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	IBM uses 'virtual doorman' to lock down cloud computing IBM has developed a new rootkit-detection system designed to make it easier to detect malicious attacks on virtualized data centers. Read More WEBCAST: NetApp Is Your IT Ready For The Future? Join us for a virtual event to learn about new NetApp technologies, products, and solutions that can make your IT ready for the future. With a shared infrastructure built on NetApp, IT can deliver unparalleled efficiency and flexibility to your organization. Learn More In this Issue HP opens attack on Cisco certifications Users neglect Java patches, leave attack door wide open Astronomers spot most distant galaxy in space (so far!) Data loss incidents on the decline The Link Between Recent Privacy 'Breaches' Limitations of software-as-a-service highlighted at Gartner ITxpo Apps Going Viral: When Your Smartphone Gets Hacked E-crime Now More Common Than Real Crime Congress to Facebook Over Privacy Row: We Want Answers Adobe: Hacker 'spotlight' will shine on Reader X's sandbox Security vendor: Firewalls defenceless against new attack WHITE PAPER: ForeScout Choosing a Network Access Control System This paper describes different types of network access control (NAC) systems and provides guidance as to which type would be best suited for your network. Learn More. HP opens attack on Cisco certifications HP this week unveiled a training and certification program for IT personnel converging enterprise infrastructure and rearchitecting data centers. Read More Users neglect Java patches, leave attack door wide open Oracle should piggyback on Microsoft's update service to boost users' chances of running a patched version of Java, a security expert said. Read More Astronomers spot most distant galaxy in space (so far!) At 13.1 billion light years away, galaxy hold's clues to Big Bang theoryAstronomers say they have spotted the faint glow of a galaxy 13.1 billion light years from our own, making it the most remote system ever studied. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Top Considerations for Virtualizing Microsoft Applications This report describes the reasons for virtualizing Microsoft® applications. It highlights the most important architecture and deployment considerations to help you get started. Read Now. Data loss incidents on the decline Microsoft reports fewer losses, but cites recession as the causeA big focus of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (MSIR), volume 9, released this week, was on botnets and the company's reported success at battling them, but I found other interesting tidbits there, too. For instance, Microsoft reports a steady decline over the last two years in the number of data loss incidents made public around the world and cites the recession as the possible reason.... Read More The Link Between Recent Privacy 'Breaches' Facebook has been the subject of intense scrutiny over privacy concerns...again. Or, is it still? Facebook is not alone, however, as Twitter and Android have also been recent targets of privacy ire. Each of these privacy incidents has something else in common as well--they are a result of relationships with third-parties that users have approved. Read More Limitations of software-as-a-service highlighted at Gartner ITxpo ORLANDOD -- Software-as-a-service (SaaS) may offer the advantage of application-based computing you can pay for as needed, but there are pitfalls, too, that are becoming increasingly evident, according to Gartner analyst Robert DeSisto. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Deploying Application-enabled Smart Phones in the Enterprise majority of enterprises will soon diversify their end user offerings in smart phone devices, including enabling user-liable devices to connect to their systems. Read now! Apps Going Viral: When Your Smartphone Gets Hacked How secure is banking on your iPhone? How sure are you that those app developers have plugged those security holes? So far, there isn't much malicious code out there targeted at smartphones, but that soon may change as smartphone sales surpass those of laptop and desktop machines. Read More E-crime Now More Common Than Real Crime If there was any doubt about the popularity of electronic dupery, it should be put to rest with a report on global fraud released the week by the risk management consulting firm Kroll. For the first time since 2007, when the company began putting together its annual survey on crime, electronic fraud surpassed physical scams as the most common form of fraud in the world. Read More Congress to Facebook Over Privacy Row: We Want Answers Facebook's latest privacy gaffe has caught the attention of Congressmen Edward Markey (D., Mass.) and Joe Barton (R., Texas) leaders of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus. The two Congressmen have asked Facebook to answer questions regarding a privacy breach unearthed by a report in The Wall Street Journal on Monday. The Journal said that third-party Facebook applications, such as Farmville, were transmitting Facebook user IDs (UID) to advertising and Internet tracking firms. Read More Adobe: Hacker 'spotlight' will shine on Reader X's sandbox Adobe's chief security executive said that the bull's-eye will be on the back of Reader X when the new version ships next month. Read More Security vendor: Firewalls defenceless against new attack Why are apparently well-defended networks belonging to the government, military and monied corporates falling to large-scale targeted attacks so regularly? Read More
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