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	Microsoft: Cloud services hampered by unclear data rules The patchwork of rules across Europe regarding the handling of data poses a hurdle for Microsoft's efforts to provide cloud-based services, a senior Microsoft attorney said on Thursday. Read More WEBCAST: Aruba Networks Managing a Global Wireless LAN-Best Practices from Intel IT In this webinar, Intel IT explains how they overcame challenges associated with managing their global WLAN across 150 Intel sites in 63 countries, supporting more than 45k simultaneous users every day. Intel highlights best practices for managing a global WLAN and how they cut support costs. Learn more! In this Issue Google quashes 12 Chrome bugs, gives users early Flash fix Don't be an application bigot Protect your photo rights online Financial services firms expand online fraud defense Microsoft slates first critical fix for Office 2010 next week The "kill switch" for Windows Phone 7 apps SETI astronomers expand extraterrestrial search EU tests cyberwarfare defences in low-key simulation SecureMac claims to discover Boonana Trojan horse variant USB devices play part in one out of every eight attacks Privacy advocates fear massive fed health database WHITE PAPER: HP Framework for Securing Virtualized Data Centers Does the broad adoption of virtualization make network security easier or more difficult to achieve? While responses to this question are still highly varied, one thing is certain: most companies still have no clear and definite security policy for their virtual environments. Understand the real need for virtualized security solutions. Read Now Google quashes 12 Chrome bugs, gives users early Flash fix Google today patched 12 vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, all of them rated as high-level threats by the company's security team. Read More Don't be an application bigot Many security decisions and acceptable use policies are based on a false categorization of applications. "Business applications" are good, safe and have business value. "Personal applications" are bad, unsafe and have no business value. Read More Protect your photo rights online A big part of the joy of photography is sharing your images with others. The Internet has made it easy to instantly show your shots to friends, family, and even people you don't know. Many photographers post their work to Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, photography forums, or their own blogs and websites. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Ironport Systems Cloud Security - Hurdles and Misconceptions Computing is inevitably moving to the cloud, as is security. A recent poll among IT managers reveals that companies are either using or considering cloud-based security. This report looks at their reasons for doing so, and some hurdles or misconceptions that must be overcome. Read now! Financial services firms expand online fraud defense As guardians of wealth, financial-services firms have always been a high-value target for cybercrime, and with online banking and trading, banks find they have to work harder than ever to safeguard their operations. Read More Microsoft slates first critical fix for Office 2010 next week Microsoft today said it will ship three security updates next week to patch 11 vulnerabilities, including the first in Office 2010 pegged "critical." Read More The "kill switch" for Windows Phone 7 apps Microsoft outlines how it can "take action" against WP7 malware, offending appsMicrosoft has acknowledged that it has tools in place to "take action" against Windows Phone 7 malware or offending apps. Read More WHITE PAPER: Array Networks Get Control of Your Datacenter Application Delivery Controller helps IT leverage data center technologies to quickly adapt to changing business demands. Read now! SETI astronomers expand extraterrestrial search SETI astronomers haven't found extraterrestrials -- yet Astronomers with the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) project will this month will expand their coordinated outer space observations to include new five new stars in the hope of obtaining radio and laser signals from civilizations circling those targets. Read More EU tests cyberwarfare defences in low-key simulation States across Europe have today carried out the region's first ever cyber-attack 'desk simulation' designed to find weak spots in the way government organisations might behave if faced with the real thing. Read More SecureMac claims to discover Boonana Trojan horse variant SecureMac claims to have discovered a new variant of the Boonana Trojan horse - trojan.osx.boonana.b. Read More USB devices play part in one out of every eight attacks One out of every eight computer attacks is being made via USB devices targeting the Windows AutoRun function, according to security software firm Avast. Read More Privacy advocates fear massive fed health database Privacy groups have raised alarms over plans by the federal Office of Personnel Management to build a database that would contain information about the healthcare claims of millions of Americans. Read More
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