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	Study: Microsoft repeatedly ranks as top U.S. spammer Microsoft has topped a list of biggest U.S. spammers for five out of the past 15 months, and for some of those months it ranked No. 1 in the world, according to a University of Texas study to flag the worst offenders in an effort to get them to improve their security. Read More WHITE PAPER: Xirrus Tablets in the Enterprise Tablets are replacing laptops at lightning speed. Whether company-issued or part of the BYOD phenomenon, the increased use of smart devices has resulted in a dramatic shift in network traffic with an emphasis on wireless. This paper explains how to predict Wi-Fi demands and architect a best-fit wireless network strategy for your environment. Learn more. In this Issue Quirkiest Moments at 2012 Black Hat security conference Iran attacked by prank 'AC/DC' malware, expert reports Black Hat: Microsoft incorporates BlueHat Prize finalist defensive tech & releases EMET 3.5 Preview Obama administration supports new cybersecurity bill Best practices for printer security WHITE PAPER: Cisco Cisco Bring Your Own Device This paper explores the challenges mobile devices create for IT, offers key considerations before adopting a BYOD strategy and highlights a comprehensive architecture from Cisco that enables freedom of choice for users while affording IT security and control. Learn more. Quirkiest Moments at 2012 Black Hat security conference From half-naked booth reps to colorful robots, it wasn't all about security on the exhibit floor and around the conference Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Bring Your Own Mobile Devices to School In today's educational environments, more and more students, guests, and faculty are bringing in their own Wi-Fi devices into the school's network. This paper discusses the challenges and solutions IT administrators are facing and how to address the security and management of the multiple devices being introduced into the wireless/wired network. Learn more. Iran attacked by prank 'AC/DC' malware, expert reports Iran's nuclear program might recently have been attacked by unidentified malware that played Thunderstruck by Anglo-Australian heavy metal band AC/DC as part of its programmed behaviour, a security expert has reported. Read More WHITE PAPER: Motorola WiNG 5 Wireless LAN: Delivering Better Quality of Experience Can your wireless network infrastructure handle the growing numbers of mobile devices taking significant bandwidth bites out of your network? The good news is that with smart, cost-effective wireless infrastructure investments, not only can you scale quickly to secure the growing number of devices you serve, but also optimize their performance. Learn More. Black Hat: Microsoft incorporates BlueHat Prize finalist defensive tech & releases EMET 3.5 Preview Microsoft has incorporated into its security toolki tsoftware that fights return oriented programming attacks - technology that was created by a finalist in the company's Blue Hat security research contest. Read More Obama administration supports new cybersecurity bill The Obama administration "strongly supports" a new cybersecurity bill even though some provisions are watered down from earlier legislation, the White House Office of Management and Budget said Thursday. Read More Best practices for printer security Most companies pay significant attention to protecting data while it is at rest in storage or in use in an application, but what about when data is printed in documents? This could be a security breach waiting to happen. Read More
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