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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: Teradata Solid State Storage for Data Warehousing Industry analyst Richard Winter's executive report explains the advantages of SSDs in data warehousing: How balancing the fast data access of SSDs with the efficient storage of HDDs perfectly fits Teradata's high-performance approach to data warehousing, analytics and BI. Learn more. 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Turn off that smartphone, tablet GPS Pirated mobile Android and Apple apps getting hacked, cracked and smacked General Dynamics buying Fidelis Security for DLP expertise WHITE PAPER: Good Technology Data Loss Prevention Whitepaper: When MDM Isn't Enough This paper explores common methods of data loss that cannot be prevented through MDM alone. In addition, this paper will introduce Good for Enterprise and its unique approach to managing security on mobile devices, which does address some of the shortcomings of an MDM-only strategy Learn More Now! Dumbest & craziest sports technology moments of 2012 From phony websites to regrettable tweets to Apple Siri chatter, it's clear athletes and technology often don't mix well Read More New BIOS security standards aimed at fighting rootkit attacks There's a growing threat of attacks on computer basic input/output system (BIOS) firmware, and to deter it, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is putting in place new security guidelines for updating the BIOS. And in doing this, NIST is getting high-tech manufacturing to raise the bar on security. Read More After a hack: The process of restoring once-lost data Mat Honan, a reporter with Wired magazine, thought almost his entire digital life had been lost, but a team of recovery engineers were able to restore most of it by diving deep into his compromised laptop. Here's how they did it. Read More Products of the week 8.20.12 Our roundup of intriguing new products Read More Building your first desktop PC I've long been curious about the process of building a computer from scratch, and, a couple of weeks ago, I finally took the plunge. While I was expecting a tortuous and highly technical process, the actual experience was far less painful. Read More 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. 60-minute security makeover: Prevent your own 'epic hack' Here are some ways to beef up security on your digital life -- before someone seeking to duplicate the hack that seized control of a Wired reporter's Apple, Amazon and Google accounts finds similar vulnerabilities in yours. Read More Siemens works to fix vulnerability in critical control networks Siemens is working to fix a remotely exploitable vulnerability in network routers and switches from subsidiary RuggedCom that are widely deployed in refineries, power substations and other critical infrastructure networks in the U.S. Read More Mobile-security firm Mocana gets $25 million in new funding Mocana Thursday disclosed it has received $25 million in new venture capital funding led by Trident Capital, which sees the startup as a potentially major player in mobile security. Read 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 WHITE PAPER: F5 Application Delivery Optimization Fueled by users who are hyper-sensitive to delays in application delivery, organizations are striving to improve performance by optimizing delivery. Learn how to achieve that goal without sacrificing the agility of modern data center architectures. Learn More! Top tablets for back to work and back to school As the days of summer wane, thoughts turn to getting things done. Here are the tablets that get things done Read 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 Want security, privacy? Turn off that smartphone, tablet GPS People with smartphones and tablets may be giving Apple and Android apps they download the permission to capture their geolocation data to know where they are, but security experts are making the strong argument to just say no instead -- and turn off that GPS function unless really needed. Read More Pirated mobile Android and Apple apps getting hacked, cracked and smacked Those popular mobile apps that everyone's buying from the official Android and Apple apps stores for business and fun are being torn apart by hackers who turn around and post these abused apps filled with malware, their content pirated or otherwise tampered, according to a study out today. Read More General Dynamics buying Fidelis Security for DLP expertise General Dynamics Monday announced plans to acquire Fidelis Security Systems for an undisclosed amount in an effort to bolster the former's expertise in data-loss prevention (DLP) technologies. Read More
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