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	Threat of a bullet in the face keeping cybercrooks cautious Scott Borg, director of a cybersecurity research institute, kicked off the SecureWorld Expo Boston with an uplifting talk about the end of the cybersecurity world as we know it. Sure, more sophisticated threats are on the way, but those in cybersecurity also have new opportunities to defend threats and even enable economic growth. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Get more out of cloud with a structured workload analysis Adopting cloud technology is a reasonably easy decision. Figuring out when and how to get the most value from cloud computing is the next—often more challenging—step. Read this white paper to learn how a robust analysis of your workloads can help identify candidates for your target cloud environments. Read Now In this Issue Review: 7 password managers for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android 10 funny (?) April Fools' pranks - Web style Operation Global Blackout: Real danger or irrelevant? Ukraine shuts down forum for malware writers Microsoft bot takedowns help, but are no cure Do-it-yourself plan to take down Sality botnet outlined on public mailing list Fake 'The Roar of the Pharaoh' Android app latest Trojan scam Avira becomes latest vendor to offer Mac antivirus software AVG adds 'do not track' technology to antivirus Q&A: What the FTC recommendations mean for online privacy OnStar introduces new tracking feature WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Simplify Compliance and Security This introduction to NetIQ Sentinel Log Manager provides insight into a flexible and cost-efficient software appliance that lights a clear path to complete, real-time, identity-aware security information and event management. Learn More! Review: 7 password managers for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android 1Password and KeePass lead the field in features, flexibility, browser integration, and ease-of-use Read More 10 funny (?) April Fools' pranks - Web style Our roundup of some of 2011's Internet-based April Fools' pranks should get you in the mood for this year's inevitable crop. Get ready to wince. Read More Operation Global Blackout: Real danger or irrelevant? Anonymous announced March 31 as the date of the attack, along with the method they intend to use -- disabling the Domain Name Service through DDoS attacks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Solaris on the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud This paper provides a high level overview of the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud and then describes the value that Oracle Solaris brings to the Oracle Exalogic offering. Learn More! Ukraine shuts down forum for malware writers Ukrainian authorities have shut down a long-running forum that was used to trade tips on writing malicious software, a sign the country's law enforcement may be watching hackers more closely. Read More Microsoft bot takedowns help, but are no cure Takedowns of Zeus botnet command and control servers like the one executed last week by Microsoft and others do reduce the criminal activity they spawn - for a while - but attackers learn from the experience and come back with more sophisticated techniques, a security expert says. Read More Do-it-yourself plan to take down Sality botnet outlined on public mailing list A method that anyone can use to hijack a massive multipurpose botnet called Sality was described in detail on a public mailing list on Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments As organizations today face the challenge of protecting their valuable data, they must balance that protection with giving business users and customers access to the data. Learn More! Fake 'The Roar of the Pharaoh' Android app latest Trojan scam It may look like an app for a Chinese game called "The Roar of the Pharaoh," but it's actually just another fake Android app that's really a malware Trojan in disguise, according to security researchers warning about it today. Read More Avira becomes latest vendor to offer Mac antivirus software German security company Avira has released free antivirus software for Apple Macs, joining a host of security software providers offering protection for OS X. Read More AVG adds 'do not track' technology to antivirus AVG has become the first antivirus vendor to offer a privacy filter to monitor and block websites and ad networks that silently collect Internet usage data from consumers, the company has announced. Read More Q&A: What the FTC recommendations mean for online privacy Future of Privacy Forum co-chair Christopher Wolf answers questions about privacy "self-regulations," centralized data broker websites and more. Read More OnStar introduces new tracking feature Onstar will roll out a new feature called Family Link that lets drivers find and track their cars. Read More
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