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	7 ways to avoid getting hacked by Anonymous The hactivist group Anonymous used a series of simple technical and social exploits to crack the network of security-technology firm HBGary Federal, giving the company a schooling that other network security pros can learn from. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall A Powerful Platform for Virtualization Download this HP white paper to learn how the next-generation ProLiant servers can help companies achieve rapid ROI and dramatically lower their operational expenses. 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Learn More FBI: Web-based services hurting wiretapping efforts Web-based services are frustrating law enforcement agency's ability to have real-time wiretaps, an FBI lawyer says. Read More Microsoft downplays threat of new Windows zero-day Microsoft is downplaying the threat posed to Windows users by a recently-revealed vulnerability, saying it's unlikely the bug could be exploited to compromise a computer. Read More US Senators want to almost triple drone/national airspace test sites Push part of FAA reauthorization bill and could move unmanned aircraft closer to national airspace accessIn a move that could move unmanned aircraft closer to gaining access to national airspace, a couple of US senators are backing an amendment that would increase the number of test sites for such access from  4 to 10. Read More WHITE PAPER: VeriSign The State of Internet Vulnerability What's being done to alleviate Internet vulnerabilities? Are you, or your company, susceptible to threats such as man-in-the-middle attacks and cache poisoning? This white paper reports the results of recent research and examines who is affected by Domain Name System insecurities. Read Now RSA: Act now on cyberwar, security experts caution The time has arrived for the U.S. to develop a strategic plan for dealing with threats against critical infrastructure and those targeting U.S. economic interests, security experts said at the RSA conference. Read More How IT pros cheat on certification exams Incidents of cheating on IT certifications are on the rise, a trend that experts say is an outward sign of the desperation felt by out-of-work and under-employed IT professionals. Read More X Prize $30 million private race to the moon is on X Prize gets 29 teams to compete for $30 million in prizes to get to moonThe master competition masters at X Prize Foundation are at it again.  Today the group announced the 29 international teams that will compete for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize, the competition to Read More WHITE PAPER: Scriptlogic PacketTrap IT Network & IT Infrastructure Management PacketTrap IT is a comprehensive solution that solves problems with bandwidth, connectivity, network & infrastructure performance quickly & easily. PacketTrap supports multiple sites, is easier to use & more complete than traditional network monitoring products. Download a FREE 21 day trial. Learn More IT execs at RSA extol virtues of cloud computing, with familiar caveats Deciding to move enterprise data into cloud-computing environments is still a decision fraught with anxiety over security, as well as operational and legal issues, say IT managers, but the prospect of cost savings and ability to "burst" data into the cloud during peak periods is proving irresistible. Read More U.S. patients trust docs, but not e-health records, survey shows Patients in the U.S. trust their doctors, but not the electronic health records those doctors are now implementing, according to a soon-to-be-released study from CDW Healthcare. Read More Stolen HBGary e-mails indicate it was planning a "new breed of rootkit" E-mails stolen by hactivist group Anonymous indicate that the security company it targeted was planning to make a "new breed of rootkit" and that it passed along t plan to a technoe company's plan to a technology firm that caters to the federal government. Read More Senators explore new website seizure options U.S senators will introduce legislation this year targeting websites that traffic in digital piracy or counterfeited goods, said the primary sponsor of a controversial bill proposed in 2010 that would give government agencies more authority to shut down those sites. Read More
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