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	Microsoft to patch zero-day IE bug now under attack Microsoft today said it will ship eight security updates next week to patch critical vulnerabilities in Windows and IE, with the one aimed at IE plugging the hole attackers have been exploiting for months. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell SecureNetworks CISO's Guide to Advanced Attackers No matter the size of your organization, advanced cyber-attacks represent a credible threat to your organization. Security analyst firm Securoris and Dell SecureWorks collaborated on this guide to help gather intelligence, mine for threat indicators, respond to alerts and break the attack process. Read now! In this Issue Hackers steal information on 2.9 million Adobe customers U.S. ranks fourth in Internet freedom as surveillance grows worldwide 10 people who should have been Apple's Siri Web hosting firms at risk from critical vulnerability in WHMCS billing and support system EFF chides NSA for stamping watchdog's doc Top Secret Cloud encryption: control your own keys in a separate storage vault US indicts 13 Anonymous members for DDoS attacks Start-up Netskope keeps watch on enterprise cloud usage WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More Hackers steal information on 2.9 million Adobe customers Hackers broke into the internal computer network of Adobe Systems and stole information on 2.9 million customers, as well as source code for several of the company's products. Read More U.S. ranks fourth in Internet freedom as surveillance grows worldwide Internet freedom has declined in the United States over the past year as a result of its surveillance policies, reflecting a trend that appears to have caught on worldwide, according to a recently released study. 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 10 people who should have been Apple's Siri Who could have been a great Siri? Samuel Jackson? Clint Eastwood? Scarlett Johanssen? Read More Web hosting firms at risk from critical vulnerability in WHMCS billing and support system The developers of WHMCS, a popular client management, billing and support application for Web hosting providers, released emergency security updates Thursday to patch a critical vulnerability that was publicly disclosed. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware The Clear Path to Cloud Security, Compliance, & Cost Control Both customers and IT decision makers are concerned about cloud security, according to recent research. How can you negotiate this barrier to realize the benefits of cloud computing? Read this paper to learn about the techniques, tools, and technologies that will enable you to capitalize on the cloud safely and cost-effectively. Read Now EFF chides NSA for stamping watchdog's doc Top Secret One would imagine that lunch menus are stamped "Top Secret" at the NSA, but that didn't stop the Electronic Frontier Foundation from tweeting its indignation at seeing one of its documents getting swept up into the agency's web of secrecy. Read More Cloud encryption: control your own keys in a separate storage vault Much has been written about encrypting data in the cloud, but several challenges persist. Who controls or has access to the keys, and where are the keys stored? KeyNexus, a division of Dark Matter Labs, addresses those challenges with an independent key management solution that separates the lock from the keys and gives the keys solely to the data owner. Read More US indicts 13 Anonymous members for DDoS attacks The U.S. has brought criminal charges against 13 persons, said to be members of the hacker group Anonymous, for their alleged participation in cyberattacks as part of a campaign called Operation Payback. Read More Start-up Netskope keeps watch on enterprise cloud usage Start-up Netskope comes out of stealth mode today in unveiling its security service intended to help enterprises monitor how employees are using cloud-based applications, such as Salesforce.com, while also giving IT managers the ability to block data transfers or receive alerts. Read More
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