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	Black Hat: Top 20 hack-attack tools Turn someone else's phone into an audio/video bug. Check. Use Dropbox as a backdoor into corporate networks. Check. Suck information out of pacemakers. Check. The Black Hat conference in Las Vegas last year offered hacker tools for all of those plus more. Read More WHITE PAPER: Spirent Hardware Test is the Key to Accurate Network Testing Surprisingly, many organizations are not adequately testing their networks. Network testing is crucial for any IT organization that wants to ensure availability, security and performance of applications and services running on their networks. Learn More In this Issue How F5 Networks countered the Heartbleed bug 10 scariest hacks from Black Hat and Defcon Tip of the Hat: Heartbleed prompts chastened tech giants to fund OpenSSL 'Francophoned' cybertheft operation reportedly back in action Security vendor blames Amazon for customer malware Netgear patch said to leave backdoor problem in router Activism's slippery slope: Anonymous targets children's hospital WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Protect your organization while supporting mobility and BYOD Check out this new white paper to learn how Dell Mobility Solutions for security can help protect your organization's information, systems and networks while simplifying administration and supporting employees with forward-thinking mobility initiatives for a range of devices and operating systems. Learn more How F5 Networks countered the Heartbleed bug Over the last few weeks, the security industry has been rocked by the Heartbleed bug, which impacted OpenSSL-based websites. Heartbleed takes advantage of an OpenSSL feature called heartbeat, which exchanges data between the user's computer and the webserver. Heartbleed causes the web server to send back a massive amount of data, rather than only the data it's supposed to, including sensitive,... Read More 10 scariest hacks from Black Hat and Defcon During the Black Hat and Defcon conferences researchers tend to wheel out their best new attacks on everything from browsers to automobiles, demonstrating ingenuity and diligence in circumventing security efforts or in some cases in exploiting systems that were built without security in mind. Here's a handful of the ones that over time have deserved the most concern. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic and PEER 1 Hosting Defense Throughout the Vulnerability Life Cycle This whitepaper provides insight into how to leverage threat and log management technologies to protect your IT assets throughout their vulnerability life cycle. Learn More Tip of the Hat: Heartbleed prompts chastened tech giants to fund OpenSSL Computerworld offers a Tip of the Hat to Jon Brodkin of Ars Technica for an incisive look at how only a potential disaster could convince top tech execs to finally help fund the OpenSSL and other open-source projects. Read More 'Francophoned' cybertheft operation reportedly back in action A cybercriminal operation that combines phone-based social engineering attacks with spear phishing and malware to steal money from organizations has resurfaced this year, finding victims in French-speaking countries in particular. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Advanced Persistent Threats: Detection and Protection In this paper we'll explain how a multi-faceted approach to protect against APTs including layers of defense can reduce the risk of attacks. Learn More Security vendor blames Amazon for customer malware A security vendor claims Amazon Web Services provided a cloud-computing customer with an unpatched version of Windows that resulted in a malware infection. Read More Netgear patch said to leave backdoor problem in router The security researcher who identified an admin backdoor in a range of routers last year has found that Netgear's patches don't adequately address the security issue. Read More Activism's slippery slope: Anonymous targets children's hospital Supporters of the faceless collective known as Anonymous have taken up the cause of a young girl, after the State of Massachusetts removed her from her parents earlier this year. However, the methods used to show support may have unintended consequences, which could impact patient care. Read More
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