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	RSA security attack demo deep-fries Apple Mac components How bad can cyberattacks get? How about burning the internal components of a machine, whether PC or Mac, to a crisp so there's no thought of it being recoverable? That's what security vendor CrowdStrike showed could be done to an Apple Mac OS X today at the RSA Conference. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Infoblox A Cybercriminal's Guide to Exploiting DNS Stories about cyberattacks are plaguing the news more every week. Is your network secure? Take a detour through the eyes of the cybercriminals who are making today's headlines. Read this white paper and see your network the way hackers do—as an easy target. Learn how you can secure your external and internal DNS infrastructure today. Read now! In this Issue Huge turnout at RSA shows hackers are winning Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? Android malware using TOR anonymity network makes a debut IE zero-day exploit being used in widespread attacks High-profile US national labs team to build 200 petaflop supercomputers 13 of today's coolest network research projects Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks 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 Huge turnout at RSA shows hackers are winning In the battle between enterprises and malicious hackers, the bad guys are clearly winning, judging by the sheer number of people and exhibitors at the RSA security conference going on here this week. Read More Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? Two recently-discovered flaws in Apple iOS and Mac OS X have security experts openly asking whether the software vulnerabilities represent backdoors inserted for purposes of cyber-espionage. There's no clear answer so far, but it just shows that anxiety about state-sponsored surveillance is running high. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Why Web Site Performance Is an IT Imperative A slow or inefficient Web site can have a direct impact on your business. Recently, IDG Research explored the challenges enterprises face in delivering content across multiple devices. Find out how adjusting to these challenges while meeting performance objectives has become a top concern for senior IT managers. View Now Android malware using TOR anonymity network makes a debut Kaspersky Lab has spotted malware for the Android mobile operating system employing the TOR anonymity network, a development previously only seen on Windows. Read More IE zero-day exploit being used in widespread attacks The number of attacks exploiting a yet-to-be-patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer has increased dramatically over the past few days, indicating the exploit is no longer used just in targeted attacks against particular groups of people. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Top 10 Internet Applications Most Likely to be Mobilized Effective mobile application performance management optimizes application availability and response time, ensuring the best user experience. Learn the difference the right management tools make and why tools that monitor the network or focus only on performance at the device level are not enough. Read now! High-profile US national labs team to build 200 petaflop supercomputers Three principal US national labs today affirmed they will team-up to build supercomputers that operate about 10 times faster than today's most powerful high performance computing (HPC) systems. Read More 13 of today's coolest network research projects Here's a whirlwind look at some of the wildest and potentially most useful technology research projects from university and vendor labs related to computer networking. Read More Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks Apple on Tuesday made it clear that it will no longer patch OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, when it again declined to offer a security update for the four-and-a-half-year-old operating system. Read More
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