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	White Hat Security: Top 10 most insidious web-based attacks & hacking techniques As you probably know, Grossman has been listing the Top Ten Hacks since 2006, focusing on new and creative web attacks. The number of attacks and the creative methods to create web chaos increase every year. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Powerful Application Solutions for CRM & ERP This white paper examines how you can get the most from CRM and ERP, find the best system for your business and how IBM can help. Learn More. In this Issue Madeleine Albright: 'There's a special place in hell reserved for women who refuse to help one another' in the workforce DDoS attack against Spamhaus overhyped, says website watcher Keynote Spamhaus attacks expose huge open DNS server dangers Forrester Research calls mobile-device management 'heavy-handed approach' Enterprises running Java versions that are months out of date, analysis finds U.S. to scrutinize IT system purchases with ties to China IT Concerns About Targeted Malware Rising Authorities bust global credit card fraud network targeting POS terminals and ATMs in Europe The state of data breaches WHITE PAPER: Dell Rapid Virtualization Deployment for Private Clouds Effective private cloud deployment requires a virtualized environment that facilitates easy management of workloads, efficient creation and migration of virtual machines, and rapid delivery of services. Learn More Madeleine Albright: 'There's a special place in hell reserved for women who refuse to help one another' in the workforce Speaking at the CIA Women's History Month Celebration this week former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright offered a number of career advancing suggestions for women in the workforce. Albright said her storied career -- which really began at age 39 after raising three children and obtaining her Ph.D. -- owes its success to making the most of opportunities presented. "I never imagined that I would one day become secretary of state," she said. "It's not that I lacked ambition. It is just that I had never seen a secretary of state in a skirt." Read More DDoS attack against Spamhaus overhyped, says website watcher Keynote Much of the news reporting about the massive denial-of-service attack against anti-spam service Spamhaus over the past week or so went way too far in describing it as creating a slowdown on the Internet itself, says one company monitoring website performance. Read More Spamhaus attacks expose huge open DNS server dangers Massive distributed denial of service attacks on Spamhaus this week focused widespread attention on the huge security threats posed by millions of poorly configured Internet Domain Name System servers. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Application Performance Management: The End User is King When it comes to critical applications and capabilities that impact end users and influence business results, the need for visibility into and across IT systems is critical. APM essentially creates a best-practice model that helps organizations focus on end-to-end monitoring, measuring and resolution of end-user problems. Learn More Forrester Research calls mobile-device management 'heavy-handed approach' Research firm forecasts mobile virtualization overtaking MDM, sees bright future for HTML5 Read More Enterprises running Java versions that are months out of date, analysis finds Despite the widespread and well-publicised exploitation of vulnerabilities in Java, large numbers of organisations continue to use versions that are weeks, months or even years out of date, a Websense survey of its customers has reported. Read More U.S. to scrutinize IT system purchases with ties to China Certain U.S. federal agencies could be hindered from buying information technology systems made by companies with links to the Chinese government under the new funding law signed by President Barack Obama earlier this week. Read More WHITE PAPER: Moovweb 3 Steps to a Cost-Effective Mobile Strategy In the new Moovweb white paper, "Creating the Right Mobile Strategy: What You Need to Know Before You Get Started", get the insight you need to make an educated decision on the move to mobile. Read Now! IT Concerns About Targeted Malware Rising IT and security professionals are increasingly concerned about targeted malware and data breaches. What's worse is that their confidence in their ability to identify and stop them is waning. Read More Authorities bust global credit card fraud network targeting POS terminals and ATMs in Europe A global credit card fraud network was shut down on Thursday as the result of an international police operation called "Pandora-Storm" that saw the participation of 20 law enforcement agencies from Europe, America and Australia, Europol announced. Read More The state of data breaches The implications of data breaches can be severe for companies with potential financial losses and loss of customer trust. Read More
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