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	Teaching a pig to sing There's been a lot of back-and-forth about the demise of Microsoft's CardSpace in the blogosphere. You could search it all down, but the best bet would be to read what the "father of Identity" (and the leading light behind InfoCard) has to say. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix XenServer Download Free XenServer XenServer is the only enterprise-ready, cloud-proven virtualization platform you don't have to pay for. With live migration, centralized multi-server management, and shared storage support, you can't afford not to try it! Click to continue In this Issue PayPal CISO: DDoS one big security threat among many Are smart meters real-time surveillance spies? Facebook security more important as e-mail spam levels drop Helzberg Diamonds tries 'tokenization' for PCI compliance Google patches 19 Chrome bugs week before Pwn2Own hacking contest Today's CSO: Business, relationships come first CSO ultimate guide to business continuity, disaster recovery Intel completes McAfee acquisition Anonymous forces HBGary Federal CEO to step down WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Direct Attach Reduces Tiers in the Data Center Extreme Networks® Direct Attach™ eliminates the virtual switch layer, simplifying the network and improving the performance. Extreme Networks further enables data center simplification by eliminating the blade switch, thereby reducing the number of tiers in the data center from 5 to 3. Read now! PayPal CISO: DDoS one big security threat among many Stung by a high-profile denial-of-service attack in December, PayPal's CISO says application layer attacks remain a major threat to businesses in general, which need better defenses and actual testing of the DDoS tools they have. Read More Are smart meters real-time surveillance spies? Smart meters provide highly detailed energy-use data that law enforcement can use to bust indoor pot farmers. And that's only the tip of potential smart meter surveillance.Smart meters provide highly detailed energy-use data. The info can be used by police to find and to bust indoor pot farms, by insurance companies to determine health care premiums, and by criminals to determine if you own high-dollar appliances and when is the best time to steal them. And that's only the tip of the potential privacy invasion iceberg. Read More Facebook security more important as e-mail spam levels drop Cisco discussed Facebook security, while Websense unveiled a new Facebook anti-spam tool. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Facts Behind Top Videoconferencing Myths Don't let myths stand in the way of business success. Download this whitepaper today and examine the Top 5 Telepresence Myths. Get the truth behind the misconceptions regarding bandwidth usage, cost, complexity, user experience and more. Learn more. Helzberg Diamonds tries 'tokenization' for PCI compliance Jewelry retailer Helzberg Diamonds has struggled to achieve compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data-security standards, so it is trying a new tactic: technology called tokenization that lets the retailer "hide" sensitive card data in plain sight. Read More Google patches 19 Chrome bugs week before Pwn2Own hacking contest Google on Monday patched 19 vulnerabilities in Chrome, paying nine researchers $14,000 in bug bounties for reporting the flaws. Read More Today's CSO: Business, relationships come first As Baby Boomers are leaving the corporate workplace to enjoy their time on the beach, in the mountains and in their RVs traveling across the country, corporate security departments are losing leadership talent more frequently than at any other time in corporate history. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP The Path to Simplified Communications Avaya Aura redefines and simplifies existing voice and video communications architectures, including multi-vendor networks, delivering a new value equation for Unified Communications. Learn how to enable real-time Unified Communications and on–demand collaboration with less cost and complexity. Learn More CSO ultimate guide to business continuity, disaster recovery This 11-page PDF is rich with practical advice on keeping your business humming through a variety of potential disruptions, based on CSO's topnotch reporting of business leaders' real-world experience. Read More Intel completes McAfee acquisition Intel has completed its US$7.68 billion acquisition of security vendor McAfee, the chip maker announced on Monday. Read More Anonymous forces HBGary Federal CEO to step down The hactivist group Anonymous has won for now its skirmish with the CEO of HBGary Federal, the network security firm whose e-mails were stolen and posted on the Internet, leaving the company red-faced over the content as well as the ease with which its network was hacked. Read More
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