Windows 8.1 bolsters biometrics for authentication

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	Windows 8.1 bolsters biometrics for authentication Microsoft's next OS update offers native fingerprint reader support Read More WHITE PAPER: Stonesoft Corporation Stonesoft Firewall Appliances for Demanding Environments To keep up with today's sophisticated threats and complex network traffic, a first generation firewall will not do. View now In this Issue Apple fixes irritating Mountain Lion bugs, firms up Java defenses Panelists decry lax security in medical devices CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates Malicious power-charger can infect Apple iOS devices Researchers find Java users woefully tardy on patching Mac OS X 10.8.4 fixes iMessage ordering issue, more 10 great new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Getting the Most Out of Your Next-Generation Firewall Trends such as BYOD and the adoption of social media and other grey applications as legitimate business tools have had profound effects on organizations of all sizes. Read Now Apple fixes irritating Mountain Lion bugs, firms up Java defenses Apple on Tuesday updated OS X Mountain Lion, likely for one of the last times, with a combination of compatibility and reliability bug fixes as well as vulnerability patches. Read More Panelists decry lax security in medical devices Security for medical equipment such as MRI machines to and pacemakers is woeful, even though these devices today connect to networks and sometimes face risks from malware or hacking, according to a panel of university researchers speaking at this week's Design Automation Conference. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco, Dell/Sonic Wall, HP, McAfee, Sophos, Stonesoft How to stop the Bad Guy Industry analyst Robin Layland, Mike Nielsen from Cisco and Darren Suprina of Stonesoft explore how Next Generation Firewalls can handle the new generation of advanced evasion techniques, hackers and threats. View Now CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps. Read More Malicious power-charger can infect Apple iOS devices IoS devices are vulnerable to malware coming from a malicious charger according to researchers from Georgia Tech. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Stop Frequent DDoS Attacks Before the Damage Is Done This document examines various DDoS attack methods and the application of specific ADC technologies to block attacks in the DDoS threat spectrum while securely delivering applications and protecting the network, the session, and the user. Read Now. Researchers find Java users woefully tardy on patching Java has been a jackpot for hackers in recent months and an analysis of its users released Tuesday suggests why that's so. Read More Mac OS X 10.8.4 fixes iMessage ordering issue, more Even though eyes are on next week's Worldwide Developers Conference, which is rumored to usher in the next major update to OS X, Apple hasn't stopped supporting its current version. The company on Tuesday released Mac OS X 10.8.4, bringing numerous fixes and improvements. Read More 10 great new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V From next-generation Windows VMs to better Linux support, there's something for everyone in the next version of Microsoft's virtualization platform Read More
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