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	Cyber-physical systems readied for demos by White House-led team A White House-led effort to show that the Internet of Things can save lives and create jobs is about to put on a big show. Read More WEBCAST: Dell SecureWorks Counterstrategies for Combatting Social Engineering Social Engineering is proving costlier than ever, especially phishing and spear phishing. With recent breaches, the imperative to counter social engineering effectively takes on a whole new level of urgency. In this webcast, the CISO for Dell SecureWorks discusses the realities of social engineering and what your organization must do to counter it. Learn more In this Issue EBay flaw could be used to hijack accounts, researcher says Apple devices held hostage using Find My iPhone Registry hack enables free Windows XP security updates until 2019 Security Threat Landscape (May 2014) DDoS attacks using SNMP amplification on the rise Top 12 tech hoaxes of all time The zany world of identified flying objects WHITE PAPER: HP Why you need a next-generation firewall This white paper explores the reasons for implementing NG firewalls and lays out a path to success for overburdened IT organizations. Learn More EBay flaw could be used to hijack accounts, researcher says A security researcher who found a major vulnerability in eBay's website last week said a second flaw he found hasn't been fixed and could be used to hijack user accounts. Read More Apple devices held hostage using Find My iPhone Hackers appear to be exploiting Apple's "Find My iPhone" service to lock up phones and tablets and send ransom demands to their owners. Read More WEBCAST: Kemp Technologies How To: Agile Hybrid Cloud Deployment with Virtual ADC's The Growth of Hybrid Cloud is effecting companies of all sizes. In this webinar you will learn: How to deploy Hybrid Cloud Applications in Hours Not Weeks, Enable Security & High Availability for Apps Migrated to the Hybrid Cloud. Learn More Registry hack enables free Windows XP security updates until 2019 Windows XP users might want to rejoice as there's a registry hack that will let those machines continue to receive security updates until April 2019...all for low, low price of free. Read More Security Threat Landscape (May 2014) In this episode, Keith Shaw (Network World) and Derek Manky (Fortinet) discuss BlackShades, mobile ransomware and other new cyber-threats. Read More WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Networks Free Appliance for Application Performance Monitoring The ExtraHop Discovery Edition is a free virtual appliance that will help you to discover the performance of your applications across the network, web, VDI, database, and storage tiers. Get yours today! Learn More>> DDoS attacks using SNMP amplification on the rise Attackers are increasingly abusing devices configured to publicly respond to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) requests over the Internet to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks. Read More Top 12 tech hoaxes of all time Social media pranks and viral videos have nothing on these truly historical technical hoaxes Read More The zany world of identified flying objects From flying pancakes and chainsaws to prototype jets and spacecraft, IFOs are way cooler than UFOs Read More
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