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	Microsoft patches critical security holes in Windows, Office, IE Microsoft has fixed 26 vulnerabilities in its software products, including several considered critical, the company said on Tuesday in its monthly security patch report. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Verizon Wireless Custom Security Solutions for Your Data The Verizon Security platform offers customizable solutions to ensure targeted accessibility of vital business data. These services help improve security by implementing data sensitivity levels and controls across data sets, multiple platforms and specific users. And with targeted accessibility, your organization can increase its cost efficiencies. Click to continue In this Issue INSIDER Why passwords are failing us -- still! Bill Gates and his passion for reinventing the toilet Politics 1 Cybersecurity 0 10 Key Windows Server 2012 Features for IT Pros Tech Bullies Behaving Badly New NIST encryption guidelines may force fed agencies to replace old websites Attack on airport VPN bypassed multi-factor authentication, security firm reports 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. INSIDER Why passwords are failing us -- still! Three decades into the digital revolution, passwords are still complicated, ineffective and a drain on IT's resources. What gives? Insider (registration required) Read More Bill Gates and his passion for reinventing the toilet It may come as a surprise to many people that iconic Bill Gates would take something as perhaps more iconic than he - the toilet - so seriously. But he certainly does and for good reason: Many people in the world don't have access to flush toilets and do not have access to basic sanitation services. 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. Politics 1 Cybersecurity 0 I recognize the polarization in Washington but I always believed that when it comes to national security, logic and common sense would always trump partisan politics. Now that I've been involved with cybersecurity legislation for the past 2 years, I realize how naïve and idealistic this belief is. Read More 10 Key Windows Server 2012 Features for IT Pros The release of Windows Server 2012 is just around the corner, with the initial code due to be sent to manufacturing this month and general availability coming in September. Read More WEBCAST: VCE/VMware Demystifying Desktop Virtualization Organizations faced with the growing costs and security concerns created by the quantity and diversity of personal computers and devices need a more secure, cost effective, flexible desktop environment. Now organizations can rapidly deploy a more secure, cost effective and flexible desktop environment. View Now Tech Bullies Behaving Badly Tech giants have thrown their weight around to get what they want for years. Here's a look at some of the big tech companies that have been caught indulging in boorish behavior. Read More New NIST encryption guidelines may force fed agencies to replace old websites Next month the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to put out for public review its draft for a new government encryption standard that, when finalized, is going to compel federal agencies with older websites to replace them. Read More Attack on airport VPN bypassed multi-factor authentication, security firm reports Cybercriminals have found a way to circumvent the multi-factor authentication systems used to protect business VPNs, according to security firm Trusteer, which has reported a recent targeted attack on an airport network using this method. Read More
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