Black Hat: System links your face to your Social Security number and other private things

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	Black Hat: System links your face to your Social Security number and other private things Soon it will be practicable to take someone's photo on a smartphone and within minutes know their Social Security number and a range of other private data like their personal interests, sexual preference and credit status, researchers will tell the Black Hat security conference this week. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Best Practices in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Business continuity and disaster recovery can mean a rapid return to operations or financial downfall. This IDC white paper highlights the challenges and best practices for implementing continuity and recovery solutions, and details how Riverbed WAN optimization solutions enable firms to meet their recovery requirements. Read now! In this Issue Why Wi-Fi as we know it is in trouble Skype for iPad finally arrives, then quickly disappears In pictures: Fake Apple Stores? 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It is also 802.11 day (8/02/11), a day when the wireless industry should ponder its future because today's Wi-Fi networks are about to be hit by a perfect storm of problems. Read More Skype for iPad finally arrives, then quickly disappears While the deal has yet to be finalized, last night's long-anticipated release of Skype for iPad had the look of a down payment on Ballmer's promise. At least briefly. Read More In pictures: Fake Apple Stores? If the retail outlet says "Apple Stoer," it probably isn't run by Apple. Read More Android Trojan records phone calls While previous Android malware only logged call information, a new Trojan records actual phone calls. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies Managing Service Quality Across the Infrastructure With zero tolerance for latency of web applications and a near total dependence on technology in the workplace as the norm, an unpredictable and unreliable infrastructure is too big a risk for today's speed of business. View Now Advanced persistent threats force IT to rethink security priorities The biggest business challenge today, in the minds of many information security officers, is the stealthy online infiltration by attackers to steal valuable proprietary information. The reality, they say, is that these so-called "advanced persistent threats" are so rampant and unrelenting they are forcing IT to rethink network security. Read More Apple iPad 3 prototypes everywhere Apple's introduction of the iPad 2 tablet computer on March 2 generated lots of buzz and the product has been a winner, but for many Apple watchers the real excitement is in guessing what the next version will look like. Speculation over what the iPhone 5 will look like has been simultaneously hot. Read More HP extends Cisco switch trade-in program HP this week said it has expanded a trade-in program for customers looking to swap out Cisco switches for HP gear. Read More Tech groups oppose Internet sales tax bill Several tech trade groups oppose a bill that would require Internet retailers to collect sales tax. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies Advanced Authentication Methods: Software vs Hardware Hardware tokens were a popular method of strong authentication in past years but the cumbersome provisioning and distribution tasks, high support requirements and replacement costs have limited their growth. Learn More Samsung Androids get first SSLVPN client Last month Cisco announced the release of it Anyconnect SSLVPN client for Android devices. Read More Firewall Administration Techniques and Tools Firewalls can be difficult to manage. Firewalls get more and more rules added to their policies to the point of becoming "Swiss cheese". Don't give up hope because there are methods and tools available to help you gain control of your firewall policies. Read More Nissan eyes powering your house from your car In a twist on conventional charging for electric cars, Nissan has developed a system that allows a vehicle to supply electricity to power a house. Read More Best of Google Labs: A Retrospective As Google shuts down Google Labs, we look back at the many innovations the effort brought us, including Gmail, Google Goggles, Google Earth and Google Maps, among others. Read More
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