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	World of botnet cybercrime paying pretty well these days The world of cybercrime is getting more specialized as an eco-sphere of helpers in running botnet operations has developed, according to one security researcher who spent over a year monitoring online forums and communities. Read More WEBCAST: Hortonworks Apache Hadoop Just Got Simpler Hortonworks recently unveiled the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP), which is 100% open source data management software powered by Apache Hadoop. HDP makes Hadoop easier to install, integrate, manage and use for enterprises and solution providers. View Now In this Issue Linux servers targeted by new drive-by iFrame attack End of an era: Kodak sells patent portfolio for $525 million Oracle's Java security update lacking, experts say Dexter malware's source still unknown, connection to Zeus disputed The 2012 tech news quiz Boeing uses 20,000 lbs. of potatoes to check aircraft wireless network signals Man who hacked celebrity email accounts sentenced to prison US FTC strengthens online children's privacy rules Trend Micro updates security app to detect Samsung attacks 7 Technologies Poised for Failure in 2013 Amid uproar, Instagram says it will not sell users' photos WEBCAST: Meru Networks Impact of 802.11ac on WLAN In this webinar, industry expert Craig Mathias and Robert Crisp from Meru Networks will discuss the impact 802.11ac will have on enterprise WLAN networks and how to best prepare for it. Learn more. Linux servers targeted by new drive-by iFrame attack A new Linux iFrame attack has been spotted, this time one attempting to infect its victims with the Zeus/Zbot bank login stealer, security firm ESET has reported. Read More End of an era: Kodak sells patent portfolio for $525 million With an eye toward emerging from bankruptcy in 2013 Kodak today said it sold its formidable patent portfolio for $525 million to a consortium that will ultimately license pieces of the collection to other companies such as Apple, Google and Facebook. Read More Oracle's Java security update lacking, experts say Oracle's latest update of the Java Development Kit fails to go far enough in fixing the security-troubled platform, bringing only marginal improvements instead, experts say. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Solution Path: Threats and Vulnerabilities This solution path helps Gartner clients develop a strategy and program for managing threats and vulnerabilities in their IT environments. Read Now Dexter malware's source still unknown, connection to Zeus disputed The Dexter malware is not a serial killer, like in the Showtime drama of the same name, but it amounts to a serial cyber Grinch, stealing Christmas from possibly tens of thousands of people through making it possible for criminals to clone their credit cards. Read More The 2012 tech news quiz From the Facebook IPO to McAfee on the run to the much needed iPad Mini, 2012 has been a busy and wild year in technology Read More Boeing uses 20,000 lbs. of potatoes to check aircraft wireless network signals Boeing calls it Project SPUDS or rather Synthetic Personnel Using Dielectric Substitution - that is, using sacks of potatoes perched on aircraft seats to test the effectiveness of wireless signal in an airliner cabin. Boeing said it was researching an advanced way to test wireless signals in airplane and needed a way to effectively simulate say 200-300 people sitting in seats throughout the aircraft.... Read More WHITE PAPER: Ipswitch, Inc Are Employees Putting Your Company's Data at Risk? This research report exposes critical risks most organizations face related to how employees transfer files to/from other employees, partners and customers. You will learn the challenges most organizations face today and tips about how to best ensure security of confidential data and information. Learn More. Man who hacked celebrity email accounts sentenced to prison Christopher Chaney, a Florida man who admitted to illegally accessing email accounts belonging to more than four dozen celebrities, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday. Read More US FTC strengthens online children's privacy rules Websites, mobile apps and online advertising networks targeting children will be required to follow new privacy regulations, including getting a parent's permission before collecting geolocation information and photographs from kids, under new rules announced Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Read More Trend Micro updates security app to detect Samsung attacks Trend Micro has updated its mobile security software to detect potential attacks on several Samsung Electronics devices that have a flaw that could allow a malicious application to access all of the phone's memory. Read More 7 Technologies Poised for Failure in 2013 Which technologies and products will be put out to pasture in 2013? Some are no-brainers, some others might say are poised for a comeback and a couple might surprise you. Read More Amid uproar, Instagram says it will not sell users' photos Instagram vowed on Tuesday to revise new proposed terms of service following a strong backlash from users worried that it would use their photos in advertisements without their permission. Read More
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