Social Networking Security in the Workplace

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	Social Networking Security in the Workplace At any given moment today, on-the-clock employees are updating their social media status, reading feeds and networking on business media sites. Moments can stretch to minutes: A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that 60 percent of social media users spend at least 30 minutes a day on these sites while at work. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fortinet Next-Generation Security for Enterprise Networks Since the concept of a 'next-generation firewall' was introduced several years ago by Gartner, many network security vendors have introduced their own next-generation firewalls to address this product category - but with varying results. View Now In this Issue How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes Mac-based Flashback click fraud campaign was a bust Flashback Mac Trojan earned $14,000 from ad clicks, Symantec Utah CTO takes fall for data breach Windows 8 Security: What's New The SpaceX blast into history Top 20 Windows 8 features Rogues gallery 2: Ten infamous hacks and hackers 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 How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes Email managers have a lot at stake. After all, the volume of global electronic messages sent via email dwarfs all other forms of electronic communication, including social networking. Since the inception of electronic mail, which, according to some Internet historians, can be traced to a small mainframe app called 'MAILBOX' from the mid-1960s, human-to-human messages have been created, transmitted and stored in electronic format. But early email administrators could hardly have envisioned the complexity of current email infrastructure and the concomitant maze of technical, security, business and regulatory challenges. Read More Mac-based Flashback click fraud campaign was a bust The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their click fraud campaign, but have not been paid, Symantec said today. 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 Flashback Mac Trojan earned $14,000 from ad clicks, Symantec Symantec originally thought that at its peek the Flashback Trojan was generating around $10,000 a day by hijacking ad clicks. Now, new research suggests the developers may only have earned $14,000 during the time that the malware was active. Read More Utah CTO takes fall for data breach The executive director of Utah's Department of Technology Services has resigned over a data breach two months ago that exposed the Social Security numbers of about 280,000 Medicaid recipients. Read More WHITE PAPER: Check Point Software Check Point 3D Security Analysis Report Tool Reduce security risks with the Check Point 3D Security Analysis tool. This comprehensive security analysis provides an easy-to-read report that summarizes security events, their risks, and remediation. See sample report View Now Windows 8 Security: What's New When Windows 8 comes out later this year, the new Start screen and Metro-style apps will likely be the first changes you'll notice, but those aren't the only things that are new. Microsoft is also making some serious security enhancements to help keep your system safer and to improve Windows' ability to combat viruses and malware. It just may be the biggest improvement to Windows security yet. Read More The SpaceX blast into history NASA watches as SpaceX gets set for first space shot Read More Top 20 Windows 8 features From Metro Start to reduced hardware requirements, here is a look at the best new features Windows 8 users will love Read More Rogues gallery 2: Ten infamous hacks and hackers From low-profile intrusions to statement-making break-ins, here are 10 headline-making system intrusions (and the culprits behind them) Read More
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