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	15 (FREE!) security tools you should try Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sourcefire Your Company Has Just Been Attacked by Malware – Now What? Sophisticated malware attacks can take any organization by surprise. Silver bullet solutions don't work. Sourcefire's Advanced Malware Survival Kit gives you a better way to defend against and respond to today's advanced malware attacks – before, during and after the threat. Download our Incident Response Brief: 4 keys to effective malware defense/response strategies. In this Issue NASA Inspector General doubts space agency can hit mandatory computer encryption goals FTC hits up 9 data brokers for info on how they collect and use private data INSIDER Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions Executive Management Are Becoming More Engaged In Information Security Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam 10 technologies that disappointed in 2012 5 tips to retain great security talent With blue-chip backing, joint venture firm looks to embed crypto technology in mobile devices, electronic payments WEBCAST: HP Storage in the Cloud Cloud will impact your storage environment. Hear what a HP Storage expert has to say. View Now! NASA Inspector General doubts space agency can hit mandatory computer encryption goals NASA's Inspector General said this week it doubts the space agency can hit its own mandatory deadline to encrypt all laptops by December 21. The IG's office has written scathing reports on NASA's the encryption efforts in the past year and the latest item was no exception: Read More FTC hits up 9 data brokers for info on how they collect and use private data The Federal Trade Commission today said it orders to nine data brokerage companies to report how they collect and use data about consumers. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Extend the Life of Your Storage Leveraging deduplication in backup environments yields significant advantages. The cost savings in reducing disk capacity requirements change the economics of disk-based backup. Read Now! INSIDER Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions Juniper Networks had a challenging 2012 as new product cycles were slow to take hold and global economic conditions took a toll on sales. The company also undertook a restructuring that saw 500 positions cut and the departure of four executive vice presidents. As the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company looks to re-energize its business, particularly with an eye towards enterprises and data centers, CEO Kevin Johnson shared his lessons learned in leading Juniper since 2008, as well as what's ahead for the company in a discussion with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Johnson also shared his thoughts on the hot topic of software-defined networks (SDN), Juniper's role in enabling cloud and competing against the industry's 800-pound gorilla, Cisco. Read More Executive Management Are Becoming More Engaged In Information Security Dealing with business and executive managers has been a persistent occupational hazard for security professionals. Business managers didn't want policy enforcement to get in the way of business productivity. CEOs and CFOs tended to eschew "good security" for "good enough security." The biggest role they played here was that of budget cutter. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software The Right Way to Prove Identity and Establish Trust Right now, someone's logging into your network and accessing proprietary data. Do you know who it is? Ensuring the identity of the person(s) trying to access your network is harder than ever. This Quest technical brief explains why two-factor authentication is superior to password authentication. Read Now! Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims. Read More 10 technologies that disappointed in 2012 Read More 5 tips to retain great security talent You want the best on your security team. And once you've got them, you want to keep them happy and keep them in your organization. Read More With blue-chip backing, joint venture firm looks to embed crypto technology in mobile devices, electronic payments The London-based firm Trustonic made its official debut today to provide crypto-based technology for use in chips for a wide variety of purposes, including enterprise security such as VPNs, mobile-device security, payment services, and control over how content can be delivered for entertainment. Read More
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