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Death by Morto A? It's your own fault, says Microsoft
The Morto A worm is having continued success despite its reliance on a list of lame passwords to take over victim machines. Read More


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Was this the e-mail that took down RSA?
"I forward this file to you for review. Please open and view it." Read More

VMworld: Security, regulatory concerns still a challenge in virtualization
While VMware users harbor little doubt about the cost savings and productivity gains brought by virtualizing their networks, security concerns still exist on many fronts, whether it's figuring out how to meet regulatory compliance with auditors, or evaluating cloud services. Read More

5 misconceptions about file transfer security
The typical enterprise transfers thousands of files per day, making it one of the essential business productivity tools. But there are a number of file transfer security misconceptions floating around that give the technology a black eye. Here are the Top 5. Read More

Tips for Taming Rogue IT
Sure, some rogue IT is the result of unmet technology needs. Other times, it's just the product of misunderstanding or miscommunication. Read More


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Chatbots gone wild – and nasty
A demo of two robots chatting that a pair of Cornell University Ph.D. students cobbled together for an artificial intelligence course has exploded into a viral video over the past week that has amassed nearly 1.4 million views on YouTube. The video, "AI vs. AI. Two chatbots talking to each other" (see below) is based on a Web-based chatbot called Cleverbot that the students gussied up with a text-to-speech... Read More

Top cybersecurity concerns: Malicious code, employees run amok
When 3,300 information-technology professionals were asked about cybersecurity, they said malicious code attacks accounted for the main type of cyberattack their organizations suffered during the past year, although "internal unintentional actions" by well-meaning insiders also wreaked havoc. Read More

4 simple steps to bulletproof laptop security
Follow these tips, tools, and techniques to protect your Windows notebook against theft, intrusion, and data loss Read More

VMware strives to expand security partner ecosystem
VMware yesterday said it has added more security vendor partners to its vShield product-development program in which security firms work with the company to develop data protection specifically designed for VMware's flagship virtualization platform, which today is vSphere 5.0. Read More


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The Most Important Metric for your VMs
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Hackers may have stolen over 200 SSL certificates
Hackers may have obtained more than 200 digital certificates from a Dutch company after breaking into its network, including ones for Mozilla, Yahoo and the Tor project, a security researcher reported today. Read More

Hackers break into Linux source code site
As Linux fans know, there are two kinds of hackers: the good guys who develop free software, such as the Linux kernel, and the bad guys who break into computers. Read More

Trend Micro: Virtualization changing our anti-malware business big time
Virtualization -- in particular Trend Micro's close alliance with VMware -- is bringing about a strategic shift in Trend's anti-malware business as its products become designed for use with VMware's vShield technology. Read More

Survey: IT pros split on allowing end users to download, install software
In their efforts to keep malware off their networks, some IT and security pros restrict end users' rights to install apps on company machines, and the majority restrict the individual applications that are allowed on the network, a survey says. Read More

The big, bad browser quiz
Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari -- you know the names of these Web browsers, but do you really know them? Read More

IFA: Sony intros two Android tablets
The tablets will integrate with other Sony products so for example consumers can use them as a remote control for their TV. Read More

 
 
 

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