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	Apple Safari catches up with rivals on Flash security While not a security cure-all, Apple's decision to finally place the Adobe Flash Player within its own sandbox in Safari will make one of hackers' favorite targets harder to exploit, experts say. Read More WHITE PAPER: New Relic Secure, Reliable & Proven APM for the Enterprise Your organization depends on your web applications to do business -- from customer facing eCommerce,banking or travel applications, to mission-critical applications for your employees or partners. When it comes to performance, visitors' expectations for service and reliability are high. Read Now In this Issue In search of the mythical computerized SynthAxe NSA spied on 35 world leaders according to leaked document Data protection essential to digital economy, say EU leaders Enterprise Security Professionals Offer Their Suggestions for U.S. Governement Cybersecurity Programs Cryptolocker: How to avoid getting infected and what to do if you are Lavabit encryption key ruling threatens Internet privacy, EFF argues Raising awareness quickly: Avoiding problems in the cloud WEBCAST: IBM Fighting Fraud Videos: IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager Short videos about IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) for Fraud. IIM optimizes the investigation of fraud for customers across many industries in both the commercial and public sector space. Learn More. In search of the mythical computerized SynthAxe Interesting post from the curator of the Computer History Museum who says that of all the possible historical items he'd like to get his hands on for the museum would be a computerized, pseudo-guitar device called a SynthAxe. Read More NSA spied on 35 world leaders according to leaked document The U.S. monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders, according to a National Security Agency document provided by its former contractor, Edward Snowden, according to The Guardian newspaper. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Gaining and Executing a Smarter Understanding of Customers This article discusses the urgent need for firms to successfully engage with customers, including handling issues such as social media and mobility, and at accomplishing this goal with smarter IBM collaboration and CRM solutions. Learn More. Data protection essential to digital economy, say EU leaders European Union leaders have given themselves room for manoeuvre in implementing new data protection laws, while pledging to introduce them in a "timely" fashion. Read More Enterprise Security Professionals Offer Their Suggestions for U.S. Governement Cybersecurity Programs According to ESG research, 66% of enterprise security professionals believe that the U.S. federal government should be doing "significantly more" or "somewhat more" to help the private sector cope with the current cybersecurity situation and threat landscape. Okay but what exactly should the feds be doing? Here is some additional research on enterprise security professionals' suggestions... Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Case Study: Boston College Read this case study to learn how Boston College has reduced complexity of the backup process for over 1,700 seats by centralizing management. Read now Cryptolocker: How to avoid getting infected and what to do if you are The newest piece of ransomware is particularly nasty and, once you've got it, it's a real pain to get rid of. Here's how to protect your corporate assets before getting bit. Read More Lavabit encryption key ruling threatens Internet privacy, EFF argues A court order forcing former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's email provider to turn over its master encryption key undermines a critical security feature used by major Internet services, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Thursday. Read More Raising awareness quickly: Avoiding problems in the cloud In the fourth, and final, awareness tip for National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Rapid7 discusses the cloud, and how to avoid common problems while using it. Read More
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