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	Yahoo! steals a march on Facebook and Google Big news on the Internet identity front last week when Yahoo! announced they have now become an OpenID "relying party" for IDs from Google and Facebook. I thought it was a bold move on the part of the original Internet directory service, but more than one Facebook fanboy saw it as "Yahoo! Concedes Identity Race by Allowing Login with Facebook and Google OpenIDs." Read More WHITE PAPER: ParAccel Stop Fraudulent Transactions Learn how creative, iterative analysis detects and halts fraud in minutes, rather than hours or days by leveraging: • Massively Parallel Processing • Columnar database for faster responses • Schema-neutral, no tuning required • Built-in compression and encryption Read now! In this Issue Is retaliation the answer to cyber attacks? Twitter targeted with fake antivirus software scam Get more out of encryption than compliance with a mandate Playboy on iPad renews debate over privacy, workplace rules Social networking security threats taken too lightly Quirky moments at Black Hat DC 2011 Trapster hack may have exposed millions of iPhone, Android passwords Mastering computers easier than riding a bike for kids, survey finds Gaping security flaw exposed on anti-tamper devices Cisco beefs up Wi-Fi mobile payment security WEBCAST: Adobe Turn Unrealistic Deadlines into Realistic Deadlines Adobe Acrobat X can help give your team the power to turn unrealistic deadlines into realistic deadlines.Join the Adobe Acrobat X software webinar and go from under pressure to overachieving. Learn More Is retaliation the answer to cyber attacks? Should revenge assaults be just another security tool large IT shops use to counter cyber attacks? Read More Twitter targeted with fake antivirus software scam Twitter has been resetting passwords for accounts that started distributing links promoting fake antivirus software in an attack that used Google's Web address shortening service to conceal the links' destination. Read More Get more out of encryption than compliance with a mandate Many organizations are implementing data encryption today because they have to, not because they want to. Compliance with legislative and industry mandates is forcing the issue. Unfortunately, these organizations may not be reaping the full benefit of encryption if they aren't taking a strategic approach. The Vormetric Data Security solution offers a more intelligent approach to encryption that goes beyond simply encrypting a disk. Read More WHITE PAPER: Siemens Finding the Value in Unified Communications This paper examines the four stages of return companies can see from their UC investments: Lower communications costs are followed by lower operational costs, then better productivity, and finally a true competitive advantage. Read More Playboy on iPad renews debate over privacy, workplace rules The arrival in March of Playboy on the iPad -- in a browser window -- could present a problem for IT managers who don't want objectionable material on personal hardware used in the workplace. Read More Social networking security threats taken too lightly There's a gap between reports of malware generated from social networking sites and the potential threat businesses perceive, according to results of Sophos' s "Security Threat Report 2011". Read More Quirky moments at Black Hat DC 2011 A Black Hat Conference is nothing if not quirky as security geeks try every stunt possible to show what a clueless world we live in when it comes to security. Anyway, here are some such moments from this week's event. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution for You The importance of a solid Active Directory (AD) bridge in your diverse IT environment can't be minimized. An AD bridge allows Unix, Linux and Mac systems to coexist with a Windows infrastructure. Further, it consolidates countless identities and passwords, reducing complexity and cost while improving security and productivity. Read Now Trapster hack may have exposed millions of iPhone, Android passwords Millions of e-mail addresses and passwords may have been stolen from Trapster, an online service that warns iPhone, Android and BlackBerry owners of police speed traps, the company said. Read More Mastering computers easier than riding a bike for kids, survey finds Children five years old and younger are acquiring at least some computer skills at rates higher than they pick up more traditional childhood activities like swimming and bike riding, a survey says. Read More Gaping security flaw exposed on anti-tamper devices Security devices used in transportation, packaging and even in accounting for nuclear materials are very vulnerable to attack, two security researchers are warned on Tuesday at the Black Hat security conference. Read More Cisco beefs up Wi-Fi mobile payment security Cisco is beefing up wireless transaction security with new software features for its Wi-Fi access points. The vendor says the changes add needed protection over and above that mandated by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard. Read More
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