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	Researchers clash over possible return of Google attackers Experts disagree on whether a bug in Adobe's Reader PDF was caused by the same Chinese group that hacked into the systems of Google and other major companies late last year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Don't Leave Your Business at Risk- Protect it Completely The time is right for a clear assessment of your risks, and a realistic plan to address them—for your customers, your reputation, and your business future. Discover best practices for protecting your business data and the solutions available to start now by reading this guide. Read Now. In this Issue Adobe sounds alarm on Flash zero-day attacks Mozilla halts Firefox security updates 1Password 3.4 update includes limited Firefox 4 support Can privacy be saved? Maybe Siemens: Stuxnet worm hit industrial systems CipherOptics debuts variable-speed encryptors 10 steps to easier access management Seagate's encrypted hard drive gets security boost Disappearing identity providers pose problem WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center Adobe sounds alarm on Flash zero-day attacks Less than a week after warning users that hackers were exploiting an unpatched bug in its Reader PDF viewer, Adobe on Monday said Flash, its other prominent program, was also under fire. Read More Mozilla halts Firefox security updates Mozilla has temporarily stopped providing security updates to its Firefox browser as engineers investigate a bug that has caused some computers to crash. Read More 1Password 3.4 update includes limited Firefox 4 support Agile Web Solutions has updated its password storing utility, 1Password, with a number of new features, updates, and fixes, including partial support for the Firefox 4 betas and new tools for detecting and resolving conflicts for all Sync modes. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Gartner Research Note: Load Balancers are Dead Gartner Research Note "Load Balancers are Dead: Time to Focus on Application Delivery" helps you understand how to replace your basic load balancing technology and focus on getting the highest availability, performance and security for your web apps. Includes key recommendations you can use. Read now! Can privacy be saved? Maybe At the CSO Security Standard Tuesday, General Electric's senior counselor explained what GE is doing to protect customer, employee and supplier privacy. Read More Siemens: Stuxnet worm hit industrial systems A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets and disrupt operations has infected at least 14 plants, according to Siemens. Read More CipherOptics debuts variable-speed encryptors CipherOptics announced an encryption appliance that can be adjusted to work at speeds between 3 Mbps and 1 Gbps. Support for variable speeds is a major change, since customers in the past had to buy new hardware to achieve higher speeds. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL The Next Generation is the Smart Generation Innovations such as mobility, Web 2.0, social media and cloud computing have dramatically changed the IT landscape and introduced new security threats into the corporate network. This eBook investigates why traditional firewalls are no longer enough, and how application intelligence and control enable network security in the wake of these changes. Read more. 10 steps to easier access management NEW YORK -- A CISO who spent two years organizing identity and access management for the 15,000 users on his network boiled the whole experience down into a 10-step process he presented at the Security Standard Conference this week. Read More Seagate's encrypted hard drive gets security boost Seagate's Momentus Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) has become the first encrypted laptop hard drive to get the critical FIPS 140-2 certification that the company hopes will finally help boost its sales to US and Canadian government organisations. Read More Disappearing identity providers pose problem Former Network World colleague John Fontana is now writing about IdM issues for Ping Identity. He recently commented upon an issue that may arise more and more in the future as Identity Providers (specifically OpenID Identity Providers) disappear. Read More
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