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	TOP STORY: Chinese hackers dig into new IE bug, says Google researcher An accidental leak may have confirmed Chinese hackers' suspicions that Internet Explorer has a critical unpatched vulnerability, a security researcher said. 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 2011 tech priorities: Are you ready to shake things up? Concerns about the economy haven't evaporated, but companies aren't standing still waiting for a bailout. They're working to find new opportunities for growth. We've identified six key areas where IT can help reshape the business and equip employees to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively. Read More 2011 tech priorities: Moving to a next-generation firewall What should enterprises expect if they want to make the transition from a traditional firewall to a next-generation firewall? It starts with a decidedly different way of thinking about security goals. Read More WEBCAST: Choosing Enterprise Firewall for 2011 & Beyond (Palo Alto Networks) Firewalls are evolving. Application visibility and control has made its way to the forefront of the requirements list for enterprise firewalls. We are dedicating this episode of 60 Minutes with Nir Zuk to the more practical considerations around choosing an enterprise firewall. Learn more! IP theft is illegal, unethical and costly One of the tired arguments offered by intellectual property (IP) thieves is that stealing software or music causes no significant harm to the owners of the IP. Read More Intel's upcoming Core chips to secure streaming movies Intel on Monday said that it was building a hardware security layer in its next-generation Core chips to prevent streaming movies from being copied. Read More WEBCAST: BIG-IP GTM v10.1 DNSSEC In Five Easy Steps (F5 Networks) In this Video Webinar, Peter Silva talks with F5's Sr. Field Systems Engineer, Michael Falkenrath about the new BIG-IP GTM v10.1 DNSSEC feature. They take us through the basics of DNSSEC and GTM's ability to sign DNS requests on the fly. Watch how GTM is the industry's first and the only solution to secure your DNS infrastructure. View now! The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 From exploding Droids to robotic pack mules and Apple weirdness it was a wacky year Read More 20 projects that kept NASA hopping in 2010 NASA budget, space shuttle, commercial space development just a few big projects on the space agency's plate Read More WHITE PAPER: Eight threats your anti-virus won't stop: (Sophos) This paper outlines eight common threats that traditional anti-virus alone won't stop, and explains how to protect your organization using endpoint security. Read now 2011 Outlook: Better than 2010 and really wild With more optimism combined with scary security %^$#, 2011 could be a wild ride Read More What you missed: A major Internet security hole was finally plugged The No. 7 top sleeper tech story of 2010 Read More Worst security disasters of 2010 This was the year 'security' morphed into the more serious-sounding 'cybersecurity'. Or, to put it less portentously, the US military and Government had a real shocker. Read More
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