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	Microsoft takes urgent step to patch stubborn Internet Explorer flaw Look today for a Microsoft patch that repairs a vulnerability in old versions of Internet Explorer that have been exploited in the wild and that persisted despite a Fix It tool issued last month. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Palo Alto Networks Learn to Securely Enable Apps in Virtualized Data Centers Evolve your network security architecture to address today's virtualized data center challenges, and the new application and threat landscape. Get your 'Network Security in Virtualized Data Centers for Dummies' ebook and learn how to adapt your security architecture to address new challenges, and today's application and threat landscape. In this Issue Post-patch, US-CERT continues call to disable Java plug-in Important SCADA systems secured using weak logins, researchers find Verizon worker outsourced part of his job to China so he could have more free time Criminals steal 157 smartphones from Londoners every day, police reveal Adobe patches actively exploited ColdFusion vulnerabilities Oracle trying to quell certification exam voucher fraud Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores Phys.Org Hacked, serving up malware? Google blocks site, but Bing doesn't Congresswoman proposes amendment to computer fraud law honoring Aaron Swartz 'Rogue clouds' giving IT staffs nightmares WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Solve QoS Problems in VoIP Call Centers View this short video "Maintaining High VoIP Quality for Call/Contact Centers with Network Time Machine", to learn more about how carrier and call center customers are using Network Time Machine to rapidly determine problem domain and identify choke points in the network. View Now! Post-patch, US-CERT continues call to disable Java plug-in Even though Oracle patched critical Java vulnerabilities on Monday, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is still urging users to disable Java browser plug-ins. Read More Important SCADA systems secured using weak logins, researchers find Thousands of critical SCADA systems reachable from the Internet are secured by dangerously weak default passwords, a survey carried out with the help of the US Department of Homeland Security has found. Read More Verizon worker outsourced part of his job to China so he could have more free time A number of sources are reporting today that a software developer with Verizon had outsourced part of his job to a company in China so he could have more free time to hit up YouTube, Facebook and other sites. The employee - so far only identified as "Bob", reportedly paid just a fifth of his six-figure salary to a company based in Shenyang to do his job. Read More WEBCAST: CDW Corporation The Best Path to SaaS Cloud computing is here to stay. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is particularly popular because it can lower cost while enabling business agility. But not all applications are suited to SaaS. In this Webcast you will learn the best applications for SaaS deployment and how to avoid SaaS pitfalls and cost overruns. Learn More. Criminals steal 157 smartphones from Londoners every day, police reveal Criminals in the Britain's capital city are stealing 157 mobile devices every day of the week, an astonishing 79 of which are iPhones, new statistics from London's Metropolitan Police have revealed. Read More Adobe patches actively exploited ColdFusion vulnerabilities Adobe released security patches for its ColdFusion application server on Tuesday, addressing four critical vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited by attackers since the beginning of January. Read More Oracle trying to quell certification exam voucher fraud Oracle is cracking down on the use of counterfeit vouchers for its certification examinations, a move that could have significant implications for the unwitting as well as willful violators. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ixia Anue The Evolving Visibility Challenge Network monitoring has become more complex over the last few years, due in large part to virtualization and convergence. Learn how a state-of-the-art monitoring system that maximizes your existing monitoring tool investment can help you attain greater visibility into your network without adding complexity. Say goodbye to virtual blind spots. Learn More Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores Even as Microsoft tries to popularize its Windows Store for PC apps, the market for Windows crapware remains alive and well. Read More Phys.Org Hacked, serving up malware? Google blocks site, but Bing doesn't Starting this morning, if you tried to access Phys.org from either Chrome or Firefox, you were greeted with: Firefox also warned of Phys.org being an attack site and blocked access. Read More Congresswoman proposes amendment to computer fraud law honoring Aaron Swartz A draft bill to exclude terms of service violations from the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read More 'Rogue clouds' giving IT staffs nightmares Cloud computing is increasingly being adopted by companies around the world, but IT managers say "rogue cloud implementations" in which business managers sign up for services without getting IT approval is among their biggest challenges. Read More
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