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	Verizon study: data breaches quintupled in 2010 Criminals carried out more but smaller data thefts last year than in previous years, indicating a shift toward simpler exploits that run lower risk of punishment, according to Verizon's latest data breach report. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Elements of a Proactive Data Security Solution See all the survey results along with more data security resources, including an expert Webcast outlining six vital security steps, in the security KnowledgeVault. Learn more. In this Issue Verizon's 12-step program for thwarting data breaches Security firm to Facebook: Clean up your act VDI Security Comparison Citrix XenDesktop and VMWare View Simulated cyber attack reveals EU flaws in coordination South Korea probes possible cyberattack on large bank Iranian general accuses Siemens of helping U.S., Israel build Stuxnet India plans paper trail for electronic voting machines Event to put spotlight on SIP security Sourcefire takes intrusion prevention to masses with IPSx 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. Verizon's 12-step program for thwarting data breaches Verizon's just-released "2011 Data Breach Investigations Report" says businesses could prevent  most data breaches if they stick to security principles that are cheap and easy to implement. Read More Security firm to Facebook: Clean up your act Facebook needs to make some simple, yet crucial, changes to secure users more effectively, according to security firm Sophos. Read More VDI Security Comparison Citrix XenDesktop and VMWare View Here's a head-to-head security comparison of XenDesktop 5 and View 4.6 from Cisco Security Expert blogger Jamey Heary. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall Virtualization Pain Relievers In these articles, Computerworld, Network World and their sister publications CIO and InfoWorld explain the nuances of storage virtualization, as well as explore the benefits and challenges. Read now! Simulated cyber attack reveals EU flaws in coordination Some 55 percent of national information technology agencies would not know who to contact in the event of a European Union-wide cyber attack. Read More South Korea probes possible cyberattack on large bank Authorities in South Korea are probing a large system failure at a popular bank, trying to determine whether the incident was an error or a cybercrime that could be repeated elsewhere in the country where business relies largely on electronic transactions. Read More Iranian general accuses Siemens of helping U.S., Israel build Stuxnet An Iranian military commander accused the German electronics giant Siemens with helping U.S. and Israeli teams craft the Stuxnet worm that attacked his country's nuclear facilities. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now India plans paper trail for electronic voting machines India's Election Commission may give in to demands that its electronic voting machines should also have paper outputs of voting records to verify tallies. Read More Event to put spotlight on SIP security A major conference on SIP will address security concerns that service providers and their customers may have. Read More Sourcefire takes intrusion prevention to masses with IPSx Open-source security company Sourcefire announces an entry-level Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to democratize the technology, wh ich is still seen as exclusively meant for large companies with experienced security teams. Read More
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