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	Microsoft warns of new Zero-day attack affecting Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8 Today Microsoft released Security Advisory 2458511 to warn Internet Explorer users of a new zero-day attack that Microsoft has seen in the wild. It affects versions 6, 7, and 8, although Microsoft says that the default installations of IE8 make that version of the browser harder to exploit by this issue. Microsoft says: Read More WHITE PAPER: HP How Device Reputation Works From botnet CnC servers to malware depots and phishing sites, cyber threats are growing by the day and with little risk of being caught or prosecuted, they will likely continue to rise. This paper explains how device reputation works and demonstrates the powerful role it can play in preventing attacks. Read now. In this Issue Lock Down Your Android Devices How FedEx Improved Security, Eased Access Tokenization: Five Things CIOs Need To Know 5 LinkedIn Privacy Settings You Need to Know Optimize Your PC, Security Apps 101, Find Folders Fast NASA takes cloud computing to Mars WHITE PAPER: Watchguard Cloud-based Web Security Isn't Hype - It's Here and It Works Clear threats are rejected at the connection level, eliminating much of the scanning and processing demands on your network. That means both better protection and better performance. Too good to be true? Believe it. Read now! Lock Down Your Android Devices Two years ago almost nobody had heard of Android. Now it's nearly ubiquitous among smartphone users, and it's on track to become the most popular mobile operating system in the United States. When it comes to business use, though, Android still has some growing to do. Here's how to keep your Android phones and tablets safe from malware and hackers. Read More How FedEx Improved Security, Eased Access By moving to an identification badge-management application, FedEx simplified its ID process from three badges to one while saving money and boosting security. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire A Pragmatic Approach to SIEM In this white paper, security and compliance eWPxpert Dr. Anton Chuvakin explains how to take advantage of this opportunity. Read Now. Tokenization: Five Things CIOs Need To Know Data breaches are expensive-they cost an average of $6.75 million per incident, according to one study. One way to reduce the risk is to cut down on the places that handle sensitive data. Enter tokenization. Read More 5 LinkedIn Privacy Settings You Need to Know Many regard LinkedIn as the "safe" social network--there are no games that jeopardize your privacy, you aren't posting incriminating photos of last weekend's Halloween party and you're not TKTKTKTK. But that's no reason to ignore the privacy and account settings that LinkedIn has in place. Read More WHITE PAPER: Watchguard Take Back Control: Increase Security, Empower Employees Read this white paper to find out how WatchGuard Application Control lets you take back control of your network by keeping more than 1,500 applications in check, including IM, P2P, Facebook, Skype, YouTube, and many more. Read now! Optimize Your PC, Security Apps 101, Find Folders Fast Want to clean and optimize your PC? You've probably heard of CCleaner, arguably the world's most popular tool for doing the job. Developer Piriform just released CCleaner 3.0. The big news in this update? A native 64-bit version for use with like editions of Windows. Read More NASA takes cloud computing to Mars NASA said its twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have become the first NASA space mission to use cloud computing for daily mission operations. Read More
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