Microsoft patch snuffs out major worm potential

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	Microsoft patch snuffs out major worm potential Microsoft issued its four expected patches as part of its regular release cycle, including a fix for a potentially serious worm. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Best Practices for Implementing 2048-bit SSL Ready for 2048-bit SSL? Not with F5. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 2x faster 2048-bit SSL performance. Download the Citrix and Verisign 2048-bit Performance Kit. Learn more In this Issue Banks fending off brazen hacker raids on business accounts A brief history of computer displays Hire a vet? IT says yes Secret Snoop Conference for Gov't Spying: Go Stealth, Hit a Hundred Thousand Targets DARPA to detail program that radically alters security authentication techniques Clouds of anxiety: Companies worry about security of cloud computing Gartner: Security services spending to hit $49B in 2015 Feds lead biggest botnet takedown ever, end massive clickjack fraud IT must prepare for Hadoop security issues Wi-Fi security do's and don'ts Apple bans researcher for exploit exposing iOS security flaw How your signature can propel your security career DARPA gets serious with Internet security, schmoozes the dark side WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel Consolidation to Cloud Foundation With virtualization comes a simple, automated infrastructure that leads to a dynamic, efficient enterprise. Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization has proven itself an invaluable technology setting enterprises on the path to cloud computing. Read now. Banks fending off brazen hacker raids on business accounts Banks are having to fend off ever more attacks from hackers who break into computers of their business customers and try to make fraudulent funds transfers electronically for large amounts. If you doubt how bad this hacker scourge has become, ask Jorge Solis, senior vice president of security at First Midwest Bank. Read More A brief history of computer displays From blinking lights and punch cards to LCDs and 3D flat panels, we trace the 70-year history of the tech that users rely on to see what a computer is doing. Read More Hire a vet? IT says yes When President Obama challenged the private sector this past August to hire 100,000 unemployed veterans by the end of 2013, he shared the stage with companies that have some of the largest IT workforces in the United States -- among them Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Siemens, Honeywell, Accenture and Microsoft. Read More Secret Snoop Conference for Gov't Spying: Go Stealth, Hit a Hundred Thousand Targets Forget passive monitoring for government spying; go stealth to hit your target says the Hacking Team which sells hacking techniques and tools for invasive surveillance of the masses. Better yet, hit a hundred thousand targets. We looked at legal means, with a Trojan horse warrant for remote computer searches. But what about those areas of mass surveillance without a warrant that seem shaded grey and... Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee The Case for a New Data-centric DLP White Paper With increasing data growth, comes increased need for data security. The existing DLP model, with a focus on compliance/enforcement is not sufficient as the data discovery and classification capabilities are not granular enough. Learn More DARPA to detail program that radically alters security authentication techniques Researchers from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will next week detail a new program it hopes will develop technology to dramatically change computer system security authorization. Read More Clouds of anxiety: Companies worry about security of cloud computing While organizations continue to embrace cloud-computing platforms, surveys find organizations are concerned about security and their very ability to manage it in the cloud. Read More Gartner: Security services spending to hit $49B in 2015 Gartner is predicting that corporate spending across the world for a broad swath of security services will climb from about $35 billion today to $49 billion in three years, with the managed security services expected to jump most of all. Read More Feds lead biggest botnet takedown ever, end massive clickjack fraud The botnet takedown announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice was the biggest in history, according to a security company. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Protect Virtual Desktops Protecting virtual servers, virtual desktops and data stored in the cloud requires security optimized for the unique characteristics of these environments. See Tolly Enteprises' Independent performance tests comparing the performance of Trend Micro, McAfee, and Symantec. Read Now IT must prepare for Hadoop security issues Corporate IT executives need to pay attention to numerous potential security issues before using Hadoop to aggregate data from multiple, disparate sources, analysts and IT executives said at the Hadoop World conference here this week. Read More Wi-Fi security do's and don'ts Wi-Fi is inherently susceptible to hacking and eavesdropping, but it can be secure if you use the right security measures. Unfortunately, the Web is full of outdated advice and myths. But here are some do's and don'ts of Wi-Fi security, addressing some of these myths. Read More Apple bans researcher for exploit exposing iOS security flaw Apple has banned well-known security researcher Charlie Miller from its developer program, for creating an apparently benign iOS app that was actually designed to exploit a security flaw he had uncovered in the firmware. Read More How your signature can propel your security career The hood pegged open, showing off a masterpiece of an engine, a small crowd gathered as the sense of anticipation built in the air. People smiled, tapped the person next to them and pointed. Few words were spoken, as if no one wanted to miss what was about to happen. Read More DARPA gets serious with Internet security, schmoozes the dark side The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) had a big hand in creating the Internet and now its wants to get serious about protecting it. 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	SLIDESHOWS Wi-Fi security do's and don'ts Wi-Fi is inherently susceptible to hacking and eavesdropping, but it can be secure if you use the right security measures. Unfortunately, the Web is full of outdated advice and myths. But here are some do's and don'ts of Wi-Fi security, addressing some of these myths. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES FBI takes out $14 million DNS malware operation Fabric wars: Cisco vs. Brocade vs. Juniper Adobe's decision to ditch mobile Flash: What you need to know Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends of 2012 Juniper at the root of Internet outage? Meme-mania: The Musical, plus this week's other geekiest videos Microsoft isn't Apple: Redmond OKs Windows Phone 7 jailbreak tool Comcast begins rollout of IPv6 production network Microsoft patch snuffs out major worm potential iPhone apps: DIY skill that's in big demand
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