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	Groups launch $200M gigabit-per-second broadband project An Ohio startup company has raised $200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S., the company announced Wednesday. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Research In Motion Introducing BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion Easily manage and secure mobile device deployments with BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion. From a single interface, manage BlackBerry® smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and devices that use the iOS® and Android™ operating systems. Put an end to mobile chaos. Learn more at blackberry.com/mobilefusion In this Issue Banking malware monitors victims by hijacking webcams and microphones, researchers say Facebook Apps for Savvy Users Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds LinkedIn: 'Finish to-do list' rarely gets crossed off to-do list Bredolab botnet author sentenced to 4 years in prison in Armenia Oracle buys social relationship management company Vitrue Pwnium hacking contest winners exploited 16 Chrome zero-days Intel launches cloud-based single sign-on service New Nmap probes IPv6 networks WHITE PAPER: Sourcefire, Inc. Sourcefire FireSIGHT: Context-Aware and Adaptive Security Learn why Context-Aware and Adaptive Security is the key to effective protection today. View Now Banking malware monitors victims by hijacking webcams and microphones, researchers say A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab. Read More Facebook Apps for Savvy Users Here are some Facebook apps you should note--for business, for fun, for photography and video and more. Read More Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver Your IT Career Roadmap This unique session is designed with you, the IT professional in mind. How can you build your personal brand, and properly design a career plan? How do you work with your staff to create a plan that retains your best talent? Come to IT Roadmap Denver for valuable information on how today's IT leaders build successful careers. Click to continue LinkedIn: 'Finish to-do list' rarely gets crossed off to-do list Most to-do lists aren't worth the paper that about half of them are written on, according to a survey of 6,500 professionals conducted by LinkedIn. Read More Bredolab botnet author sentenced to 4 years in prison in Armenia The creator of the Bredolab malware received a four-year prison sentence in Armenia on Monday for using his botnet to launch DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that damaged multiple computer systems owned by private individuals and organizations. Read More Oracle buys social relationship management company Vitrue Taking a step into the social media marketing industry, Oracle is purchasing Vitrue, the two companies announced Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Top 8 WAN Optimization Vendors Rated and Ranked Limited bandwidth, long distances and poor network quality prohibit cost reductions for today's critical IT initiatives. Your IT organization needs WAN optimization that can be deployed anywhere, on any platform, and for the lowest cost. See how the new Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers can help. Read now. Pwnium hacking contest winners exploited 16 Chrome zero-days Google yesterday revealed that the two researchers who cracked Chrome in March at the company's inaugural "Pwnium" hacking contest used a total of 16 zero-day vulnerabilities to win $60,000 each. Read More Intel launches cloud-based single sign-on service Listed on AppExchange, Cloud SSO has been tightly integrated with Salesforce.com applications Read More New Nmap probes IPv6 networks Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6 networks using a variety of novel techniques. Read More
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