organizing sensitive data in the cloud Trend Micro brings encryption to the cloud WEBCAST: Akamai Technologies Increase Download Completion Rates Join IDC for this live Webcast as new research on Electronic Software Delivery is revealed. Find out how to effectively monitor and deliver small and large downloads to ensure end user success and satisfaction. And because it's live, you can ask the experts questions specific to your environment. Register Today. NetApp, Syncsort team up on data protection NetApp and Syncsort are bringing storage and data protection together in a single product, NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup, to offer quick backup and restoration of an enterprise's data. Read More Google disputes bug patching report Google argued that a recent report by claiming it failed to patch a third of the serious bugs in its software had the facts wrong. IBM's X-Force admitted the error. Read More Scam preys on required TweetDeck update Scammers are trying to take advantage of the fact that many users will soon have to update their version of the TweetDeck Twitter software. Read More WEBCAST: Palo Alto Networks 60 Minutes: The Future of the Perimeter Join two pioneers in network security: Nir Zuk and Marcus Ranum, for what promises to be a very lively discussion on the future of the network perimeter. As applications and users move in and out of the enterprise network, what happens to the network perimeter as we know it? Does it go away? Evolve? How should organizations address these changes? Sign up now! Security-as-a-service growing When you ask IT professionals if they use cloud computing or software-as-a-service, most start by saying "no". But if you ask some follow up questions, you will quickly find out about "that one application" that is a SaaS application. Read More Gmail promo for Priority Inbox creeps out Chrome users Chrome users yesterday bombarded Google's Gmail support forum with complaints about music suddenly playing in the background when they reached their inboxes. Read More 3M offers $943M for biometric security vendor Cogent Systems 3M has agreed to buy biometric access control systems vendor Cogent for around US$943 million in cash. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router Looking for routers that offer the scalability to extend your reach with cost-effective, feature-rich platforms that consolidate and deliver the business, residential and mobile services your customers demand? For a limited time, introductory kits are available for the newest additions to the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR portfolio. Read Now Old Apple QuickTime code puts IE users in harm's way Apple's failure to clean up old code in QuickTime leaves people running Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerable to drive-by attacks, a Spanish security researcher said today. Read More Bridging the Gap in Cloud Security How Merit Medical protects off-premise data while offering users a single sign-on. Read More Richard Clarke: Preparing For A Future Cyberwar Former White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke thinks the government should do more to defend companies against cyberthreats. Read More Organizing sensitive data in the cloud What does a cloud vendor do to properly segment various types of sensitive data within its cloud? Gregory Machler discusses how to capture the metadata you'll need. Read More Trend Micro brings encryption to the cloud Trend Micro is blazing a new trail with a service called SecureCloud intended to give enterprises a way to encrypt data in cloud-computing environments. Read More
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