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	Researchers: Criminals could launch 'social reality' attack Malware could soon become sophisticated enough to launch social engineering attacks based on analysis of a victim's behavioural patterns and social interactions, researchers have suggested. Read More 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 In this Issue See the first Windows Phone 7 smartphones Police State of Wiretapping the Web: Who Do THEY Want to Watch? Oracle database admins acknowledge security gaps Week in Facebook news: New privacy tools, unfriending study and making spammer pay up Security still an issue for cloud customers Zeus hackers could steal corporate secrets too 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. See the first Windows Phone 7 smartphones Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung today unveiled smartphones running the Windows Phone 7 OS. In the U.S., the GSM phones will be available on AT&T and T-Mobile beginning in November. CDMA phones, such as the HTC 7 Pro on Sprint, will be available in first half of 2011. Read More Police State of Wiretapping the Web: Who Do THEY Want to Watch? To celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, wouldn't it be nice if our government stopped pushing wiretapping to increase our security and privacy vulnerabilities?To celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, wouldn't it be nice if our government stopped pushing wiretapping to increase our vulnerability? The warm fuzzy feeling of security and privacy seemed considerably less reassuring after FBI Director Robert Mueller called for more surveillance and legal abilities to intercept communications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Security in the Cloud Computing is inevitably moving into the cloud, and bringing security concerns right with it. This collection of articles examines what IT managers are saying about cloud and security, and explores strategies for minimizing cloud-based risks while reaping benefits. Read now! Oracle database admins acknowledge security gaps Database security is rife with pitfalls, according to 430 Oracle database administrators surveyed by the Independent Oracle Users Group. Read More Week in Facebook news: New privacy tools, unfriending study and making spammer pay up As if the opening of The Social Network movie to start the month didn't give people enough to talk about regarding Facebook, the company this past week hasn't been able to stay out of the headlines through actions of its own and others. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Inside the Energy-Efficient Data Center The enterprise data centers long been an energy hog, But the situation is improving within many enterprise data centers as data center managers and the industry as a whole come to terms with how to boost IT efficiencies while improving power and cooling methodologies — all while keeping costs in check. Read Now. Security still an issue for cloud customers Cloud vendors are implementing better security measures, but potential clients still need to be reassured Read More Zeus hackers could steal corporate secrets too Criminals who use the Zeus banking crimeware may be working on an new angle: corporate espionage. Read More
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