Cross-platform botnet targets both Windows and Mac users

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	Cross-platform botnet targets both Windows and Mac users A McAfee researcher has discovered a Java-based, cross-platform botnet that can infect both Mac and Windows macines. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Trend Micro Inc. Trend Micro™ in partnership with VMware® Trend Micro™ (#1 in Server Security*) and VMware® (#1 in Virtualization**) offer innovative, complementary solutions that allow you to fully capitalize on the game-changing benefits of virtualization and cloud computing. Learn more about how Trend Micro and VMware are partnering for your protection at trendmicro.com/cloud In this Issue What kind of cloud computing environment do you get for $6M? Living legends of networking Cisco and NSS Labs still arguing firewall vulnerability test results IT caught in crossfire when it comes to smartphone privacy Security pros launch cybersecurity index 25 ways IT will morph in the next 25 years Phishing Becomes More Sophisticated Broadcom buying smart-card security specialist SC Square WebGL hit by hard-to-fix browser security flaw 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. What kind of cloud computing environment do you get for $6M? The US Air Force said today it would spend $6 million to set up a state-of-the-art cloud computing research center at the University of Illinois.  The Air Force's Assured Cloud Computing (ACC) Center, will focus on developing technology to ensure mission critical data can get through the cloud securely and sometimes in the face of a cyberattack or other interference. Read More Living legends of networking Read More Cisco and NSS Labs still arguing firewall vulnerability test results NSS Labs today is expected to say four out of five vendors -- Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Fortinet and SonicWall -- whose firewall equipment it said was vulnerable to a hacker exploit have corrected the problem. The fifth, Cisco, maintains its ASA firewall isn't susceptible to the exploit known as the "TCP Split Handshake," which lets an attacker remotely fool the firewall into thinking an IP connection is a trusted one behind the firewall. Read More WEBCAST: F5 Networks BIG-IP GTM v10.1 DNSSEC In Five Easy Steps In this Video Webinar, Peter Silva talks with F5's Sr. Field Systems Engineer, Michael Falkenrath about the new BIG-IP GTM v10.1 DNSSEC feature. They take us through the basics of DNSSEC and GTM's ability to sign DNS requests on the fly. Watch how GTM is the industry's first and the only solution to secure your DNS infrastructure. View now! IT caught in crossfire when it comes to smartphone privacy The news that iPhones, iPads and Android devices secretly track the locations of their owners poses a potentially serious dilemma for IT staffs. If someone's manager asks IT to retrieve that data and hand it over, what should IT do? We certainly have to acknowledge that a device that's used for business purposes but automatically tracks personal information blurs the line between personal and corporate information. Read More Security pros launch cybersecurity index The index will track the overall sentiment of a group of cybersecurity experts to offer a measure of cyber risk. Read More 25 ways IT will morph in the next 25 years Imagine a world where the computers, networks and storage systems are all tens of thousands of times faster than they are today -- and then think about the sci-fi type of applications that will be possible. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies How to Maximize IT Protection and Minimize Downtime No matter how you define a disaster, you need a strategy that provides protection, fast recovery and high availability of your systems, applications and data. Attend this webcast to learn about disaster recovery best practices and the wide range of technologies available to protect your organization. Learn More Phishing Becomes More Sophisticated Highly targeted phishing emails have become the preferred method for illegally breaking into corporate networks. Read More Broadcom buying smart-card security specialist SC Square Chip maker Broadcom said Sunday that it will pay US$41.9 million for SC Square, a move that will bring expertise in smart-card security to the Irvine, California, architect of silicon for communications equipment. Read More WebGL hit by hard-to-fix browser security flaw The WebGL graphics technology turned on by default in Firefox and Chrome poses a serious security risk and IT managers should consider disabling it, a security consultancy has recommended. Read More
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