Six rising threats from cybercriminals

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	Six rising threats from cybercriminals Hackers never sleep, it seems. Just when you think you've battened down the hatches and fully protected yourself or your business from electronic security risks, along comes a new exploit to keep you up at night. It might be an SMS text message with a malevolent payload or a stalker who dogs your every step online. Or maybe it's an emerging technology like in-car Wi-Fi that suddenly creates a whole new attack vector. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Manage Complexity, Cost and Compliance To outsource or not to outsource IT security—that is the question for enterprises as they face increasingly complex cyber threats. Managed security services can help organizations alleviate the cost and complexity of proactively securing the IT infrastructure. Read Now. In this Issue So you think you know networking? VMware seeks security 'manager of managers' role for vShield Symantec to acquire Clearwell for e-discovery Siemens industrial-control security vulnerability could be disclosed today Microsoft: One in 14 downloads is malicious Mac App Store's slow updates expose users to security risks About a month later and Sony's PlayStation Network still isn't fully restored Personal data of Massachusetts' unemployed stolen Google moves fast to plug Android Wi-Fi data leaks Researcher: Dropbox misrepresents security features Facebook fights California privacy push Securing Google Apps: A CIO Q&A WEBCAST: HP & Intel New Economics for HPUX computing The UNIX economies have changes and with industry changing Converged Infrastructure, HP has made it even easier to take applications into that world. Learn more So you think you know networking? Here's a brief quiz to test knowledge of some well known, some obscure networking terms and events. Read More VMware seeks security 'manager of managers' role for vShield With the popularity of its virtual-machine software soaring, VMware has been focusing on optimizing security for its vSphere platform both through cooperation with third-party security vendors and encouraging a shift to its own software-based security architecture known as vShield. Read More Symantec to acquire Clearwell for e-discovery Symantec today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held Clearwell Systems for about $390 million, a move that will put Symantec in the e-discovery market. Read More Siemens industrial-control security vulnerability could be disclosed today Although a public talk about new vulnerabilities found in Siemens industrial control systems (ICS) was pulled yesterday from a conference agenda due to its sensitive nature, the head of the vulnerability-test group that discovered the security holes said it expects Siemens will soon have a fix and will be discussing it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive SLA Compliance: Wireless Fidelity Achieved Aerohive delivers the next level in network visibility and reactive response with a new infrastructure-side performance monitoring and response system: SLA Compliance. Read now! Microsoft: One in 14 downloads is malicious The next time a website says to download new software to view a movie or fix a problem, think twice. There's a pretty good chance that the program is malicious. Read More Mac App Store's slow updates expose users to security risks Apple's Mac App Store puts users at risk because it's slow to update vulnerable software, a security researcher said Wednesday. Read More About a month later and Sony's PlayStation Network still isn't fully restored It will be a month tomorrow since Sony's PlayStation Network was fully operational, and the popular gaming site is still beset by troubles. Read More Personal data of Massachusetts' unemployed stolen As if being unemployed isn't bad enough, 210,000 unemployed residents of Massachusetts may have had personal data about them stolen from the state agency that is supposed to be helping them out. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive SLA Compliance: Wireless Fidelity Achieved Aerohive delivers the next level in network visibility and reactive response with a new infrastructure-side performance monitoring and response system: SLA Compliance. Read now! Google moves fast to plug Android Wi-Fi data leaks Google today confirmed that it's starting to roll out a server-side patch for a security vulnerability in most Android phones that could let hackers snatch important credentials at public Wi-Fi hotspots. Read More Researcher: Dropbox misrepresents security features Cloud data storage and synchronization company Dropbox has been hit with a complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleging that the company has deceived consumers about the level of encryption security it offers. Read More Facebook fights California privacy push California is considering legislation that would tighten Facebook's privacy practices, and the social network is not happy about it. Read More Securing Google Apps: A CIO Q&A Boston-based Bay Cove Human Services is a non-profit organization that offers assistance and service to 4,000 people and families in Massachusetts. CIO Hilary Croach has several technology challenges to contend with. For starters, the agency has its hands in a number of service areas, including helping individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness, drug and alcohol addiction, and those who need support with aging. With about 140 locations around Eastern Massachusetts, Bay Cove's employees and IT operations are scattered. Read More
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