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	FTC: Identity theft is the plague of the country The Federal Trade Commission today issued its annual look at what consumers in the United States are complaining about the most. Read More WEBCAST: SAP SAP IT Transformation Forum On March 6, join us in an exclusive live event featuring Nolan Bushnell, a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, and scientist who's often cited as the father of the video game industry. This event will feature topics on laying the foundations for mobile, Big Data, and cloud applications that business teams require to stay competitive. Learn more In this Issue FBI expects to roll out malware-analysis system to help businesses identify attacks Google Android chief Sundar Pichai says Android not designed to be safe CIA chief: Internet of Things, infrastructure attacks are big security headaches Security firm discloses Apple iOS 'malicious profile' vulnerability impact on MDM Security researchers urge tech companies to explain their cryptographic choices Video tutorial: What is Conficker? Cloud security concerns are overblown, experts say Boeing's new smartphone will self-destruct in 3…2… NSA's Alexander defends surveillance, but calls for better cybersecurity WHITE PAPER: IBM Pay-as-you-Grow Data Protection IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery gives small and medium businesses the opportunity to start out with only the individual solutions they need, and add new functionalities as they grow. Read Now FBI expects to roll out malware-analysis system to help businesses identify attacks The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said this week his agency plans to introduce a malware-analysis system later this year that will let businesses and the public, report newly identified malware attacks, upload malware samples and receive reports on them. Read More Google Android chief Sundar Pichai says Android not designed to be safe Earlier this week, Google Android chief Sundar Pichai spoke at the Mobile World Congress where he explained, rather bluntly, that Android is designed to be open more so than it's designed to be safe. He also added that if he were a hacker today, he too would focus most of his efforts on Android on account of its marketshare position. FrAndroid reports: Read More CIA chief: Internet of Things, infrastructure attacks are big security headaches CIA Director John Brennan told an audience that when he served at the White House, "I must admit that after a while, just hearing the word "cyber" was enough to make my head hurt." Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | Cisco | Intel® Overcoming the Security Challenges of the Cloud PC Connection, in partnership with Cisco and Intel®, recently conducted a survey to learn how organizations are using the cloud. In this white paper, you'll learn what you can do to mitigate security concerns and make the most out of the cloud. View Now Security firm discloses Apple iOS 'malicious profile' vulnerability impact on MDM At the RSA Conference today, security start-up Skycure plans to disclose a vulnerability in Apple iOS devices that can impact mobile-device management (MDM) systems running on them. Read More Security researchers urge tech companies to explain their cryptographic choices Fourteen prominent security and cryptography experts have signed an open letter to technology companies urging them to take steps to regain users' trust following reports over the past year that vendors collaborated with government agencies to undermine consumer security and facilitate mass surveillance. Read More Video tutorial: What is Conficker? Today's advanced malware threats are capable of changing behavior to block attempts to discover and remove them from systems. One of the most successful examples of malware deploying these techniques in recent years was Conficker. Conficker was an unusually successful piece of malware that first surfaced in November 2008. It exploited a vulnerability in Windows server operating systems and went on... Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Why workloads define cloud strategies Cloud computing changes how organizations think about their business and IT strategies. As organizations define their cloud strategies, it is imperative to think about the use cases and application workloads that will run in the cloud, as these will ultimately define your cloud architecture and which solutions to deploy. View now Cloud security concerns are overblown, experts say Security concerns should not deter enterprises from using public cloud technologies when it makes business sense. Read More Boeing's new smartphone will self-destruct in 3…2… Aerospace and defense company Boeing this week rolled out the Boeing Black – a heavily secured Android smartphone designed for use by the U.S. military and intelligence agencies, which – no kidding – will essentially self-destruct if tampered with. Read More NSA's Alexander defends surveillance, but calls for better cybersecurity U.S. National Security Agency director General Keith Alexander has called on Congress to pass new legislation focused on protecting the country's cyber assets while at the same time defending his agency's cybersurveillance programs. Read More
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