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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

iPhones, iPads secure enough, but what about Android devices?

Adobe moves up Flash fix, will patch bug today | Omnipresent GPS coverage takes another hit

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iPhones, iPads secure enough, but what about Android devices?
Apple has done enough security-wise with its iPhone and iPad to make many CSOs comfortable with the mobile devices connecting to corporate networks, but Google's Android still has a ways to go. Read More


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Field Testing Installed Optical Fiber Cabling
As traffic over networks expands and expectations of reliability increase, testing optical fiber cabling after installation is more important than ever before to assure the end-user that the installation was done properly and that the cabling will support Local Area Networks (LAN) into the future. Read now!

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Small Business Owners: Ensure Business Continuity
Read this analyst Whitepaper for a sound data protection strategy. Read Now.

Adobe moves up Flash fix, will patch bug today
Adobe accelerated the delivery of a patch for a critical vulnerability in Flash and will ship the fix today, rather than next week as originally scheduled. Read More

Omnipresent GPS coverage takes another hit
The idea that GPS coverage will be pervasive all of the time in the future just might not pan out. Read More

Increasing security of SCADA systems in power industry
In this sixth article in a series focusing on the need for improved information assurance and cyber situational awareness in the electric power industry, we continue a survey of government and industry consensus about the need for increased security of SCADA systems in the power industry. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power

10 reasons for MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer Software.
To operate at peak efficiency, the data center manager must have immediate access to the right information. With the Avocent infrastructure planning and management solution, you can quickly realize the benefits of predictive simulation and modeling for every device in your data center. Read now.

Google Apps ups security with two-factor authentication
Google this morning has taken a step to shore up confidence in the security of its cloud computing products by introducing to them a two-factor authentication system. And you can't beat the price: free. Read More

Fear of data loss, social media security risks rising
A new survey from California-based email security firm Proofpoint finds more organizations are dealing with data loss and security breaches due to employee use of social media sites. Proofpoint polled 261 IT decision makers at organizations with more than 1000 employees. Respondents were asked about the frequency of data loss events in the past 12 months, as well as their concerns, priorities and policies related to email, the Web, social media and other sources of data loss risk. Read More

How to hack IP voice and video in real-time
Corporate video conferences can still be easily hacked by insiders using a freeware tool that allows attackers to monitor calls in real-time and record them in files suitable for posting on YouTube. 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

Gartner: Mobile commerce growth outpaces anti-fraud tools
By 2014, about 12% of all e-commerce transactions will be made using smartphones and other mobile devices, but fraud detection tools for mobile commerce are lagging, Gartner said today. Read More

Nations, companies should prepare for cyberwar, experts say
The world hasn't yet seen examples of true cyberwar, although governments around the world need to prepare for it, an expert in cybersecurity law from Estonia said Monday. Read More

Interpol chief has Facebook identity stolen
He's one of the most powerful people in world policing, but on Facebook Interpol chief Ronald K. Noble is just as vulnerable to identity theft as anyone else. Read More

Facebook wannabe Diaspora hit on security issues
Diaspora is already running into early criticism over security issues by those who say they have tested the Facebook rival. Read More

Cisco overcomes supply problem in security
Cisco has apparently overcome the component supply constraint and long product lead time issues it's been grappiling with for the past few quarters - in security appliances, anyway. Infonetics Research reports that Cisco is shipping all security products with standard lead times now. Read More



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