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	Who holds IT security power? From Apple, to Symantec and Anonymous, lots of people, companies and groups influence the IT security world Read More WEBCAST: Teradata Big Data Done Right View this on-demand webcast to learn how to reap the benefits of big data through a practical unified architecture; how to improve performance with in-memory technology; and how to lower costs and increase scalability through cloud computing. Register now. In this Issue Whitelisting pushing out antivirus at some security-minded retailers Products of the week 10.1.12 Apple honors Steve Jobs on anniversary of his death Flame fallout: Microsoft encryption deadline looms Tuesday Security: What if all law enforcement agencies could do instant DNA analysis? Microsoft to patch 20 bugs next week in month of Office updates Is antivirus dead? Startup launches first 'exploit blocking' program U.S. goes after alleged pack of Russian agents sending military high-tech to Russia Router flaw allowed DNS attack on 4.5 million DSL gateways TraceSecurity rolls out cloud-based risk, compliance and audit tool See it, protect it, control it: A roundtable discussion WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. Whitelisting pushing out antivirus at some security-minded retailers The influential Payment Card Industry (PCI) rules call for use of antivirus software to protect debit and credit cards, but some retailers have found a substitute that's been accepted in place of it: whitelisting technology. Read More Products of the week 10.1.12 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as SAP,Hitachi, Extreme Read More Apple honors Steve Jobs on anniversary of his death Apple's homepage this morning is devoted to a video tribute to Steve Jobs, who passed away a year ago today. The two-minute video, which you can watch here, features a montage of the man's most famous quotes and photographs. There's also a written message from Apple CEO Tim Cook, which you see below along with a couple of screen captures. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Rescue: Remote Support for PCs and mobile devices. Rescue lets you remotely connect, troubleshoot and repair PCs and todays' most popular smartphones. With Rescue, IT can instantly connect, diagnose and solve. This enables IT to do more, and spend time on the tough IT cases. Do more and improve customer satisfaction and outcomes. Find out what IT knows. Do More. Try Rescue today Flame fallout: Microsoft encryption deadline looms Tuesday Starting Tuesday Microsoft platforms will block the use of encryption keys less than 1024 bits so businesses that are still using weaker keys better get busy. Read More Security: What if all law enforcement agencies could do instant DNA analysis? What would happen if everyone could do DNA analysis within minutes using a simple computerized box that accepted a person's cell samples on a swab and spit out the answer about a person's genetic identity automatically? Read More Microsoft to patch 20 bugs next week in month of Office updates Microsoft today announced it will deliver seven security updates, one critical, to patch 20 vulnerabilities in Office, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, Windows and other parts of its product lineup. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell SonicWall Why Protection and Performance Matters Outdated firewalls can pose serious security risks and simply adding malware protection inhibits performance. Dell SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls overcome these limitations with multi-core architecture and Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection for unrivaled protection and performance. Read Now! Is antivirus dead? Startup launches first 'exploit blocking' program Silicon Valley startup ZeroVulnerabilityLabs has made available a free program it claims stops malware from exploiting a wide range of software vulnerabilities regardless of whether these flaws are publically known or not. Read More U.S. goes after alleged pack of Russian agents sending military high-tech to Russia The U.S. government yesterday busted what's alleged to be a Russian-agent ring disguised as a Texas-based company illegally transferring high-tech electronics to the Russian military. Read More Router flaw allowed DNS attack on 4.5 million DSL gateways Details have emerged of an extraordinary attack in which millions of DSL broadband routers in Brazil were hit by a serious software flaw that allowed criminals to gain complete control of all web traffic running through them. Read More TraceSecurity rolls out cloud-based risk, compliance and audit tool TraceSecurity today announced a cloud-based risk, compliance and audit tool that lets enterprises poll internal network assets and deliver live reports about how well the enterprise is keeping up complying with various security standards and regulations. Read More See it, protect it, control it: A roundtable discussion Network World recently asked blogger Alan Shimel, co-founder and managing partner of The CISO Group, to host a roundtable discussion with representatives from three sectors of the security community: a practitioner, an analyst and a vendor. The wide-ranging conversation touched on everything from the state of threats today to the failure of risk management, the need to share information and a massive attack suffered by the user. Read More
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