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	Rootkit infection requires Windows reinstall, says Microsoft Microsoft is telling Windows users that they'll have to reinstall the operating system if they get infected with a new rootkit that hides in the machine's boot sector. Read More WEBCAST: HP IDC Perspectives and HP Network Consulting Services Mergers, acquisitions and expansions spawn increasingly complex network environments. Internet, wireless devices and converged networks create an endless hunger for bandwidth. This IDC webinar will give you an overview of the network market, insight into how to reduce complexity and tips to add faster value for your organization. Learn more In this Issue The data breach quiz Anonymous claims LulzSec members, steps up attacks Oh Cyberthugs . . . Run, run as fast as you can. FBI on victorious roll They're back! Data breach notification bills resurface Mobile Payments: Don't Buy into It FTC's Brill: New online privacy tools needed Sony 'cut corners' in protecting user data, lawsuit alleges LulzSec calls it quits after 50 days of 'mayhem' WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Manageable Application Security Investments in security solutions have to provide a clear value, which equals additional time spent collecting and documenting proof of this value. The latest version of F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager(tm) (ASM), v10.1, addresses information overload and the need for agility in implementation. Learn more! The data breach quiz Find out how RSA, Sony, Citigroup, Anonymous and the U.S. Senate fit into this watershed year for data hacks Read More Anonymous claims LulzSec members, steps up attacks The decision by computer hacking group LulzSec on Saturday to fold operations may be helping another online group, Anonymous, which stepped up attacks over the weekend. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell IT Managers Face Security Challenges with Mobile Devices A recent IDG survey reveals data security is the top barrier to supporting employees' mobile devices. Read more Oh Cyberthugs . . . Run, run as fast as you can. FBI on victorious roll While I don't always agree with some of the actions taken by the FBI, not all agents are partaking in warrantless surveillance and we need to cheer the FBI "good guys." These FBI agents are just as important and heroic as our troops in keeping our great nation safe. Like some kind of modern-day cyber cowboys, the feds have come out with cyberguns blazing, blowing away bad guys in cyberspace. Read... Read More They're back! Data breach notification bills resurface Following a string of high-profile data breaches, lawmakers push (again) for federal data breach disclosure. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Managing Data and Application Security Risks This whitepaper shows how organizations can manage data and application security risks cost-effectively by using IBM Tivoli Data and Application Security to reduce costs and improve ROI. It provides examples of IBM customers who have realized the benefit Read Now Mobile Payments: Don't Buy into It If you're anywhere close to my age, you might remember the late Orson Wells making a pitch for Paul Masson saying, "We will sell no wine before its time." That boast may have been true for the vintner, but sadly it's not true in the technology industry. Read More FTC's Brill: New online privacy tools needed The mobile industry should adopt do-not-track tools, an FTC commissioner says. Read More Sony 'cut corners' in protecting user data, lawsuit alleges Three PlayStation Network users charge that Sony 'cut corners' in its efforts to protect personal data of its users. Read More LulzSec calls it quits after 50 days of 'mayhem' The computer hacking group LulzSec said Saturday it had ended its campaign of cyberassaults on government and corporate websites and that it was time for it to "sail into the distance." Read More
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