The top technologies the CIA thinks are hot

	CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates | Researchers find Java users woefully tardy on patching
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	The top technologies the CIA thinks are hot A quick look at what technologies the Central Intelligence Agency's investment arm – known as In-Q-Tel—is investing in Read More WEBCAST: Ipswitch, Inc VIDEO: Layer 2 Discovery & Asset Reporting WhatsUp Gold includes Layer 2 discovery as part of the core product bringing you automatically generated Layer 2 topology maps, IT asset reporting, current & historical network documentation, and easy-to-use troubleshooting tools. All of this available within the same interface as all your network management data. View now. In this Issue CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates Researchers find Java users woefully tardy on patching Report: Secret court order gives US access to Verizon call records Panelists decry lax security in medical devices Mobile security incident costs, regional threat differences revealed Online ring for trading in stolen credit card data busted Windows 8.1 bolsters biometrics for authentication Malware going retro in 2013, security firm finds 7 things you can do to make Internet Explorer more secure INSIDER Smartphones take center stage in two-factor authentication schemes WHITE PAPER: IBM Gaining and Executing a Smarter Understanding of Customers This article discusses the urgent need for firms to successfully engage with customers, including handling issues such as social media and mobility, and at accomplishing this goal with smarter IBM collaboration and CRM solutions. Learn More. CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps. Read More Researchers find Java users woefully tardy on patching Half of users running version two-years-old or older Read More Report: Secret court order gives US access to Verizon call records The U.S. National Security Agency has been allowed by a court order to collect phone records of a large number of customers of Verizon, according to a report in the Guardian on Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel HP reference configuration for Premium OLTP This paper describes a hardware and software reference architecture for using HP hardware to deploy very large and highly transactional Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 OLTP database systems in tier 1 enterprise application environments. Learn More! Panelists decry lax security in medical devices Security for medical equipment such as MRI machines to and pacemakers is woeful, even though these devices today connect to networks and sometimes face risks from malware or hacking, according to a panel of university researchers speaking at this week's Design Automation Conference. Read More Mobile security incident costs, regional threat differences revealed Surveys find threat costs run into six-figure losses for many, and that adware is the most pervasive menace Read More Online ring for trading in stolen credit card data busted Law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Vietnam and the U.K. have disbanded a ring that allegedly sold online credit card details since 2007. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Five Tips for Outsmarting the Information Age Adversary Today's attackers vigilantly wait for you to slip up before they strike your information systems and compromise your data. Learn five actions you can take to improve your information risk management and security strategy and stay one step ahead of the information age adversary. Read More Windows 8.1 bolsters biometrics for authentication Microsoft's next OS update offers native fingerprint reader support Read More Malware going retro in 2013, security firm finds Malware perpetrators turned to their old tricks in the first quarter of this year, a threat report released Monday by the cybersecurity firm McAfee finds. Read More 7 things you can do to make Internet Explorer more secure How well Internet Explorer--or any Web browser, for that matter--protects against attacks and malware greatly depends on whether you keep it up to date and have the right security settings. Here's how to take the proper security measures with Internet Explorer 9 and 10. Read More INSIDER Smartphones take center stage in two-factor authentication schemes We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install. Read More
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