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	Forget physical access as now remote USB attacks can blue screen Windows servers NCC Group Research Director Andy Davis likes to test USB host security; over the years, Davis has "identified over 100 bugs covering all the major operating systems." He said most vendors typically respond with "Thank you for the bug, but as you need physical access to plug in your rogue device, the impact is actually quite low." Yet Davis continued researching USB security, giving presentations such... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FireEye Gain Insight into Advanced Attacks & Protect Your Enterprise Read the latest FireEye Advanced Threat Report that analyses more than 40,000 advanced attacks to map out the latest trends in advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks. The report correlates real-time threat intelligence from millions of security alerts to provide insight that spans countries, industries, and threat vectors. Download the FireEye Advanced Threat Report Now In this Issue Mass malware on mobile devices: Why haven't we seen it yet? Encrypting sensitive data is a must; new key management tools make it easy The government as whopping UFO skeptic China's unsupported XP machines hold the potential to become a massive botnet army 7 Hot IT Jobs That Will Land You a Higher Salary Google, Level 3 DNS services hijacked by TurkTelekom WHITE PAPER: Plantronics Unleash your UC Potential By Putting Users First What's holding back Unified Communications (UC) adoption? Too often, today's solutions are simply too hard to use. Now, survey results show high-quality audio and a simple and intuitive user experience can turbo-charge acceptance. Read this exclusive report from Plantronics and IDG to learn how you can start making the most of UC. Read now! Mass malware on mobile devices: Why haven't we seen it yet? This post is probably going to get my mobile phone hacked, but conflicting news reports have got me wondering whether mobile devices are really as vulnerable as some vendors and doomsayers would suggest. Read More Encrypting sensitive data is a must; new key management tools make it easy Encryption is one of the best ways to prevent the type of terrible headaches that many high-profile companies have experienced with stolen data. Even if experienced hackers are able to penetrate a system, having the data encrypted can mean that nothing useful is taken. 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>> The government as whopping UFO skeptic A newly released response to public UFO sighting only increases the notion that the military - which was often forced into looking into "flying saucer" sightings - was exceptionally skeptical about such reports. Read More China's unsupported XP machines hold the potential to become a massive botnet army Unsupported Windows XP machines in China could pose a threat to the Internet in general if bot-herders round up significant numbers of them to use as launch pads for malicious exploits, according to a top white-hat hacker. Read More WHITE PAPER: ForeScout Technologies 2014 Cyberthreat Defense Report for North America & Europe The Cyberthreat Defense Report is based on a rigorous survey of IT security decision makers and practitioners across North America and Europe. It reveals the current and planned deployment of technological countermeasures. Learn more >> 7 Hot IT Jobs That Will Land You a Higher Salary Looking to give your career (and your wallet) a boost? Here are seven in-demand positions that have companies throwing budgets out the window. Read More Google, Level 3 DNS services hijacked by TurkTelekom Google said its free DNS (Domain Name System) service is being intercepted by most Turkish ISPs as the country battles users trying to circumvent censorship efforts by the government. Read More
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