Demand for IT security experts outstrips supply

Computerworld Security: March 07, 2013
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Demand for IT security experts outstrips supply

Demand for information security experts in the United States is outstripping the
available supply by a widening margin, according to a pair of recently-released
reports.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Lab, Inc.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Delivering Endpoint Integration and Control

Read this report to learn more about the offerings of platform-based secure
content and threat management and why businesses should put an increased focus
around an endpoint security platform implementation.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Researchers rake in $280K at Pwn2Own hacking contest
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8487104/823929835/603642/0/

2. Attorney general defends handling of Aaron Swartz case
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8487104/823929835/603643/0/

3. INSIDER: How to blunt spear phishing attacks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8487104/823929835/603644/0/


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Managing Performance of Critical Applications

In conducting a survey of more than 150 IT professionals with direct
responsibility for business-critical applications, Forrester found that
enterprises are supporting corporate objectives of productivity and efficiency,
a typical trend in times of economic uncertainty.

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Researchers rake in $280K at Pwn2Own hacking contest

Research teams Wednesday cracked Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 (IE10),
Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, pulling in
more than $250,000 in prizes.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8487104/823929835/603642/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Riverbed~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant Report

Riverbed is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2012 Gartner Magic
Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers. In this report, Gartner evaluates
vendors based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8487104/823929835/603646/0/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=16b9ae01

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Attorney general defends handling of Aaron Swartz case

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder defended the role of the prosecution in the
case of the late Internet activist and innovator Aaron Swartz, stating that
"there was never an intention for him to go to jail for longer than a three,
four, potentially five-month range."
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8487104/823929835/603643/0/

INSIDER: How to blunt spear phishing attacks

According to Allen Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, 95% of
all attacks on enterprise networks are the result of successful spear phishing.
In other words, somebody received an email and either clicked on a link or
opened a file that they weren't supposed to.
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