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	Microsoft warns of 'man-in-the-middle' VPN password hack Microsoft yesterday warned Windows users of possible "man-in-the-middle" attacks able to steal passwords for some wireless networks and VPNs, or virtual private networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. In this Issue Cloud provider: The best security for your passwords is to never give it to us Federal judges given more leeway to discourage social media use by jurors US to drive 3,000 Wi-Fi linked vehicles in massive crash avoidance trial iPhone 5 parody video: Latest smartphone is ... a camera Technology's Dark Side: Devious Devices Designed to Harm You Obama and Romney election apps suck up personal data, research finds UK government websites attacked by Anonymous over Assange Android 'SMSZombie' Trojan infects 500,000 Chinese users WHITE PAPER: Array Networks Secure Your Business. Employees want to work anytime, anywhere, often from personal and mobile devices. See what Frost & Sullivan has to say about the risk of relying on VPNs and learn about zero-trust models that keep devices "off-network" and prevent data from leaving the network. Learn more. Cloud provider: The best security for your passwords is to never give it to us Ethan Oberman, CEO of cloud backup and sharing service SpiderOak, has a proposition for enterprises that may be leery about using the cloud because of a perceived lack of security. The best security for cloud storage, he says, is to encrypt the data and not give your service provider the keys to unencrypt it. Read More Federal judges given more leeway to discourage social media use by jurors Federal judges are getting new instructions on how to discourage juror use of social media via mobile or other computing devices during a trial. Read More WEBCAST: CDW & Symantec Symantec is Data Loss Prevention This video documents the importance of data loss prevention solutions. It touches upon the negative effects data breaches have on companies and how unified DLP solutions from Symantec can help locate confidential data, how this data is being used, and how to prevent its loss. Learn More. US to drive 3,000 Wi-Fi linked vehicles in massive crash avoidance trial The US Department of Transportation said it will run a massive road test of cars, trucks and buses linked together via WiFi equipment in what the agency says will be the largest test of automated crash avoidance technology to date. Read More iPhone 5 parody video: Latest smartphone is ... a camera A new parody video purporting to be a leaked official iPhone 5 promo reveals that the much anticipated next-generation Apple smartphone is just for taking pictures. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Management Madness: How to Manage Mobile Devices There are six major mobile operating systems in use now and each one offers its own set of security and management challenges. The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault will help you keep these devices secure on the corporate network with expert tips on management tools, endpoint security software, increasing application support and more. Learn More Technology's Dark Side: Devious Devices Designed to Harm You We're accustomed to the idea of hackers trying to crack our computers, but today our TVs, cars, phones, and appliances are becoming increasingly vulnerable as we use technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID, cellular, and GPS to connect them. Read More Obama and Romney election apps suck up personal data, research finds Millions of US voters could be downloading smartphone apps created to promote the campaigns of President Obama and his Republican election rival Mitt Romney without noticing the intrusive permissions demanded by the software, GFI Software has reported. Read More UK government websites attacked by Anonymous over Assange The U.K. Ministry of Justice has experienced problems with the availability of its website following a denial-of-service attack by Anonymous, which is demanding freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who was last week granted asylum by Ecuador. Read More Android 'SMSZombie' Trojan infects 500,000 Chinese users Reports have emerged from China of an ingenious new backdoor Android malware attack that has infected hundreds of thousands of subscribers and can prove difficult to de-install without technical support. Read More
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