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	Researcher warns "zombie browsers" are skyrocketing Some Web browsers can be tricked into using so-called "malicious extensions" that can give hackers the ability to hijack the user's session, spy on webcams, upload and download files, and in the newer mobile-device area, hack into Google Android phones. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell SonicWall Why Protection and Performance Matters Outdated firewalls can pose serious security risks and simply adding malware protection inhibits performance. Dell SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls overcome these limitations with multi-core architecture and Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection for unrivaled protection and performance. Read Now! In this Issue Microsoft sponsors a hacking contest - the coding kind Stolen cellphone databases switched on in US FBI cybersecurity shift draws skepticism from experts Caveats for VPN users in public Wi-Fi hotspot networks True Halloween IT Horror Stories Bank phishing gang arrested after hotel swoop California issues notices to app developers for non-compliance with privacy law WHITE PAPER: FireEye Intensified Dangers of Email-Based Attacks Keep your organization safe by staying educated. Download this report to learn more about identifying and preventing cyber attacks. Learn more. Microsoft sponsors a hacking contest - the coding kind In a dimly lit function room on the Microsoft campus 40 teams of coders are spending the week writing modern applications that run on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices, all of them assured of winning a prize. Read More Stolen cellphone databases switched on in US U.S. cellphone carriers took a major step on Wednesday toward curbing the rising number of smartphone thefts with the introduction of databases that will block stolen phones from being used on domestic networks. Read More WEBCAST: PhoneFactor Strong Security for Remote Workers Is Just a Phone Call Away Live Webcast: Tuesday, October 30th at 12:00pm ET 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 FBI cybersecurity shift draws skepticism from experts The FBI has changed its cybersecurity strategy to place greater emphasis on identifying the criminals behind attacks, a shift that some experts say won't make a dent in hacking operations. Read More Caveats for VPN users in public Wi-Fi hotspot networks Using non-secured public Wi-Fi hotspots can leave you vulnerable to identity theft, data theft, snooping, impersonation and malware infection. That's why so many people rely on public virtual private network services, but VPNs are no panacea. Here are five potential gotchas. Read More WEBCAST: Dell SonicWall Why First Generation Firewalls Aren't Making the Grade In this exclusive webinar, learn from Dell-SonicWALL's Patrick Sweeney, how today's Next-Generation Firewalls allow businesses to scale their network security to meet the demands of emerging threats and new technology trends, while ensuring performance to meet key business objectives. Resister Now! True Halloween IT Horror Stories In celebration of Halloween I wanted to bring you some real life horror stories from the IT world. You can listen in below as Nimrod "Nimmy" Reichenberg, VP of marketing and business development at Algosec and Matthew Pascucci, a security researcher and writer share with us some of the more celebrated and interesting horror stories they have seen in IT recently. Read More Bank phishing gang arrested after hotel swoop UK police have arrested three men accused of being involved in large-scale Trojan phishing attacks against a range of banks. Read More California issues notices to app developers for non-compliance with privacy law Notices will be sent out to developers of up to 100 mobile apps that are not compliant with California privacy law, starting with those who have the most popular apps available on mobile platforms, the office of the state's attorney general Kamala D. Harris said Tuesday. Read More
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