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	Half of federal Web sites fail DNS security test Half of U.S. government Web sites are vulnerable to commonplace DNS attacks because they haven't deployed a new authentication mechanism that was mandated in 2008, a new study shows. Read More WHITE PAPER: PacketMotion PacketSentry Virtual Segmentation While firewalls are a widely accepted technology for the Internet perimeter, when deployed internally for PCI scope segmentation they have significant deficiencies. This white paper outlines the issues faced with leveraging firewalls for internal network segmentation, and how PacketSentry bypasses these issues with a unique out of band approach. Read now! In this Issue White House outlines ambitious plan to get 1M electric cars on road by 2015 iPhone-as-wallet: What you should know before taking the plunge Air Force wants cryptographic security for iPhones, Android Hackers turn back the clock with Telnet attacks Facebook blames Zuckerberg embarrassment on API 'bug' UK police arrest five Anonymous WikiLeaks defenders FTC wants you to help it outwit telephony crammers Stuxnet could have caused "new Chernobyl," Russian ambassador says Smart cards no match for online spies Alleged 'scareware' vendors to pay $8.2 million to FTC WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Securing Web Presence with DNSSEC This article discusses DNSSEC , a series of DNS protocol extensions which ensure the integrity of data returned by domain name lookups by incorporating a chain of trust into the DNS hierarchy. Read now! White House outlines ambitious plan to get 1M electric cars on road by 2015 Rebates, investments, rewards all part of plan to bolster clean-fueled autosThe White House has outlined a wide-ranging plan of putting 1 million what it calls  advanced technology vehicles on the road by 2015. Most observers would say that is a good start, but is it reasonably doable? Read More iPhone-as-wallet: What you should know before taking the plunge A lot of people are skeptical about using their iPhone as a wallet, but let's say you're game for it. What should you do to prepare? Read More Air Force wants cryptographic security for iPhones, Android The US Air Force is trying to decide whether or not to use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) smart phones, such as Android-based devices or iPhones, and how it can securely process classified voice and data using them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks XNV Brings Virtual Lifecycle Management to the Network Extreme Networks ® delivers a network-based, dynamic data center virtualization lifecycle management solution that delivers unprecedented visibility, control and automation of Virtual Machines (VM) to the network administrator. Read now! Hackers turn back the clock with Telnet attacks A new report from Akamai Technologies shows that hackers appear to be increasingly using the Telnet remote access protocol to attack corporate servers over mobile networks. Read More Facebook blames Zuckerberg embarrassment on API 'bug' CEO wasn't the only one whose page saw unauthorized posts Facebook is blaming Tuesday night's embarrassing defacement of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook fan page on an API "bug" that allowed unauthorized persons to post not only on his page but those of an undisclosed number of other users. Facebook claims the problem has been rectified. Read More UK police arrest five Anonymous WikiLeaks defenders UK police arrested three teenagers and two other people on Thursday for allegedly taking part in a series of denial-of-service attacks against major websites earlier this year as part of the loosely affiliated group "Anonymous." Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Maximize SAN Infrastructure Performance Although SAN has advantages in performance, reliability, availability and provisioning, it is affected by fragmentation and performance will decline unless it is addressed. Find out why this is true and how to best avoid SAN slowdowns. Read more FTC wants you to help it outwit telephony crammers The Federal Trade Commission today said it will host a forum to gather the latest ideas on how to stop unauthorized charges on phone bills known as cramming. Read More Stuxnet could have caused "new Chernobyl," Russian ambassador says The Stuxnet worm attack known to have struck computers at the Russian-built Iranian Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran has serious implications and could have caused "another Chernobyl," a Russian ambassador is said to have advised NATO yesterday, according to a Reuters report. Read More Smart cards no match for online spies The U.S. government has been stepping up its use of smart cards to help lock down its computer networks, but hackers have found ways around them. Read More Alleged 'scareware' vendors to pay $8.2 million to FTC Two participants in a so-called "scareware" scheme settle a complaint from the U.S. FTC. Read More
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