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	Microsoft, Juniper, others in coding consortium issue guidelines for safer applications An industry consortium dedicated to assuring the security of software has issued guidelines to lower the risk that vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers will wind up in finished code. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee McAfee Next Generation Network IPS White Paper This paper examines the goals organizations need to set for their security controls and management capabilities in order to harden network defenses against targeted attacks and respond more effectively to those that initially succeed. Read now. In this Issue The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2012 (so far!) INSIDER Securing the new data center Just linking could get you 10 years in jail Victim of half-million-dollar cybercrime tells tale of fighting back First look: Firefox 14 Check Point: Now you can run up to 250 virtual security systems on 1 gateway The worst security snafus of 2012 – so far Cisco acquires Virtuata to secure virtual-machine data Open source offense could be our best defense against cyberattacks Oracle to release 88 security fixes 9 itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie computers RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant remote support with LogMeIn Rescue With LogMeIn Rescue, you can start a support session in just 60 seconds. Connect 24/7 to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets. You'll get in, solve the problem and save the day without ever leaving your desk. Try it free today. The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2012 (so far!) From Apple to NASA and Stuxnet to robots, it's been a busy year Read More INSIDER Securing the new data center It's hard enough to secure resources when they are bound to a physical box, but the game changes when servers are virtualized and start to move around, not only to other servers in the data center, but also to off-premise cloud facilities. Read More Just linking could get you 10 years in jail UK citizen Richard O'Dwyer faces the possibility of ten years in the slammer for having a site that linked to pirated content Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. WAN Optimization eGuide In this eGuide, articles from Network World examine the maturing WAN optimization market, collect advice from experts and users on how best to implement these products, and look at new trends. Read on to discover how to make the most of WAN optimization in enterprise networks. Read now. Victim of half-million-dollar cybercrime tells tale of fighting back It started out as an ordinary workday for Michelle Marsico, who runs a business based in Redondo Breach, Calif., handling escrow funds for clients in real estate. But when she went online to check the funds-transfer activity in her commercial bank account, she found to her horror that it had been cleaned out by cybercrooks to the tune of almost half a million dollars. Read More First look: Firefox 14 We check out some of the Mozilla Firefox 14 browser's new features Read More Check Point: Now you can run up to 250 virtual security systems on 1 gateway Check Point Software Technologies Monday unveiled a gateway it says will let businesses radically consolidate the vendor's firewall/VPN, intrusion-prevention and other security products as "virtual systems" on a single appliance. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sourcefire, Inc. The Sourcefire FireAMP Vision Still getting malware infections despite the time and money you've spent on security? Today's malware defenses have an inherent disadvantage in fighting today's threats. Designed for another time they are burdened with legacy constraints that hamper performance and protection. Learn More The worst security snafus of 2012 – so far Could things really be this bad? From the embarrassing hack of a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard to a plethora of data breaches, security snafus have ruled the first half of 2012. Here's a look at some of the worst snafus month-by-month. Read More Cisco acquires Virtuata to secure virtual-machine data Cisco has acquired Virtuata, a privately held developer of technology for securing virtual-machine data in multi-tenant data centers, the company said Monday. Read More Open source offense could be our best defense against cyberattacks A core dilemma for IT today is how to properly protect the organizations' information systems and assets given security tools often seem like a black hole sucking down both time and money. But a strong defense doesn't have to be expensive, and a good place to start is assessing what information is publicly available and figuring out how to safeguard it from attack. Read More Oracle to release 88 security fixes Oracle is planning to deliver 88 security fixes next Tuesday for a wide range of its products, according to a pre-release announcement posted to its website on Thursday. Read More 9 itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie computers Read More
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