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Symantec: Most hacking victims blame themselves
Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec. Read More


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60 Minutes with Security Visionary Nir Zuk
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Cybersecurity Report on Small Business
Read this survey findings report to learn how you can protect your business from the latest security threats. Read Now.

Preventing Bad Behavior with Policy Based Management
SQL Server 2008 supports Policy Based Management. When it was first announced it was called the Declarative Management Framework but PBM has stuck. It's SQL Server's version of Group Policy but luckily Active Directory is not involved at all. In fact, that was a requirement. I think Microsoft learned their lesson with Exchange 2000. It's a SQL Server feature pure and simple. You can control settings... Read More

DARPA looking for extreme wireless interference buster
Researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will this month begin looking for technology that will let wireless communications work even through the most extreme and nasty interference. Read More

Hackers create 57,000 malicious pages per week
Hackers create 57,000 new web pages every week in a bid to infect web users with malicious software, says PandaLabs. Read More


WHITE PAPER: NetGear

NETGEAR® Stream Scanning Technology
Security solutions must keep a company safe from the constant barrage of Internet-based threats without slowing down the speed of business. Where other technologies have failed, NETGEAR Stream Scanning architecture successfully achieves this balance. Learn more.

Military mobile apps store gets $6.4M to open
The US military wants cool mobile apps just like the rest of us and with an award today of $6.4 million to the Corporation for National Research Initiatives to build an app store, it has taken a giant step toward getting theirs. Read More

Mozilla fixes Firefox's DLL load hijacking bug
Mozilla on Tuesday patched 15 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 11 of them labeled critical. Read More

Symantec, Trend Micro rivalry heats up over antivirus tests, new products
A spitting match related to antivirus product tests has erupted between Symantec and Trend Micro, as each Wednesday unveiled the 2011 editions of their consumer desktop antimalware packages. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Watchguard

Unified Threat Management - Market Review
Compare the major brands of security products by UTM throughput per MSRP dollar to see where you will get the best value for your money. Find out how you can have full UTM capabilities for comprehensive protection and still have blazing fast throughput to keep your network humming. Read now!

Email is 'counter-productive' says Salesforce.com
Most emails sent at work are 'irrelevant', a survey for cloud company salesforce.com,has found. Read More

Security vendor demonstrates insider attack on VMware ESX
VMware's shift in virtualization architecture could prevent some attacks demonstrated by security vendor BeyondTrust Read More

After Google incident, Wi-Fi data collection goes on
Four months ago, amidst a backlash from government regulators and privacy advocates, Google stopped collecting Wi-Fi data with its Street View cars. But that doesn't mean Google has stopped collecting wireless data altogether, and neither have other companies such as Apple. Read More

Norton Releases 2011 Security Products
Norton on Wednesday announced its 2011 versions of its Norton Internet Security suite and Norton Antivirus software. Norton also announced a new application--Norton Power Eraser--that is designed to remove the increasingly common fake antivirus malware. Read More

 
 
 

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