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	CryptoLocker crooks charge 10 Bitcoins for second-chance decryption service If you don't win an online auction, sometimes you receive a "second chance offer" that costs whatever your highest bid was for an item. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Canon Canon is Advancing Cybersecurity on Multifunction Devices A convergence of networking, document and data workflow, and mobile technologies, MFDs are critical to enterprise productivity. But with new workflows come new security challenges. Learn how the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform is making authentication and access, user auditing, and physical artifacts more secure and easier to manage than ever. Discover Simply Advanced Security from Canon In this Issue Security Manager's Journal: Found: 30 unmanaged servers that shouldn't be Information Security versus "Shadow IT" (and mobility, cloud computing, BYOD, etc.) 11 sure signs you've been hacked Habitable planets way more common than you think Enterprise defenses lag despite rising cybersecurity awareness Biggest risks in IPv6 security today 10 companies making the Internet of Things a reality Iris ID systems go mainstream IDC tabs 'Specialized Threat Analysis and Protection' as new security segment WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Achieving Brute Force DDoS Protection Many security solutions tout the ability to withstand brute force layer 7 Dos attacks. However, most of today's DoS attacks overwhelm applications by sending more than one million request attempts per second. Learn more >> Read more>> Security Manager's Journal: Found: 30 unmanaged servers that shouldn't be We just found 30 servers that can't be accounted for. Thirty Internet-facing servers with no malware protection and patchy patch histories. I need to take a deep breath and figure out just how bad this is and what we can do to stop this sort of thing from happening again. Read More Information Security versus "Shadow IT" (and mobility, cloud computing, BYOD, etc.) We've all read the marketing hype about "shadow IT" where business managers make their own IT decisions without the CIO's knowledge or approval. According to ESG research, this risk is actually overstated at most organizations but there is no denying that IT is getting harder to manage as a result of BYOD, cloud computing, IT consumerization, and mobility. As these trends perpetuate, CISOs... Read More 11 sure signs you've been hacked In today's threatscape, antivirus software provides little piece of mind. In fact, antimalware scanners on the whole are horrifically inaccurate, especially with exploits less than 24 hours old. After all, malicious hackers and malware can change their tactics at will. Swap a few bytes around, and a previously recognized malware program becomes unrecognizable. 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 Habitable planets way more common than you think The idea that many as 20% of the Sun-like stars in our solar system have Earth-sized planets that could host life seems astounding. Read More Enterprise defenses lag despite rising cybersecurity awareness Organizations are showing more interest in cybersecurity through executive involvement and higher spending. Nevertheless, the added attention is new and more resources need to be directed at defending against cyberattacks, a study shows. Read More Biggest risks in IPv6 security today Although IPv6 packets have started to flow, network engineers still tread lightly because of lingering security concerns. Here are the top six security risks in IPv6 network security today as voted by gogoNET members, a community of 95,000 network professionals. Read More WEBCAST: ForeScout Technologies Continuous Monitoring & Mitigation: the New InfoSec Frontier Given network, device, access and threat dynamics, how can IT be more efficient and effective to identify and resolve exposures and attacks? This live broadcast brings together a panel of industry experts to discuss the advantages of leveraging controls and intelligence through a bi-directional integration. View now >> 10 companies making the Internet of Things a reality The first ever Internet of Things World Forum was held in Barcelona over the last week of October. If there was any doubt, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a very real trend and it's just a matter of time before IoT has a significant impact on the way we live our lives. These were the top 10 companies on display at the World Forum, many of which are helping IoT move from vision to reality. Read More Iris ID systems go mainstream Dropping prices, fast processing speeds and more user-friendly designs have given a boost to this highly accurate biometric technology. Read More IDC tabs 'Specialized Threat Analysis and Protection' as new security segment Products that can detect stealthy malware-based attacks aimed at cyber-espionage and data exfiltration should be considered a specialized area of the security market, according to research firm IDC, which has designated a new market category for them: "Specialized Threat Analysis and Protection." Read More
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