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	California's first data-breach report finds 131 incidents hit 2.5 million citizens The state of California yesterday issued its first annual data-breach report saying for 2012 it recorded a total of 131 data breach incidents that put the personal data of more than 2.5 million Californians at risk. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks IT Consumerization - A Shift to App-centric Security This paper examines how BYOD 2.0 builds on the BYOD 1.0 foundation but makes a substantial shift from a device-level focus to an application-level focus to reduce overhead and unburden IT by allowing them to concern themselves only with the enterprise data and applications they need to secure, manage, and control. Learn More In this Issue Malware steals Litecoins, Bitcoin's younger sibling 10 funny videos about computer passwords 10 shocking ways the Feds are spying on you Ubisoft warns of account database breach after website attack Researchers mimic board game to bolster computer security WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Malware B-Z: Inside the Threat From Blackhole to ZeroAccess Get insight into two of the most commonly used and technically capable pieces of crimeware, the Blackhole exploit kit and the ZeroAccess rootkit. We explain why these kits are so useful to the bad guys and show you how you can stop these threats from infecting your network and your users. Learn more. Malware steals Litecoins, Bitcoin's younger sibling A simple piece of malicious software is circulating that steals Litecoins, a virtual currency based on the Bitcoin system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky The CISO's Guide To Virtualization Security This guide describes the security challenges within virtualized environments and shows how to apply the concepts of Forrester's Zero Trust Model of information security to secure the virtual environment effectively. Learn more. 10 funny videos about computer passwords Remember the time you forgot your password? You can laugh about it now. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Network protection and UTM Buyers Guide This buyers guide is designed to help you choose the right solution for your organization. It looks at the factors you should consider when evaluating solutions to ensure you have the protection and functionality you need, both now and as your business evolves. View Now 10 shocking ways the Feds are spying on you Worried about NSA spying? That's the tip of a U.S. surveillance iceberg. Read More Ubisoft warns of account database breach after website attack Game maker Ubisoft said on Tuesday an account database was breached due to unauthorized access of one of its websites, revealing users' personal information. Read More Researchers mimic board game to bolster computer security By studying the memory game Concentration, they hope to lay the groundwork for highly accurate bot-detection programs Read More
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