Is Windows 8 really a sitting duck for malware?

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	Is Windows 8 really a sitting duck for malware? A new report released by the security firm Websense Security Labs claims Windows 8 will become one of the top three most-hacked platforms in 2013 because of its newness and Microsoft's efforts to encourage development for the radical new platform. Yeah, that didn't make sense to me, either. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Solutionary Gartner: Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America Enterprises that optimize their use of MSSPs can free up internal staff time to respond to more-business-critical security functions if they select MSSP services that can support and complement internal security operations. Download the 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America to see how the vendors in the market are evaluated. In this Issue Latest Java zero-day exploit renews calls to disable it DEA issues extortion scam warning involving Internet drug buys Texas School RFID student tracking conflict headed for Federal court Hackers steal experts' email addresses from International Atomic Energy Agency server Vendors join fight to secure privileged access If ECPA is tweaked to protect email privacy, will the NSA still spy on US Tor users? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial Latest Java zero-day exploit renews calls to disable it A zero-day Java exploit found for sale in the criminal underground has renewed calls to disable the cross-platform runtime environment in Web browsers. Read More DEA issues extortion scam warning involving Internet drug buys The Drug Enforcement Administration today issued a public warning that criminals posing as DEA agents have apparently amped up an old scam to steal consumers' money. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! Texas School RFID student tracking conflict headed for Federal court Opinions about RFID have long been controversial, but no more so than when a Texas school tried to suspend a girl for refusing to wear a student ID card embedded with an RFID chip. By forcing students to hang the ID card around their necks and to keep it visible at all times, the school claims it is guaranteed proof of class attendance or absence. Read More Hackers steal experts' email addresses from International Atomic Energy Agency server A group of hackers leaked email contact information of experts working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after breaking into one of the agency's servers. Read More WEBCAST: PhoneFactor Strong Security for Remote Workers Is Just a Phone Call Away Live Webcast: Thursday November 29th at 2:00pm Join Steve Dispensa, PhoneFactor Chief Technology Officer, and Sarah Fender, PhoneFactor Vice President of Marketing & Product Management, to learn how phone-based authentication is helping companies tackle complex authentication challenges. Learn More Vendors join fight to secure privileged access It is a battle to protect the privileged. But in this case, it is not the 1%. This is about privileged access accounts within critical infrastructure (CI) control systems. Read More If ECPA is tweaked to protect email privacy, will the NSA still spy on US Tor users? The more you try to protect your online privacy by using encryption, the more the government may consider that a potential threat and break into the cloud to access your stored communications. This is one more reason that the ECPA needs to be updated. But the more you protect your privacy by using Tor or a VPN service, if that IP makes you look like you are on foreign soil, does that mean the U.S.... Read More
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