New DDoS malware targets Linux and Windows systems

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	New DDoS malware targets Linux and Windows systems Attackers are compromising Linux and Windows systems to install a new malware program designed for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to researchers from the Polish Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT Polska). 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 Privacy plays an important part in cloud predictions for 2014 Police arrest new suspect in 2011 'student loans' phishing attack NASA's greatest challenges in 2014 Review: VMware vSphere 5.5 adds speed and usability Phishing messages fall markedly in 2013 despite better targetting Bruce Schneier leaving 'security futurologist' position at telco employer BT What Microsoft did right and wrong in 2013 Microsoft warns customers to update to Windows 8.1 final or face ruin The 8 hottest security stories of 2013 WHITE PAPER: Dell Four Steps toward Planning a Successful Email Migration Email migrations isn't as simple as purchasing new hardware and moving user accounts. Strong planning and good tools are also essential. In this tech brief, learn how you can execute four key steps in your email migration, and the tools that make it easy and secure. Read now! Privacy plays an important part in cloud predictions for 2014 Privacy plays a major role when it comes to 2014 cybersecurity predictions for the cloud. Read More Police arrest new suspect in 2011 'student loans' phishing attack Police have made an unexpected new arrest in connection with the long-running investigation into a phishing gang that stole APS1.5 million ($2.5 million) from the banks accounts of UK-based students in 2011. Read More NASA's greatest challenges in 2014 In its annual look at what challenges NASA faces in the coming year, the agency's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) this year outlined nine key areas it says will cause the most angina. Leading the way in pain is money. NASA's current money story starts off bad and just gets worse. Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T Transforming Your Organization with Mobility This whitepaper intends to help organizations understand the critical elements of a mobilization solution, the value and inter-dependencies, and important enablement assessment questions. Learn More Review: VMware vSphere 5.5 adds speed and usability VMware vSphere 5.5, the latest release of VMware's flagship virtualization hypervisor and central management server, has something for companies of all sizes. Usability and speed enhancements to the vSphere Web Client and the redesign of the vCenter single sign-on architecture are good reasons for all vSphere customers -- large or small -- to plan on making the move to vSphere 5.5 without delay. Read More Phishing messages fall markedly in 2013 despite better targetting Criminals are sending markedly fewer phishing emails than a year ago but they are now being more skilfully targeted, an end-of-year report by security firm Websense has found. Read More Bruce Schneier leaving 'security futurologist' position at telco employer BT What does the future hold for security and privacy expert Bruce Schneier after parting ways with the UK telecommunications company BT Group? It's where Schneier was employed for eight years as a security futurologist. Schneier said of his future plans: "Answer cloudy, ask again later." Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Managing Essential tools for greater productivity People are interacting with software from the moment they wake up (hearing an alarm on a smartphone) to the time they relax in the evening (reading or shopping online). And in between, software affects virtually every work function in some way, whether in the executive suite or on the shipping dock. Read Now What Microsoft did right and wrong in 2013 Nobody bats a thousand, and Microsoft is no different. Here's a quick look at five things Microsoft did right in 2013 and five it did wrong. Read More Microsoft warns customers to update to Windows 8.1 final or face ruin Microsoft today reminded customers that the Windows 8.1 Preview will conk out on Jan.15. Read More The 8 hottest security stories of 2013 We recap the biggest security news from this past year Read More
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