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Security Vs. Privacy: No Contest, Really

The Obama administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Initiative in Cyberspace, unveiled earlier this summer, will not only help secure access to critical IT systems but assure the privacy of Internet users, a top cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security says.
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Trojan spreads via new Windows hole

Anti-virus specialists report that a new trojan is spreading via USB flash drives, apparently exploiting a previously unknown hole in Windows. According to analyses by Belarusian AV vendor VirusBlokAda, a copy of the trojan managed to infect a fully patched Windows 7 system (32-bit) without having to resort to such common [...]

Budget cuts need not compromise IT security

The coalition government’s tough first budget could have a negative impact on cyber security, with IT budgets coming under additional pressure. IT budgets will be hit by an additional 2.5% tax on all IT services and goods, with chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne raising VAT to 20%.
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5 Web Security Best Practices For SMBs

We offer free and low-cost tips to keep your employees safe and productive when online.
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Vulnerability Scanning Do’s And Don’ts

Legacy hardware, software, traffic patterns among critical vulnerability scanner considerations.
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How Managers Stopped Worrying and Learned to Trust the Cloud

More than half of European organisations believe that cloud computing will result in an improvement in security defences
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Police probe computer data theft bid

Adelaide police have uncovered a computer crime which they say is the first of its type committed in South Australia. It is unclear how the man managed to log onto the computer. “Obviously you have ex-staff, we all do, and maybe a disgruntled person out there, I don’t know, hard for me to say,” Mr [...]

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