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Apple moves to yank counterfeit white iPhones from eBay
How much would you pay for white? Apple's complaints are causing eBay to delist so-called white iPhones being offered on its auction Website. The move was reported by the Mac techsite, 9to5Mac.com, which reproduced the delisting notice from eBay to an unidentified eBay seller. The story also included a screen shot of the original listing, which identified the item as an "Apple iPhone WHITE 16GB (Converted)... Read More


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ESG Understanding and Enhancing Virtual Desktop Security
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Apple patches security hole in Mac OS X Server 10.6.5
Apple on Monday issued a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.5 Server, superseding the update that was released last week. The new build, 10H575 contains a security patch not contained in the earlier build, 10H574, and is recommended for all users who installed the earlier version. Read More

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Narrow the Breach-to-Detection Gap for Better Security
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Forrester – Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy 2010
Enterprises must establish a database security strategy that goes beyond authentication, authorization and access control. The key to successful database security is knowing why you're protecting each database, which databases to protect, and how best to secure data against all types of threats. Read now

Google Chrome cited tops 'Dirty Dozen' vulnerable apps list
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