Microsoft ends record security year with huge Patch Tuesday

	CIO gets six years for embezzlement scheme | Internet hit by wave of fake PC 'defrag' tools
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	TOP STORY: Microsoft ends record security year with huge Patch Tuesday Microsoft's security team broke all sorts of records for issuing patches this year, and 2010's final Patch Tuesday was the biggest one of all. Read More WHITE PAPER: Combating Security and Compliance Challenges (Quest Software) Don't wait for a security breach or compliance issue to damage your company. Ongoing monitoring can proactively identify and reduce threats. Learn how you can successfully stop security issues before they become serious problems. Read More CIO gets six years for embezzlement scheme The former chief information officer at a large U.S. automobile processing company has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzling more than US$500,000 from the company by faking expense reports and reselling company equipment. Read More Internet hit by wave of fake PC 'defrag' tools A spate of scareware apps that trick users into buying useless hard disk repair tools appears to be part of a concerted campaign to push fake 'defrag' software, a security company has said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Data Loss Prevention: Keep Sensitive Data-In-Motion Safe (Watchguard) Though revolutionary to business, new web applications have also increased security risks, hurt productivity, and eaten up bandwidth. Read this white paper to find out how WatchGuard Application Control lets you take back control of your network keeping more than 1,500 applications – like Facebook, Skype, YouTube - in check. Read now! Gawker hack analysis reveals incredibly weak passwords The most popular password among nearly 400,000 exposed by the Gawker hack was "12345," according to a security firm's analysis. Read More IBM Watson computer to play $1M game against Jeopardy! Champs IBM Watson natural language computer to take on Jeopardy! Quiz show's two most prolific past winners -- Ken Jennings and Brad RutterIBM is pitting its natural language Watson supercomputer against two of the quiz show Jeopardy!'s biggest champion players in a $1 Million man v. machine challenge for the ages. Read More WHITE PAPER: Next Generation Data Protection (Symantec) These next generation tools, such as disk based backups, deduplication, virtualization, archiving, and continuous data protection, are essentially revolutionizing the world of data protection. download this whitepaper to find the newest approach to unified data protection. Read now! iSpot Gets Hacked; Using 4G Just Got Easier Wherever there's a gadget, there's probably a hacker close behind trying to jailbreak it. Clear's portable WiFi and 4G iSpot is no exception. Read More Symantec updating data-loss prevention suite Symantec plans to have an updated version of its data-loss prevention suite out by mid-2011 that will add advanced machine-learning capability to simplify data classification and keyword definitions of documents to ease administrative chores associated with properly setting up DLP controls. Read More WHITE PAPER: Buyers Guide to Data Loss Prevention Solutions (Websense, Inc.) This guide provides a list of recommended features and capabilities for buyers to consider when purchasing a DLP solution. Buyers can also use this guide to develop requests for proposals, as well as to help differentiate one vendor's products from another during demonstrations and proof-of-concepts. Read More Huawei Symantec ready to compete in North America The Chengdu, China-based joint venture started in 2008 by China's Huawei networking company and U.S. storage and security company Symantec is now primed to take on the competition in North America, its general manager says. Read More BlackBerry 6: Wipe Your Smartphone, Restore Factory Settings Many reasons exist for why you might want or need to "security wipe" a BlackBerry, or completely erase all personal data stored on your handheld: You got a new smartphone and plan to retire the older device; you're trading in your existing BlackBerry for a new one from your wireless carrier; you and a friend are swapping devices; you loaded too many applications or media and just want to start over from scratch; etc. Read More
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