'We regret to inform you': The Epsilon breach letters you don't want to see

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	'We regret to inform you': The Epsilon breach letters you don't want to see "We regret to inform you ..." are five words you never want to see in an email. But over the weekend thousands of people did as Epsilon began warning its customers that it had suffered a break-in and email addresses were stolen. Epsilon now says that about 50 of its client businesses were hit -- no small number as Epsilon blasts some 40 billion messages in their names each year. Read More WEBCAST: Dell Security: A Multilayered Approach The resources in this Security KnowledgeVault provide expert advice on everything from creating a multilayered security strategy and deploying a more proactive fight against cybercrime, to realizing when it's time to stop going it alone and seek outside, expert help. Learn more. In this Issue Attackers favor social-networking sites, shortened URLs What NetWitness brings to the RSA table Cisco Linksys gear targets boom in home use of 802.11n wireless nets Got gold? You might wish you did at record $1,452.50 p/ounce Vatican publication rehabilitates hackers Games on company gear? Depends who you ask Privacy group demands tougher protections from FTC WHITE PAPER: Dell Guidelines for Choosing a QSA The independent white paper in this security KnowledgeVault is just one of the resources to help you make the right decision. It details the top 5 questions to ask a prospective QSA firm and offers guidelines on everything from making sure they adequately handle compensating controls to assessing their expertise with virtualization. Learn more. Attackers favor social-networking sites, shortened URLs Social-networking sites and shortened URLs have become the favored technologies for scam artists to lure victims to websites that attempt to push malware or launch an attack, says a Symantec report released today. Read More What NetWitness brings to the RSA table Josh Corman of The 451 Group says EMC's acquisition of NetWitness will benefit RSA customers greatly. Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware New Threats Require Real-Time Protection This white paper discusses some of the new intrusion prevention technologies that repeal the most emerging threats to organizations today and in the future. Read Now Cisco Linksys gear targets boom in home use of 802.11n wireless nets Cisco Tuesday announced a slew of routers and switches designed to address the explosion of home networked devices, from smartphones to table computers to Internet-enabled TVs. Read More Got gold? You might wish you did at record $1,452.50 p/ounce The cost of gold is skyrocketing, with the price today closing at $1,452.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. With that crazy number, which experts say is a result of US government shut-down uncertainty and the war in Libya, comes the scammers of course, and an uptick in thefts of the prized metal. More on hot metal: AT&T goes after copper wire thieves Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos Why Hackers have turned to Malicious JavaScript Attacks Reaching unsuspecting users through the web is easy and effective and hackers now use sophisticated techniques—like injecting inline JavaScript—to spread malware. Learn more about this threat, how it works and how cybercriminals make money with these types of attacks. Read now. Vatican publication rehabilitates hackers Internet hackers have acquired a dubious reputation for piracy, sabotage and the spilling of sensitive secrets, but an authoritative Vatican publication appears to rehabilitate them and traces parallels between hacker philosophy and the teachings of Christianity. Read More Games on company gear? Depends who you ask Only about a third of more than a thousand respondents to a Network World online survey believe it's always wrong to use company equipment to host private video game sessions for groups of players. Read More Privacy group demands tougher protections from FTC The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has practically accused the FTC of being derelict in its duties to protect Internet user's privacy. This attitude is revealed among the public comments filed in response to the FTC's proposed Policy Framework on privacy. Read More
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