Mobile computing brings out the organized, international and profit-driven cybercriminal

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	Mobile computing brings out the organized, international and profit-driven cybercriminal The mobile computing technology explosion has brought out seriously organized, international, and profit-driven cybercriminals.   That was just one of the key points made today by the US Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein to a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Securing Virtualized Data Centers Understand the real need for security solutions that can address the reality of expanding virtualization. You will also learn how HP TippingPoint's secure virtualization framework allows organizations to gain control of the virtual environment by introducing in-line security policy enforcement. 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Senator: Google, Apple sending mixed signals on tracking Senators question Google and Apple about location tracking on their smartphones. Read More Most companies skimp on third-party code checks, study finds Despite all of the talk surrounding the importance of software quality, a study released today shows few companies are walking the secure development walk. Read More LTE-based public safety network could finally become reality Ten years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the United States government may finally be making progress on allocating spectrum for a next-generation public safety mobile broadband network. Read More Security to take center stage at MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Security executives from several large enterprises will take part in a panel discussion on how technology trends such as cloud computing and social networking are affecting security at the 8th Annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium to be held at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., May 18. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Securing Web Presence with DNSSEC This article discusses DNSSEC , a series of DNS protocol extensions which ensure the integrity of data returned by domain name lookups by incorporating a chain of trust into the DNS hierarchy. Read now! Malware writers gunning for Google Android Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile platforms have been the proving ground for mobile malware over the past five years, but a new Juniper Networks report states that Google Android now takes "the crown" as the platform getting the most attention from malware developers. Read More Living legends of networking Read More Universities that get security right Professor Corey Schou was working in his school's library when he realized his computer was picking up a particularly strong Wi-Fi signal. Read More India defends right to access personal data The Indian government said Tuesday that new rules allowing it to access personal information available with Internet companies have inherent checks and balances against misuse. Read More WEBCAST: F5 Networks Secure DNS with BIG-IP v10.1 DNSSEC Domain Name System (DNS) provides one of the most basic but critical functions on the Internet. If DNS isn't working, then your business likely isn't either. Secure your business and web presence with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on F5 BIG-IP v10.1 Learn more now! Data center anti-DDoS package on tap from Arbor Arbor Networks today announced security gear designed to work in the enterprise data center to detect and mitigate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that crush network availability or tie up servers. 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