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	Microsoft fixes security tool after Google reports Chrome problems Microsoft on Wednesday patched an enterprise security tool that had blocked some copies of Chrome from updating. 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 Microsoft gives free Symantec software in limited offer Using stolen SSN isn't criminal impersonation, court says Free? Radical! 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Read More Using stolen SSN isn't criminal impersonation, court says Colorado justices play legal Twister to overturn conviction This head-scratcher happened a couple of weeks ago but hasn't gotten anywhere near the attention it deserves. Read More Free? Radical! Network World is on a mission, and the operative word is "free."Network World knows you're feeling the pinch in this tough economy. So we've been taking a closer look at the most useful stuff you can get for free. We started with 10 free Microsoft products for IT and home users. Then we moved to the cloud, where companies are increasingly just giving away storage space. Today, you can get 5 GB for free from SugarSync and others. Read More WEBCAST: Websense, Inc. Web Security Gateway Solutions Demo This demo provides a hands on view of Websense Web Security Gateway solutions and how they enable safe productive use of today's dynamic, interactive Web. Learn More Now! Leak sheds more light on Internet privacy proposals A report being prepared for the White House calls on the Obama Administration to examine whether the Federal Trade Commission should be vested with new rulemaking authority on Internet privacy matters. Read More Intrusion detection honeypots simplify network security Low-cost, low-fuss honeypots are highly effective early-warning systems against external attacks and insider threats; KFSensor, HoneyPoint, and Honeyd offer safety, ease, and flexibility Read More The Paranoid's Guide to Facebook Over half a billion people use Facebook around the world. It is the single largest phenomenon of human connection in history, not to mention the biggest thing ever to hit the Web, and a source of enjoyment for millions. But it's becoming more and more of a love-hate relationship. We love using Facebook and other online social networks, but we hate the ever-increasing privacy and security concerns. Read More WHITE PAPER: Watchguard Unified Threat Management - Market Review Compare the major brands of security products by UTM throughput per MSRP dollar to see where you will get the best value for your money. Find out how you can have full UTM capabilities for comprehensive protection and still have blazing fast throughput to keep your network humming. Read now! Dell offering first encryption product Dell Wednesday announced its first endpoint encryption product, along with the possibility of factory installation on certain Dell PCs. Read More KFSensor: The sweetest honeypot Longtime best-of-breed intrusion detection solution remains feature-rich, easy to use, and actively maintained Read More Password cracking in the cloud On-demand cloud computing is a wonderful tool for companies that need some computing capacity for a short time, but don't want to invest in fixed capital for long term. For the same reasons, cloud computing can be very useful to hackers -- a lot of hacking activities involve cracking passwords, keys or other forms of brute force that are computationally expensive but highly parallelizable. Read More Report sounds alarm on China's rerouting of U.S. Internet traffic A report submitted to Congress on Wednesday by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission expressed concerns over what the commission claims is China's growing ability to control and manipulate Internet traffic. Read More
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