Microsoft unleashes a Patch Tuesday to make your head spin

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	Microsoft unleashes a Patch Tuesday to make your head spin It doesn't break the record for most vulnerabilities patched, or even the most security bulletins in a single Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft comes pretty close. For the February 2013 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has a whopping 12 security bulletins, which fix a mind-numbing 57 separate flaws. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sophos FREE Securing Smartphones & Tablets for Dummies Book –Sophos Learn how to build a mobile security strategy and prevent data loss. Get your book today. In this Issue Hybrid clouds pose new security challenges BYOD nightmare: iOS devices hobble Exchange servers when they synch Serious data breaches take months to spot, analysis finds Emergency Alert System devices vulnerable to hacker attacks, researchers say TechTips: Cyberstalking with LinkedIn The 10 weirdest, wildest, most shocking security exploits ever 12 hybrid cloud security products to watch Combating security breaches with managed file transfer technology DaVinci surveillance malware distributed via zero-day Flash Player exploit, researchers say WHITE PAPER: McAfee The New Era of Botnets A criminal industry develops. This paper explores bot evolution, it's global prevalence, who's at risk, a look forward and combating bots using Global Threat Intelligence. Read Now Hybrid clouds pose new security challenges If 2013 is the year enterprises begin implementing their hybrid cloud strategies, as the experts are predicting, then it follows that this will also be the year when hybrid cloud security takes center stage. Read More BYOD nightmare: iOS devices hobble Exchange servers when they synch Microsoft and Apple recommend that businesses deny certain iPhones, iPads and iPods access to Calendar items until the companies can clear up a problem that slows Exchange servers to a crawl when the devices try to synch. Read More Serious data breaches take months to spot, analysis finds More than six out of ten organisations hit by data breaches take longer than three months to notice what has happened with a few not uncovering attacks for years, a comprehensive analysis of global incidents by security firm Trustwave has found. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Vital Security Strategies for Microsoft Exchange The demand for access to email anytime, anywhere, from any device makes it critical for IT to ensure Microsoft Exchange deployments are secure, fast, and available. Learn about vital security requirements every Exchange environment should have in place to improve security and availability for Exchange. Read Now. Emergency Alert System devices vulnerable to hacker attacks, researchers say Devices used by many radio and TV stations to broadcast emergency messages as part of the U.S. Emergency Alert System (EAS) contain critical vulnerabilities that expose them to remote hacker attacks, according to researchers from security consultancy firm IOActive. Read More TechTips: Cyberstalking with LinkedIn Didn't remember to exchange business cards? Don't worry, you can still find someone with only bits and pieces of information. Follow Nick Barber on Twitter for more TechTips @nickjb Read More The 10 weirdest, wildest, most shocking security exploits ever Read More WHITE PAPER: Fiberlink Communications Mobile Device Management Policy Best Practices Managing smartphones and tablets is only half the MDM story. Securing the data and access points between corporate systems and your workers' iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry devices requires just as much consideration and planning as protecting the devices themselves. Learn More 12 hybrid cloud security products to watch Read More Combating security breaches with managed file transfer technology Last October a large company revealed that an employee mistakenly sent an email to an unauthorized recipient containing the names and Social Security numbers of former employees. Six months earlier, a larage Texas university accidentally exposed personal information about as many as 4,000 alumni in an electronic file accidentally attached to an email sent to one person who had requested a transcript. That's just the tip of the iceberg in insider-triggered security breaches. Read More DaVinci surveillance malware distributed via zero-day Flash Player exploit, researchers say Political activists from the Middle East were targeted in attacks that exploited a previously unknown Flash Player vulnerability to install a so-called lawful interception program designed for law enforcement use, security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab said Tuesday. Read More
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