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	Imagine: Massively scalable multi-core security Desktops and servers are being transformed by virtualization and multi-core CPUs, but that effect is a bit harder to see in security. Multi-core CPUs especially hold the possibility of completely transforming how and where we do security. One of the effects is to shift more of the security functions into the network. Another may be to radically change the software architecture within and across security appliances. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Moving to a Cloud-based Delivery Model Help Desk software as a service is attractive to many IT departments. It offers the same benefits of traditional IT help desk solutions, in addition to reducing capital expenses, accelerating implementation, and providing easier upgrades. This paper explores considerations for implementing IT service management in-house or as a service. Read Now! In this Issue Researcher finds dangerous vulnerability in Skype Banking Trojan hits Android phones Oracle to issue 78 bug fixes Building the Borg: US intelligence agency wants to know how your overtaxed brain works Critics: U.S. cybersecurity plan has holes, few new items US hails progress with Russia on cybersecurity cooperation Trust nobody Face Detection Technology Tool Now Detects Your Moods Too Data protection survey highlights enterprise IT concerns US military learning cybersecurity lessons from businesses WHITE PAPER: Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall for Dummies eBook This book provides an in-depth overview of next-generation firewalls. It examines the evolution of network security, the rise of Enterprise 2.0 applications and their associated threats, the shortcomings of traditional firewalls, and the advanced capabilities found in next-generation firewalls. Read now! Researcher finds dangerous vulnerability in Skype A security consultant has notified Skype of a cross-site scripting flaw that could be used to change the password on someone's account, according to details posted online. Read More Banking Trojan hits Android phones A banking Trojan that has plagued Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Phone users has now made its way to Android devices. Read More Oracle to issue 78 bug fixes Oracle is planning to issue 78 patches covering a number of its software products on Tuesday, including 13 fixes for its flagship database, according to a statement posted to its website on Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Defend Against Insider Threats Organizations must accept the reality that insider threats are no longer an abstract concept. This paper explains the factors that are increasing the insider threat and details a proactive approach that leverages identity and access management to reduce risk and improve compliance. Learn More Building the Borg: US intelligence agency wants to know how your overtaxed brain works This one sounds like it comes right out of a science-fiction writer's nightmare. A US intelligence agency wants to develop applications based on the way the human brain makes sense of large amounts of haphazard, partial information. Read More Critics: U.S. cybersecurity plan has holes, few new items The new Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace issued by the Department of Defense on Thursday covers a collection of topics that have been discussed for years and leaves a number of important unanswered questions, critics said. Read More US hails progress with Russia on cybersecurity cooperation Russia and the U.S. are working to reduce chances for a cybersecurity incident that could damage the countries' relationship, according to the top cybersecurity adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Protecting Against the New Wave of Malware Learn why traditional antivirus approaches don't work and why a new approach to endpoint security is required to better protect your company from malicious threats. Learn about the scope of the malware problem and strategies that can help you defend against evolving malware threats. Read now! Trust nobody I really can't stress the importance of doing your own legwork when it comes to doing server discovery. And in this case I'm not talking about discovering the servers themselves, but discovering the setup of the resources of the server. Read More Face Detection Technology Tool Now Detects Your Moods Too When Facebook automatically enabled facial recognition for photo tagging purposes last month, the company was forced to apologize after the backlash from angry users who had their privacy invaded by default yet again. Was that anger caused by Facebook changing the privacy settings, or because the photo tagging used facial recognition software, or a bit of both? Face.com, a face detection and recognition... Read More Data protection survey highlights enterprise IT concerns SEPATON, a vendor of disk-based data protection systems, recently announced the results of its annual SEPATON Data Protection Index, a survey of IT professionals in enterprises with at least 1,000 employees and at least 50TB of primary data. The survey, which was conducted during the second quarter of 2011, tabulated results from 168 IT professionals. The survey was intended to elicit concerns about data protection and disaster prevention issues facing enterprise data centers. Read More US military learning cybersecurity lessons from businesses In its new cyberdefense strategy, the Pentagon is drawing on lessons about agility, lifecycle management and supply-chain protection that have already been learned by private corporations. 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