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VMware’s new virtual endpoint security explained
VMware has explained how a new virtual appliance lessens the impact of “AV storms” that happen when multiple virtual machines all update antivirus software. (News)
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- Parade College adpots UTM for network security: Parade College has replaced a Blue Reef security solution wiht Watchguard's unified threat management products. (Feature)
- Blue Coat touts DLP in a leaky world: (News)
- Centrelink seeks data loss prevention suite, says it must cover Windows 7 rollout: (News)
News
- Intel to acquire McAfee in $7.7 billion deal: Intel plans to acquire McAfee and operate it as a wholly-owned subsidiary. (Article)
- Secure coding, key management to be major elements of PCI DSS 2.0: (Article)
- August Microsoft patches fix browser bugs, media handling flaws and more: (Article)
Emerging threats
- Kaspersky researcher on secretive botnet resellers: Vitaly Kamluk, Kaspersky Lab's chief security expert based in Japan, describes his company's legal battle against a former Austrian security researcher who designed a program that can track the IP addresses of antivirus vendor malware analysis sites and ultimately make malware work differently on those security researcher systems. (Interview)
- McAfee: New computer virus threats reach all-time high: (Article)
- Microsoft to address DLL load hijacking flaw, issues new too: (News)
Risk management
- PRIMER: WiFi sniffers: Learn about WiFi sniffers, how they operate, how they can help to manage your WLANs and why Google is far from alone in its use of the technology. (News)
- Booting into a virtual machine to improve security: the pros and cons: (News)
- How to devise great permissions policies for SharePoint: (Tip)
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- Booting into a virtual machine to improve security : Vendors are advancing the idea of booting into virtual machines – sometimes from USB memory sticks – as a way to improve security for remote access. Critics say the technique will...
- Security salaries rise in NSW as contracting rates fall : Demand for security professionals, and the amount employers are willing to pay for them, are both on the rise.
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