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	New, sneakier Flashback malware infects Macs A new, sneakier variant of the Flashback malware has been uncovered by the French security firm Intego. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ISC2 Get your FREE SSCP® Webcast Series from (ISC)²® Whether you are looking to advance your current position in the information security field, expand upon your existing IT skills or launch a new career in either of these areas, you should seriously consider the Systems Security Certified Practitioner credential. Sign up to get a detailed overview of each CBK® domain, the value of certification and how to study for the exam. In this Issue Update: Google Drive launches with 5GB free space Tablets will be most users' main computing device, Forrester says CISPA concerns spread in Congress Microsoft slates Windows 8 'release preview' for early June Samsung details Android 4.0 phone, tablet upgrades for U.S. carriers From CIO.com: Android Security Threat of the Week: Angry Birds?!? Mozilla delivers silent updating with Firefox 12 release Lenovo expands recall of ThinkCentre desktops due to fire hazard Users: Oracle Exadata's speed comes with a cost Macs more likely to carry Windows malware than Mac malware, Sophos says Yammer to upgrade mobile apps, groups and search for enterprise social software Dell brings 40-Gigabit Ethernet to PowerEdge blades E.U. must invest in security technologies, says official India overtakes U.S. as top email spam source AT&T revenue, net income up on smartphone sales Robert L. Mitchell: Office Live Small Business: A horror story Darlene Storm: Interview with Ed Skoudis: SANS Cyber Guardians hack to help America win the cyberwar Sharon Machlis: Farewell Google Charts (well, some of them) Jonny Evans: 3 reasons Apple won't reveal iPhone 5 in June WHITE PAPER: Cisco Private Cloud: Lessons Learned Along the Way A recent IDG Research Services study confirms that the private cloud is indeed full of promise. Agility. Efficiency. Cost savings. But realizing those rewards can be an arduous path. Now, you can leverage what Cisco learned on their own path to the private cloud. View Now Update: Google Drive launches with 5GB free space Google today launched its Google Drive cloud storage service, offering 5GB of free space -- an increase of 4GB over what it had been offering users of Google Docs. Read More Tablets will be most users' main computing device, Forrester says Tablets will become most users' primary computing device within the next four years after a period of explosive growth, a Forrester Research analyst believes. Read More CISPA concerns spread in Congress A growing number of lawmakers are expressing concern over the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act bill that's scheduled for a vote later this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read More Microsoft slates Windows 8 'release preview' for early June Microsoft's top Windows executive today said that the company will ship an almost-complete version of Windows 8 the first week of June. Read More Samsung details Android 4.0 phone, tablet upgrades for U.S. carriers Samsung posted a list today detailing which Samsung phones and tablets sold by U.S. carriers will eventually receive an upgrade to Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich. Read More From CIO.com: Android Security Threat of the Week: Angry Birds?!? If you downloaded the latest version of Angry Birds for Android from an unofficial app store, the software could have compromised your device and granted system controls to the Bad Guys, according to a security research firm. Read More Mozilla delivers silent updating with Firefox 12 release Mozilla today released Firefox 12, patching 14 security bugs in the browser and moving it one step closer to matching rival Chrome in silent updating. Read More Lenovo expands recall of ThinkCentre desktops due to fire hazard Lenovo is expanding the recall of some ThinkCentre all-in-ones due to a component defect that can cause the PCs to overheat and catch fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday. Read More Users: Oracle Exadata's speed comes with a cost Few Oracle products in recent years have received as much hype as the Exadata database machine, with the vendor attempting to use it as a standard-bearer for a series of appliances that combine its software with storage, networking equipment and Sun servers. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Driving Storage Efficiencies with Automated Tiering Storage management has become a huge issue for IT managers, and it's not going to subside, according to market researchers. New research conducted by IDG Research Services reveals that IT managers are considering tiered storage as an essential tool. Download this white paper to learn more about the survey results. Learn More! Macs more likely to carry Windows malware than Mac malware, Sophos says One in five Mac computers is likely to carry Windows malware, but only one in 36 is likely to be infected with malware specifically designed for the Mac OS X, according to study performed by antivirus firm Sophos. Read More Yammer to upgrade mobile apps, groups and search for enterprise social software Yammer will announce a series of enhancements to its enterprise social-networking software on Tuesday, including updates in areas such as search, groups and mobile, as well as expanded integration with third-party products, such as the Microsoft Dynamics enterprise applications. Read More Dell brings 40-Gigabit Ethernet to PowerEdge blades Dell will flesh out its new virtual networking strategy at Interop next month when it shows off a 40-Gigabit Ethernet switch for the PowerEdge M1000e blade system announced Tuesday. Read More E.U. must invest in security technologies, says official Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes wants the E.U. to invest in security technologies, and also called for more transparency in the security product market during a speech at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London on Tuesday. Read More India overtakes U.S. as top email spam source The volume of email spam that originated from India during the first three months of 2012 exceeded the volume coming from the U.S. and transformed the Asian country into the world top spam source in the world, security firm Sophos said on Monday. Read More AT&T revenue, net income up on smartphone sales Growth in mobile services largely due to smartphone sales pushed AT&T revenue up 1.8%, with a 5.2% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2012 compared to the year-ago quarter, the company reported Tuesday. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Office Live Small Business: A horror story I thought I had plenty of time to get my Web site off Microsoft OLSB, which goes dark this Monday. Boy was I wrong. Read More Darlene Storm: Interview with Ed Skoudis: SANS Cyber Guardians hack to help America win the cyberwar Did you know we have Cyber Guardians who protect the world from cybercrime? These Red Team and Blue Team elite cybersecurity professionals are like the Navy Seals, only behind a computer and hacking for America. In this interview, SANS Ed Skoudis talks about the need for more cyber warriors and the SANS Cyber Guardian program. Read More Sharon Machlis: Farewell Google Charts (well, some of them) Google announced a phaseout of several of its free services, including its Google Chart Tools -- but not the Chart Tools API. Read on for more details, and some ideas for a replacement. Read More Jonny Evans: 3 reasons Apple won't reveal iPhone 5 in June I'm really not expecting the iPhone 5 launch will take place during WWDC this June. I don't even think it was ever planned. Here's three reasons why I feel this way: Read More
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