From Anonymous to Hackerazzi: The year in security mischief-making

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	From Anonymous to Hackerazzi: The year in security mischief-making It wasn't a good security year from RSA break-in to hacks on Sony, Google and Facebook. Read More WEBCAST: IBM InfoSphere MDM Solution for Product Information Management Learn how leading retailers, distributors and manufacturers leverage IBM InfoSphere Product Information Management solutions to boost supply chain productivity and deliver an optimal customer purchase experience. Learn More In this Issue FAQ: CNET's "Trojan" installer What's really going on with Carrier IQ on your phone IPS: Best of breed or integrated solution? OpenDNS releases tool to encrypt DNS requests 25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011 Facebook disables bug used to expose Zuckerberg photos Symantec confirms Flash exploits targeted defense companies Lawmaker proposes cyberthreat sharing organization What to do in the event of a data breach? Cisco CSO on self-defending networks: The marketing's dead, the goal's alive Sourcefire shipping its first two app-aware, next-gen firewalls RSA security lapse led to March hack, says researcher WHITE PAPER: Sybase Scaling Out Query Performance with Sybase IQ 15.3 This paper is meant to provide a holistic perspective and introduce the technical concepts behind DQP in general and Sybase® IQ 15.3's DQP implementation through the PlexQ Distributed Query Platform. Read now. FAQ: CNET's "Trojan" installer CNET is under fire for downloading more than just open source software with the open source software that it makes available on its Web site. Read More What's really going on with Carrier IQ on your phone More details are emerging that reveal the Carrier IQ smartphone application does exactly what the vendor says it does. These new findings directly contradict the nearly universal allegations of keylogging, spying, and tracking, all based on the uncritical acceptance of the original analysis by Trevor Eckhart. Read More IPS: Best of breed or integrated solution? The age old question about whether to go with best-of-breed products or integrated solutions is particularly salient when it comes to intrusion-prevention systems. Security is an area where you need the best possible point product, the best of breed folks argue. But the evolved threats require a more holistic view that can only be achieved by taking more factors into account, the integrated solution suppliers counter. Who is right? You decide. Read More OpenDNS releases tool to encrypt DNS requests OpenDNS has released a preview of a tool that will encrypt DNS (Domain Name System) requests between a person's computer and the company's lookup service, potentially blocking malicious interceptions. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Learn More! 25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011 2011 will be remembered for Jobs' death, Cisco's refocusing, IPv6's coming out party and more Read More Facebook disables bug used to expose Zuckerberg photos A Facebook bug came back to haunt the company's co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Read More Symantec confirms Flash exploits targeted defense companies Security researchers at Symantec today confirmed that exploits of an unpatched Adobe Reader vulnerability targeted defense contractors, among other businesses. Read More Lawmaker proposes cyberthreat sharing organization A proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives would set up a new semi-independent organization allowing the U.S. government and private companies to share information about cyberthreats, but some critics questioned whether the group would be too removed from congressional scrutiny. Read More WHITE PAPER: AMD Make Virtual Desktops a Valuable Reality with AMD This paper will explore how the fast-emerging trend of "desktop virtualization" is giving IT managers a potent solution for tackling the problems associated with PC sprawl. Read More! What to do in the event of a data breach? Even though it now appears there was no terrorist attack on a pump at an Illinois water utility, the SCADA infiltration scare was a reminder that data breaches can come from any number of angles. Read More Cisco CSO on self-defending networks: The marketing's dead, the goal's alive For a long time, Cisco CEO John Chambers played up his vision of the self-defending network. But we haven't heard much about it in more recent years. Read More Sourcefire shipping its first two app-aware, next-gen firewalls Sourcefire Monday said it expects to begin shipping its first two next-generation firewall appliances later this month, entering an increasingly crowded market. Read More RSA security lapse led to March hack, says researcher The attack that hacked RSA Security's network earlier this year succeeded because the company failed to take a basic security precaution, a researcher said today. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 25 free open source projects IT pros will love We asked SourceForge's new community manager and longtime open source coder, Rich Bowen, to sniff out a few of the cool, lesser-known projects he thinks IT folks will love. What follows are his picks, along with a few of our own. 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 CNET accused of wrapping malware in Windows installer for Nmap security tool 10 most powerful cloud companies 25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011 Picture this: Steve Jobs gets bronzed What's really going on with Carrier IQ on your phone FAQ: CNET's "Trojan" installer IPS: Best of breed or integrated solution? New Cisco cloud computing framework pushes management, collaboration Cloud computing disrupts the vendor landscape Microsoft slates Windows 8 beta for late February 2012
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