Security roundup: Crazy Microsoft botnet takedown; hot biometrics; not so hot romance scams; Facebook in trouble again

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	Security roundup: Crazy Microsoft botnet takedown; hot biometrics; not so hot romance scams; Facebook in trouble again In one of the bigger security news stories Microsoft struck a blow against an emerging botnet called Kelihos by using a legal tactic to take down the botnet's domain names. Read More WHITE PAPER: Intel Raise QoS in vSphere*4 with Dell & Intel The industry transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) is creating new quality of service (QoS) challenges. This paper examines best practices for analyzing, monitoring and controlling bandwidth in VMware vSphere 4.1 environments when using Dell servers and Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit server adapters. Click to continue In this Issue Are CIOs Too Cocky About Security? Healthcare security needs a booster shot IBM X-Force: Mobile devices are a fast growing target of malware Microsoft kills Google Chrome with bad malware signature Robotic cockroach crawls out of the lab into real world 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes honor offbeat research Keeping up with PCI hasn't improved much: Verizon Mozilla puts Firefox 7 on memory diet, patches 11 bugs 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! Are CIOs Too Cocky About Security? The ninth annual Global Information Security Survey conducted by CSO magazine and PricewaterhouseCoopers indicates the vast majority of tech and business execs are overconfident about their security policies. Read More Healthcare security needs a booster shot Healthcare organizations are swiftly embracing electronic records and social media, but their investments in information security and privacy are lagging. Read More WEBCAST: VeriSign Webcast: 5 Best Practices for DDoS Mitigation Examine DDoS mitigation challenges, why traditional tactics aren't enough, and go inside the 5 keys you must implement in order to minimize the impact of an attack. View now! IBM X-Force: Mobile devices are a fast growing target of malware Look for double the mobile exploits this year vs. 2010 and particularly watch out for mobile applications that are really malware, says IBM's X-Force security research team. Read More Microsoft kills Google Chrome with bad malware signature Microsoft scrambled earlier today to revise an antivirus definition file that deleted Google's Chrome browser from users' PCs. Read More WHITE PAPER: Palo Alto Networks Understanding and Selecting an Enterprise Firewall This Securosis white paper analyzes the disruption happening at the enterprise perimeter, the various technical architectures capable of addressing the new requirements, and deployment considerations for optimal security, availability, and performance. Read now! Robotic cockroach crawls out of the lab into real world With a name like Octoroach, you'd have to be one amazing robotic bug. UC Berkley researchers this week showed of two insect-like robots that could ultimately crawl into all manner of super-secret surveillance or emergency recovery applications. Read More 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes honor offbeat research Winners investigated yawning turtles, procrastination and the end of the world Read More Keeping up with PCI hasn't improved much: Verizon Businesses aren't getting much better at meeting payment card industry (PCI) standards year-to-year, perhaps because they get cocky about passing one year and figure they will breeze through the next, according to a study by Verizon PCI and Risk Intelligence teams. Read More Mozilla puts Firefox 7 on memory diet, patches 11 bugs Mozilla on Tuesday patched 11 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Firefox as it upgraded the browser to version 7. Read More
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