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	Apple clarifies iPhone tracking practice, vows software tweaks Apple has released a statement repeating that it doesn't track or log iPhone locations, but only the locations of nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi hotspots. Two software updates will make changes, storing less data, and encrypting the phone's cache. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: VIPRE Antivirus Business Fast and Easy has never been so good. When it comes to antivirus protection, you deserve FAST and EASY: FAST scan times, EASY deployment, FAST threat detection, EASY administration, FAST system performance, and EASY-to-use management console. VIPRE Antivirus Business: the protection you need, the performance you deserve. Test drive VIPRE today. In this Issue DOJ report critical of FBI ability to fight national cyber intrusions Cisco rails against 'tactical, multi-vendor approach' to networks Is health care security in intensive care? Oracle hedging its vulnerability reports? X Prize luminaries Google, NASA, GE and others define world's 8 biggest problems Simple defenses are sometimes the best Feds to remotely uninstall Coreflood bot from some PCs German lawmakers say Data Retention Directive may be illegal Sony PlayStation Network outage: Your FAQs answered Phishing attacks spiked in late 2010 Corporate security threats many times come from customers, business partners 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. DOJ report critical of FBI ability to fight national cyber intrusions Despite a push to bulk up its security expertise, the FBI in some case lacks the skills to properly investigate national security intrusions. Read More Cisco rails against 'tactical, multi-vendor approach' to networks With Gartner in recent months arguing against single-vendor networks in general and Cisco's message in particular, Cisco today fired back. In a live webcast, Cisco executives decried the "good enough" network and what it sees as common myths about networking. They argued that there are distinct benefits for buying into the single-vendor vision, including higher innovation, less downtime and better... Read More Is health care security in intensive care? As the health care industry rushed to adopt electronic medical records, its ability to keep them secure fell into question, experts say. Read More WEBCAST: Juniper Networks Securing the Next-generation Datacenter For the security teams responsible for safeguarding corporate IT assets, these trends present a host of challenges, necessitating several new capabilities and approaches to ensure ongoing, effective security Learn more! Oracle hedging its vulnerability reports? Security vendor AppSec charges Oracle has been reporting inappropriate CVSS ratings for its database software Read More X Prize luminaries Google, NASA, GE and others define world's 8 biggest problems The X Prize Foundation got together some of the world's big brains this month to come up with a list of the world's greatest technical challenges and what sorts of competitions the foundation can create to address them. Read More Simple defenses are sometimes the best Evaluating the actual attacks in the wild can pinpoint a few simple security measures that can dramatically reduce the likelihood of a successful attack. Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Compare PC Online Backup and Recovery Service Providers Online backup and recovery service providers have emerged from different market spaces and have different product focuses and business drivers. These providers can be grouped into three categories. This white paper helps IT professionals distinguish between these categories of service providers. Read Now! Feds to remotely uninstall Coreflood bot from some PCs Federal authorities will remotely uninstall the Coreflood botnet Trojan from some infected Windows PCs over the next four weeks. Read More German lawmakers say Data Retention Directive may be illegal The German Parliament said Tuesday that the European Commission's controversial Data Retention Directive may be illegal. Read More Sony PlayStation Network outage: Your FAQs answered There is no end in sight for the PlayStation Network outage after Sony said Monday that it didn't know when PSN would be back online. Read More Phishing attacks spiked in late 2010 Phishing attack spiked to 67,677 during the last half of 2010, up from 48,244 in the first half of last year, according to the "Global Phishing Survey 2H2010" report published today. Read More Corporate security threats many times come from customers, business partners While a company can do everything possible for its own network security, in the age of e-commerce and online banking that's not enough. Increasingly, IT managers have to ask, Is the guy we do business with the loose wire in security? Read More
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