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	Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Read More WHITE PAPER: Google Apps Google: Security for Google Apps Messaging & Collaboration This paper will explain the ways Google creates a security-based platform for offering its Google Apps products, covering topics like information security, physical security and operational security. Read now. In this Issue FBI opens thorny Steve Jobs 1991 investigation file IT Networking Organizations In a State of Transition Google to users: "Hey dummies! Don't root your Android phone and expect Google Wallet to be safe!" Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn Security Experts Ask House for Light a Regulatory Touch IBM spins ultrasharp nanomanufacturing tool 100,000X smaller than a pencil tip Four crazy tech ideas from Google's Solve for X project Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats Researchers crack satellite encryption Google to pay users to track their movements online WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerate WAN File Transfers by 50x According to Taneja Group research, 83% of IT managers are considering a move to the cloud a top priority. This paper highlights their research and provides guidance on how to overcome cloud adoption barriers and further leverage virtualization and consolidation efforts by strategically deploying WAN optimization. Read now! FBI opens thorny Steve Jobs 1991 investigation file The FBI today released a background check it did on Apple's founder Steve Jobs founder when he was being considered for a position on George H.W. Bush to the President's Export Council in 1991. Read More IT Networking Organizations In a State of Transition In a number of recent blogs, I've described an ESG thesis called data center networking discontinuity. Simply stated, data center networking discontinuity describes the growing gap between data center scale and complexity on one hand and legacy data center networking equipment and manual management and operations on the other. Read More Google to users: "Hey dummies! Don't root your Android phone and expect Google Wallet to be safe!" So website categorization company zvelo caused a wee bit of a stir today when it exposed a potential security vulnerability in Google's near field communications (NFC)-enabled Google Wallet mobile payment platform. You can see a video of their efforts below: Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations This paper discusses ways to simplify data center transformation and introduces a new process – BOCA – Build Outs, Consolidations and Acquisitions. Learn the five stages of BOCA and see how the right remote access and IT infrastructure management tools, deployed early and continuously monitored, can dramatically improve overall efficiency. Read now! Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an open-source development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert. Read More Security Experts Ask House for Light a Regulatory Touch Technology industry representatives -- looking to prevent an additional set of compliance requirements -- urge House subcommittee to avoid new cybersecurity regulations to shore up the nation's digital defenses. Read More IBM spins ultrasharp nanomanufacturing tool 100,000X smaller than a pencil tip IBM says it has developed a silicon carbide tip for nanomanufacturing applications that it claims is a thousand times more wear-resistant than current tool bits and 100,000 times smaller than a pencil tip. IBM scientists say the the new tip can be used to fabricate all manner of bio sensors, for example for managing glucose levels in diabetic patients or monitoring pollution levels in water. Read More WEBCAST: HP, Microsoft & Intel Database Consolidation and Building Your Private Cloud Please join guest speaker IDC Analyst Carl Olofson as he discusses Enterprise Data Center challenges and why database consolidation is important and necessary. And hear from HP expert Joe Sullivan, who will discuss the HP Database Consolidation Appliance and how it addresses enterprise industry challenges. Learn more Four crazy tech ideas from Google's Solve for X project Google promised radical technology proposals would be a part of its Solve for X project and its initial offerings so far haven't disappointed. Read More Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers of the television show "South Park," the U.S. Department of Justice said. Read More Researchers crack satellite encryption Researchers at a university in Bochum, Germany claim to have cracked encryption algorithms of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) that are used to secure certain civilian satellite phone communications. Read More Google to pay users to track their movements online Amid widespread concern about its new privacy policies, Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they open their Web movements to the company in a program called Screenwise. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Hot authentication tools User name and password doesn't cut it anymore in the world of online financial transactions. New federal rules call for multi-factor authentication schemes to combat growing threats. The latest multi-factor measures focus on biometrics, advanced analytics, and out-of-band techniques utilizing smartphones. CISCO SUBNET Looking for a place where everyone understands your joy and pain with Cisco routers, switches and other gear? Check out our Cisco Subnet, a community of Cisco experts blogging on the latest network topics. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Feb. 7 Four crazy tech ideas from Google's Solve for X project 25 techie Valentine's Day gift ideas Security researchers: 'Did Google pull a fast one on Firefox and Safari users?' Anonymity bites Anonymous in attempt to extort Symantec Researchers crack satellite encryption iPhone 5 release set for summer 2012 -- report The When, Where and How of Cisco vs. Microsoft for Unified Communications Swedish e-commerce startup's execs charged in NYC sex crime Windows 8 strives for optimal battery life
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