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	15 (FREE!) security tools you should try There's a long history of free security software, and here are some of the best-known products you can try inside your own network, if only to discover how vulnerable you are. Read More WHITE PAPER: Box Empowering Your Mobile Workers A modern mobile IT strategy is no longer an option, it is an absolute necessity. Here's how some of the nation's most progressive corporations are meeting the many needs of their mobile workers - without overwhelming their IT departments - with the help of Box. Learn more! In this Issue The worst security SNAFUs of 2013 5 IT security horror stories (and 5 solutions) 12 useful websites for IT security Who holds IT security power? What would your ultimate network security look like? 5 strategies for post-holiday BYOD problems Microsoft Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades DARPA makes finding software vulnerabilities fun Big Data security, privacy concerns remain unanswered Why we are losing the cyber security war and what we can do about it WHITE PAPER: Mobiquity Inc. The Five Big Lies Leaders Hear About "Going Mobile" Mobile hasn't been around long, but it has already made a tremendous impact. With such a new technology, it's not surprising that a lot of misinformation is floating around. Don't be taken in. Get the truth by reading this paper. It lays out how to develop an effective mobile initiative, one you need to succeed. Learn More The worst security SNAFUs of 2013 This year's award for "Biggest Security SNAFU" can only go to the National Security Agency. Since June, NSA officials have winced as former NSA contractor Edward Snowden began dispensing secrets to the media about how NSA carries out massive surveillance around the world using advanced technology. Read More 5 IT security horror stories (and 5 solutions) Your business relies on the security of its networks, storage and mobile devices to protect personal information and corporate data. But often, the weakest link in a data security plan is the human element. While education and training can go a long way toward helping your employees keep devices and data safe, sometimes it's up to technology to save the day. Read More 12 useful websites for IT security Whether it's dealing with Cisco, Microsoft and VMware-based networks or with open source tools, or perhaps just learning more about IT security, these websites all offer information you may need. Read More WHITE PAPER: iLand Internet Solutions Transparency in the Public Cloud To date, IT organizations have been forced to sacrifice transparency to get the scalability, improved performance, and other benefits provided by a public cloud. This paper discusses how you can now get the same visibility in the public cloud that you have in your own data center – or even better. Learn More Who holds IT security power? Power — it's about industry influence or setting security standards or breaking into networks or defending them. These are some of the most powerful and influential groups operating in the security realm today. Read More What would your ultimate network security look like? Is it possible that given a clean slate and likely millions of dollars, engineers could come up with the ultimate in secure network technology? The scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) think so and this week announced the Clean‐Slate Design of Resilient, Adaptive, Secure Hosts (CRASH) program that looks to lean heavily on human biology to develop super-smart, highly adaptive, supremely secure networks. Read More 5 strategies for post-holiday BYOD problems Christmas is fast approaching. Now, and after the office is back to normal after the first of the year, employees are going to return with several shiny new gadgets, along with the expectation that they'll "just work" in the corporate environment. Security will be a distant afterthought, because it's still viewed as a process that hinders productivity. Read More WEBCAST: Novell Putting Mobile Employees to Work Mobile Employees in the workplace. Watch this webcast. Click Here>> Learn More>> Microsoft Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades The latest round of monthly patches from Microsoft illustrates the need for organizations to move from older versions of Microsoft software if they haven't done so already. Read More DARPA makes finding software vulnerabilities fun The U.S. Defense Department may have found a new way to scan millions of lines of software code for vulnerabilities, namely by turning the practice into a set of video games and puzzles and have volunteers do the work. Read More Big Data security, privacy concerns remain unanswered Approaches to storing, managing, analyzing and mining Big Data are new, introducing security and privacy challenges within these processes. Big Data transmits and processes an individual's PII as part of a mass of data--millions to trillions of entries--flowing swiftly through new junctions, each with its own vulnerabilities. Read More Why we are losing the cyber security war and what we can do about it Why are the world's most IT savvy companies unable to keep attackers out of their networks? Read More
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