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	Apple patches 36 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps OS for Lion upgrade Apple on Thursday released the final feature update for Snow Leopard as it prepared users' Macs for the upcoming Lion upgrade set to ship next month. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Leveraging security from the Cloud Cloud computing is a flexible, cost-effective and proven deliv-ery platform for providing business or consumer IT services over the Internet. This whitepaper discusses the who, what, when, why and how of cloud-based security services. Read Now In this Issue Security concerns aside, consumer IT takes over enterprises PCI Council says mobile payment apps can meet security standard Key questions to ask your service provider about security LulzSec said it leaked Arizona police documents Microsoft exploits uproar over Firefox 4's retirement to beat IE drum Twitter scam claims to get you more followers Teach, don't just learn, to build your security career Gartner: New security demands arising for virtualization, cloud computing WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Ponemon: Security of Cloud Computing Providers This report offers the cloud providers beliefs on the state of cloud security. In addition, it compares the findings from both reports, determining similarities and discrepancies between cloud computing users and providers. Learn More Security concerns aside, consumer IT takes over enterprises To mitigate the risks associated with these technologies, organizations are moving away from a "trust-only" approach and deploying three-layer security and compliance strategies that include a combination of trust, policy and technology, the study says. Read More PCI Council says mobile payment apps can meet security standard The PCI Council Friday released a list of mobile payment app types that are eligible to meet its security standard; analysts critical of incomplete list. Read More WEBCAST: Cymphonix Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today! Key questions to ask your service provider about security Back in March, IT services provider Avanade Inc. conducted a global study of 573 business leaders, asking them about their primary IT focus areas for the next 12 months. It comes as no surprise that cloud computing, security and IT consolidation topped the charts. While 60% of the companies surveyed said cloud computing is a top IT priority for the next year, 75% of the C-level executives in those companies place it at the top of the priority list. Read More LulzSec said it leaked Arizona police documents Lulz Security, the hacker group that earlier attacked websites of the Central Intelligence Agency and Sony, released Wednesday information that it claimed was hacked from the computers of an Arizona law enforcement agency. Read More WHITE PAPER: Enterasys Networks Enabling anIncreasingly Sophisticated Customer Base Stephens Support Services provides the IT infrastructure and support for Stephens' brokerage, holding company and hospitality businesses. Stephens Support Services is a separate organization that partners with each business, solving unique challenges and positively impacting the bottom-line through technology. Read now! Microsoft exploits uproar over Firefox 4's retirement to beat IE drum Addressing the IT furor over Mozilla's plan to pull support for Firefox 4, Microsoft issued an open letter affirming its commitment to support the current Internet Explorer edition through 2020. Read More Twitter scam claims to get you more followers A scam that has been making its way around Twitter for some time has resurfaced recently and promises to increase a user's followers, but really gives control of one's account to a questionable third party. Read More Teach, don't just learn, to build your security career More than a powerful movie about war, We Were Soldiers reveals a key way to improve a security career while improving the organization. Read More Gartner: New security demands arising for virtualization, cloud computing The rush toward virtualization of internal enterprise computing resources and cloud computing can have many advantages, such as server consolidation, but it's largely outracing traditional security and identity management practices. Read More
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