The do's and don'ts of safeguarding cloud-based data with encryption

	Big ad network that secretly sniffed users' online habits settles with FTC | 'Eurograbber' online banking scam netted $47 million
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	The do's and don'ts of safeguarding cloud-based data with encryption One of the biggest stumbling blocks for companies contemplating entrusting a cloud-computing vendor with their data is the risk of unintended data exposure. A lot of data is sensitive. It might contain employees' financial information, patients' statutorily protected health information, other regulated information or proprietary intellectual property. Quite often, companies feel more control when they keep that sort of data in-house. But the risk that a cloud vendor might not handle your information as securely as you'd like can be mitigated. 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! In this Issue Big ad network that secretly sniffed users' online habits settles with FTC 'Eurograbber' online banking scam netted $47 million Android devices in U.S. face more malware attacks than PCs Surprise, surprise: McAfee not captured, he's 'safe' Father of SSL, Dr. Taher Elgamal, finds fast-moving IT projects in the Middle East Raspberry Pi hack event sees Spooks team crowned winners 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 Big ad network that secretly sniffed users' online habits settles with FTC The Federal Trade Commission today said it settled charges with a large online ad company the agency said secretly and illegally gathered data from millions of consumers who had looked up sensitive medical and financial issues ranging from fertility and incontinence to debt relief and personal bankruptcy. Read More 'Eurograbber' online banking scam netted $47 million Over the past year, about 30,000 European banking customers were robbed of about 36 million euros -- that's about $47 million -- in an online banking scam that worked by exploiting mobile devices, according to security firms that stumbled into the operation. Read More WEBCAST: PhoneFactor Strong Security for Remote Workers Is Just a Phone Call Away 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 Android devices in U.S. face more malware attacks than PCs Android devices are now attacked more often by malware than PCs, according to a report released Tuesday by a cyber security software maker. Read More Surprise, surprise: McAfee not captured, he's 'safe' If you didn't see this one coming - and many media outlets did not - you haven't been paying attention to the John McAfee saga. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. Father of SSL, Dr. Taher Elgamal, finds fast-moving IT projects in the Middle East Often called the "father of SSL" due to his role as a cryptographer at Netscape Communications where in the mid-'90s he helped bring SSL encryption to the Web, Dr. Taher Elgamal now travels the Middle East as an IT consultant and project coordinator for business and government there. Read More Raspberry Pi hack event sees Spooks team crowned winners Team 'Spooks' have been crowned winners of a 24-hour hacking event focused solely on programming on the Raspberry Pi computer in Leeds, where 12 successful hacks were demonstrated. Read More
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