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	SIM cards vulnerable to hacking, says researcher Millions of mobile phones may be vulnerable to spying due to the use of outdated, 1970s-era cryptography, according to new research due to be presented at the Black Hat security conference. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Powerful and secure remote support with LogMeIn Rescue For companies that want to compete in their industry, improving the customer experience is a top priority. To do that, having an on-demand remote support solution is essential. That's why companies around the world choose LogMeIn Rescue to provide powerful, secure support of any device, anytime, anywhere. Rescue offers a simple, reliable interface packed with all the features technicians want. Check out LogMeIn Rescue to learn more and start your free trial today. In this Issue True tales of (mostly) white-hat hacking Apple's developer site was hacked; customer information is safe F5 data center firewall aces performance test 5 security best practices for SMBs For IP surveillance networks, smart PoE switches give an edge Cyber drills like Quantum Dawn 2 vital to security in financial sector Safeguard your code: 17 security tips for developers Samsung's potential government deal signals new era for mobile security Apple confirms hack of its developer website WHITE PAPER: Tripwire SANS Secure Configuration Management Demystified Security experts and analysts agree that a systematic, enterprise-wide program of secure configuration management is one of the most beneficial security solutions you can implement. It provides an objective, concise measure of your overall security posture. Learn More True tales of (mostly) white-hat hacking Stings, penetration pwns, spy games -- it's all in a day's work along the thin gray line of IT security. Read More Apple's developer site was hacked; customer information is safe A funny thing happened to Apple's Developer Center over the last few days. It was down. And stayed down. And though Apple put up a message on the developer website indicating that things would be back to normal soon, no one quite knew what was going on. Until now. Apple on Sunday emailed developers and informed them that there was a security breach on Apple's developer site this past Thursday. Read More F5 data center firewall aces performance test Huge data center, check. Multiple 10G Ethernet pipes, check. Load balancer, check. Firewall? Really? Do network architects need to buy yet another box, and likely take a performance hit? Not according to F5 Networks, which says its BIG-IP 10200v with Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) can handle traffic at 80-Gbps rates while screening and protecting tens of millions of connections, and simultaneously load-balancing server traffic. Read More WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Software, Inc. The 5 Stages of Enterprise Endpoint Backup Grief A large amount of mission-critical data exists exclusively on laptops and desktops - i.e. "endpoints" - making them a primary source of unnecessary data loss risk for today's organizations. Learn how Code 42 identified the five common stages of "enterprise endpoint backup grief." Learn more. 5 security best practices for SMBs If your small-to-midsized business is like most, you're playing a game of chicken with cyber-criminals. You probably know that your defenses probably aren't able to repel today's sophisticated, persistent attacks, yet you hope that you'll be overlooked. (Insider content) Read More For IP surveillance networks, smart PoE switches give an edge An increasing number of businesses, school districts and healthcare facilities are delving into Smart Ethernet switches with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology—and reaping big benefits for their IP Surveillance networks. Read More Cyber drills like Quantum Dawn 2 vital to security in financial sector Cyber exercises, like the Quantum Dawn 2 drill carried out by dozens of Wall Street firms this week, can be useful in helping financial firms close critical gaps in their incident response capabilities, analysts said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire 10 Steps to Risk-based Security Management Many professionals in information security espouse the belief—and commitment to—"risk based" security management. In fact, according to the latest Ponemon Report on Risk Management, 77% of those surveyed claimed a commitment to it. Learn More Safeguard your code: 17 security tips for developers Rigorous input testing, passwords, encryption -- security is a feature no programmer can afford to overlook. Read More Samsung's potential government deal signals new era for mobile security Samsung is close to inking a deal with the FBI and the U.S. Navy for mobile devices --placing a foot into the door that was previously blocked by BlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion). Read More Apple confirms hack of its developer website Apple on Sunday admitted that its developer website, which has been offline since Thursday, had been hacked and some information may have been stolen. Read More
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