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	Microsoft will look to courts for botnet takedowns Microsoft has seen a dramatic drop in the number of computers infected with Waledac, a piece of malicious software affiliated with a botnet that was once responsible for a massive amount of spam. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp ESG Analyst Report: "Changing the Way You Purchase Storage" Most organizations are still buying storage based on outmoded ways of thinking. Find out why it's time to modernize your approach and the key criteria you need to consider before making your next IT investment. Read now! In this Issue School officials settle webcam spying suit for $610,000 Chilean miner rescue: Where to watch online Microsoft, Google make amends over IE8 zero-day flaw IBM buys e-discovery vendor PSS Microsoft official defends complex software licensing efforts Security chief warns of global cyberthreat Microsoft tool now roots out Zeus malware EMC tackles big data with Greenplum appliance VMware aims to give IT more control over SaaS apps Many businesses not PCI compliant at time of data breaches WHITE PAPER: NeuStar, Inc. Holiday Readiness Guide for Ecommerce This white paper is all about Internet Gifting Essentials as it is critical that merchants ready their sites from both a performance and selling perspective. Based on the e-tailing group's Annual Mystery Shopping Survey, highlighted Internet gifting essentials were present in three-out-of-four of the 100 websites we surveyed last holiday season. Read More School officials settle webcam spying suit for $610,000 The Pennsylvania school district whose use of laptop spyware to photograph students in their homes caused a firestorm of protest from parents and privacy advocates -- as well as worldwide headlines -- has agreed to settle related lawsuits for $610,000. It should surprise no one that the vast majority of that sum, $425,000, will go to attorneys. Read More Chilean miner rescue: Where to watch online The world's attention is riveted on the continuing rescue mission of 33 miners who have been trapped in the San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile, with global Web traffic around 20% higher than normal, according to Akamai. Here's a list of some of the many places you can find live streams, blogs and Twitter updates to suit your needs. Read More Microsoft, Google make amends over IE8 zero-day flaw Last month, a little dustup occurred between rivals Microsoft and Google over a years-old security flaw in Internet Explorer that a Google researcher had been pushing Microsoft to fix. But the companies have seemed to make amends, with Microsoft fixing the bug this week in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update, and even publicly thanking Google researchers three separate times for reporting flaws. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Improve Your Risk Profile Gateway Health Plan realized the need to make major changes in its storage environment to support business growth and customer demands. The primary objective was to improve the reliability of its production database environment to support customers during disasters. Read now! IBM buys e-discovery vendor PSS IBM is purchasing e-discovery vendor PSS Systems in a move that further broadens Big Blue's sprawling portfolio of information management software. Terms were not disclosed. Read More Microsoft official defends complex software licensing efforts Programs are based on customer demand, but a 'hybrid world' with cloud computing and virtualization is challenging to manage, exec says. Read More Security chief warns of global cyberthreat Once hailed as an economic saviour, the Internet is now in danger of becoming a threat to the future prosperity of the UK and its allies, the head of UK security agency GCHQ Iain Lobban has said in a rare speech. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Consolidate and Virtualize Your Windows Environment Joint NetApp-VMware whitepaper on Windows consolidation. This whitepaper explores the reasons for consolidating Windows environments and the benefits of doing so with a joint NetApp-VMware solution. Read More! Microsoft tool now roots out Zeus malware Two weeks after law enforcement broke up one of the criminal gangs behind the Zeus malware, Microsoft has taken steps to make it harder for criminals to install the software on PCs. Read More EMC tackles big data with Greenplum appliance EMC has wasted no time packaging its Greenplum acquisition into a data warehouse appliance. Read More VMware aims to give IT more control over SaaS apps VMware is working on products that will give enterprises more control over software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, including how users are authenticated, company CTO Steve Herrod says. Read More Many businesses not PCI compliant at time of data breaches Companies can dramatically cut their risks of data breaches by complying with payment standards, according to a new report. Read More
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