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	Google, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon among new cloud-security registry members Google, Verizon, Intel, McAfee, Microsoft and Savvis are joining a voluntary program set up by the Cloud Security Alliance that provides public information about whether contributors comply with CSA-recommended cloud-security practices. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World What's the right route to IPv6? Attend The Critical Path to IPv6 and start creating your IPv6 roadmap to avoid costly pitfalls. At this exclusive one-day event, you'll learn from IPv6 experts--including ARIN CEO John Curran--sharing their strategies and best practices for ensuring a smooth transition to the new IP environment. Complimentary admission. Register today. Learn more In this Issue Protect And Audit Your Web Server With Apache's ModSecurity ISC patches BIND denial-of-service flaw that crashed servers worldwide Google to merge Checkout with Wallet 11 cool robots you may not have heard of Don't blame Anonymous for Facebook porn storm, says researcher Research Lab Offers Duqu Detection and Removal Tool Too much social media networking: Paranoia of Big Brother surveillance may destroy ya Energy company wants to be first to mine the moon The US Stop Online Piracy Act: A primer Mobile devices, virtualization seen as biggest security challenges: Ponemon survey Survey: IT certifications lead to jobs, higher pay 7 hot jobs for 2012 WEBCAST: Quest Software Why User Experience Monitoring is Important Don't miss this informative webcast exploring the value of monitoring web application performance from the user perspective and gain access to a free whitepaper "Monitoring Web Application Performance from the User Perspective" at the end of the presentation! View Now! Protect And Audit Your Web Server With Apache's ModSecurity ModSecurity is a free, open source Apache module that acts as web application firewall (WAF). Its rich features, strong community, and optional commercial support make it a must for any production Apache web server that serves non-static content and requires auditing. Read More ISC patches BIND denial-of-service flaw that crashed servers worldwide The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), an organization that maintains several software products critical for Internet infrastructure, has released a patch for an actively exploited denial-of-service vulnerability in the widely used BIND DNS server. Read More Google to merge Checkout with Wallet Google is merging its Checkout and Wallet electronic payment services to consolidate them into a single product that works both on Web browsers and mobile devices. Read More 11 cool robots you may not have heard of What do Mars, the Terminator, an ostrich and hair washing have to do with each other? Ask the robots Read More WHITE PAPER: i365 Trusted Data Assurance in the Cloud Cloud-based services are here to stay. Cloud services are even more attractive for companies who are being hit with the high cost of meeting compliance requirements - especially for small and mid-size companies that have shrinking or no information security budget. Read now! Don't blame Anonymous for Facebook porn storm, says researcher The recent spam attack that planted pornographic images on Facebook was not the work of Anonymous, a security researcher said today. Read More Research Lab Offers Duqu Detection and Removal Tool Microsoft is usually pretty good at responding to threats, but it's been a little slow on the draw with the Duqu malware, a.k.a. Son of Stuxnet. Yes, it has offered a work-around to protect against it, but the company has yet to offer adequate protection, detection and removal of the malicious software. Fortunately, a third party has come to the rescue. Read More Too much social media networking: Paranoia of Big Brother surveillance may destroy ya If you think 24/7 connectivity is nothing new for you, and you constantly check in on Foursquare, use location-aware apps, update Facebook or other social media statuses with your geo-tagged photos, then you probably have no location-awareness sharing issues and are not overly concerned if you lose locational privacy. In the year 2014, your futuristic automated smart home can update statuses for you;... Read More Energy company wants to be first to mine the moon By 2020, the Shackleton Energy Company says it intends to be operating the world's first lunar base and propellant depot for all manner of spacecraft. Read More WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Application Performance Management In this eGuide, Network World, with sister publication CIO, offer news on the latest trends, best practices, and straightforward advice on these solutions and the challenges of managing application performance. Learn More! The US Stop Online Piracy Act: A primer The Stop Online Piracy Act, the subject of a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Wednesday, has generated heated debate since lawmakers introduced it on Oct. 26. Read More Mobile devices, virtualization seen as biggest security challenges: Ponemon survey Increased use of mobile devices, especially smartphones, in addition to the transition to virtualization, are key factors weighing on enterprises trying to sort out security strategy and budgets, according to a survey of 688 information and security managers. Read More Survey: IT certifications lead to jobs, higher pay In this survey of 700 IT professionals, most say certifications have led to raises and better jobs, busting the myth that certs are nothing but a scam. Read More 7 hot jobs for 2012 Mobile applications developers, data warehouse analysts, and user experience designers are among the jobs tech recruiters say will be in strong demand in 2012. Specifically, Robert Half Technology identified seven jobs with a high potential for growth. Here's how the staffing firm describes these seven jobs and how much it expects companies to pay to fill these positions in 2012. Mobile applications... Read More
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