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	IBM, HP, Microsoft lead patching laggards, says bug buyer IBM, HP and Microsoft led the list of companies that failed to patch vulnerabilities within six months of being notified by the world's biggest bug bounty program, according to HP TippingPoint's Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI). Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Palo Alto Networks Evolving Your Data Center Network Security Palo Alto Networks, Brocade, and guest speaker Principal Analyst John Kindervag from Forrester Research, Inc. will discuss the evolution of data center networks, and how leading-edge organizations are implementing next-generation data center network security. Click to continue In this Issue APTs: Unfortunately, There Is No Silver Bullet Solution FAQ: Microsoft's new IE auto-upgrade scheme explained Critics stage last-ditch effort to derail domain name expansion plan With great privilege comes great responsibility Employee-owned devices surging for US companies, survey shows Public to vote for best cutting-edge energy tech from 36 start-ups WHITE PAPER: Symantec When Good Backups Go bad data recovery Failures Whether you're considering software, cloud or an appliance for backup, it's time to modernize your infrastructure and make sure your approach includes: • Better protection of VMs • More use of disk and cloud as backup targets • Use of data deduplication and archiving • Simplified configuration, setup and use of Web-based administration View Now APTs: Unfortunately, There Is No Silver Bullet Solution Since publishing the ESG Research Report, U.S. Advanced Persistent Threat Analysis, I've been asked one question over and over: How can large organizations protect themselves against APTs? Good question but I find that most people who ask me this are expecting a simple answer. This attitude may have historical roots: Want to get rid of pesky SPAM emails? Buy a SPAM filter. Unfortunately, there... Read More FAQ: Microsoft's new IE auto-upgrade scheme explained We've assembled some of the most pressing questions -- and answers -- about Microsoft's new auto-upgrade plan for the Internet Explorer 8 browser. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sybase Enterprises Falling Short with Analytics Tools This paper examines the use of analytics and reporting, and offers best practices for integrating solutions for improved business decision-making. Learn More Critics stage last-ditch effort to derail domain name expansion plan Debate around a controversial plan to add hundreds of new domain name extensions to the Internet infrastructure has reached a fever pitch in the nation's capital, as critics engage in a last-ditch effort to scrap or delay the plan, which is scheduled to launch Jan. 12. Read More With great privilege comes great responsibility While additional IT privileges are part of IT management, recent incidents and a number of surveys show many organizations don't do what's necessary to ensure such access isn't abused Read More WEBCAST: ForeScout Technologies CISO in the Know - Mitigating Modern Attacks This webcast examines sophisticated and targeted threats, security gaps, techniques and new technologies with regards to understanding and defending against zero-day threats, propagating worms, low-and-slow attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). Learn more. Employee-owned devices surging for US companies, survey shows Big companies, even those with demanding security needs, are nonetheless allowing employees to use personally owned smartphones and tablets for work, according to a new survey. And increasingly, it is employees and not the companies that are bearing the costs -- for the devices, and cellular data plans. Read More Public to vote for best cutting-edge energy tech from 36 start-ups The US Department of Energy today said it formally set the collection of 36 start-ups that will compete for its "America's Next Top Energy Innovator" challenge in 2012. Read More
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