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Cloud Computing Is More Likely for Low-Risk Systems: Report

Three out of five companies are adopting cloud computing technologies, including private clouds and lower-risk technologies, says a new report. In an e-mail interview with eWEEK, outsourcing expert TPI explains the results of its study.

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Inside Black Hat: Day 2 at the Security Conference

More highlights from the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. On day two of briefings, mobile security, cyber-war and weaknesses in HTTPS were among the issues that surfaced.

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McAfee to Buy Mobile Security Vendor TenCube

For the second time in as many months, McAfee announces plans to push into the mobile security market via acquisition, this time targeting mobile security vendor TenCube for its remote location, wipe and locking technology.

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Former NSA Director Calls for Clear Understanding of Cyber-war

At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, former NSA Director Michael Hayden examines the concept of cyber-war and the role attendees need to play.

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Most Data Breaches Avoidable, Verizon Report Finds

An exhaustive data breach report from Verizon, in collaboration with the U.S. Secret Service, finds while data breaches are declining, businesses of all sizes remain at risk, and many breaches could be easily avoided.

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Inside Black Hat: Day One at the Security Conference

Some eWEEK highlights from day one of briefings at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.

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Symantec Storage Sales Issues Led to Flat Quarter

Storage management and security software provider Symantec reports that net income for its fiscal first quarter was $161 million, up substantially over the net of $74 million for the year-ago quarter, but its revenue was flat.

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Apple Safari Security Update Patches AutoFill Flaw

Apple patches a vulnerability in its Safari browser a day before a presentation at the Black Hat security conference was set to put the issue on display.

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Dell Launches New Security Appliances for SMBs

The Dell-branded Unified Threat Management product line for network security centers on the Dell J-SRX Gateway, a do-it-all appliance that plugs into an IT system to handle multiple layers of security, including antivirus and anti-spam protection and intrusion detection.

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Jurisdiction and Cloud Security Location Location Location

When data is hosted on your property, there is a level of protection from law enforcement agencies and civil suits. By moving data to a cloud you may be decreasing your protection from search by law enforcement and civil plaintiffs. In several recent cases, law enforcement agencies have gone after the digital assets of a company suspected of criminal activities. And in the process, they seized assets of uninvolved companies simply because their applications or data shared the same server or equipment rack.

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Social Net Security Concerns on the Rise

The benefits of Web 2.0 applications are being embraced by workers for their information sharing and collaborative capabilities. Unfortunately, the security issues associated with this class of applications is becoming an ever-growing concern. In many cases, the lack of company oversight and inability to enforce of corporate policies can expose a company to risk.

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Microsoft, Adobe Partner on Security Program

Microsoft says Adobe will begin informing vendors of software vulnerabilities via the Microsoft Active Protections Program. Adobe's product security has been a focus of late.

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Authorities ID Mariposa Botnet Creator

The FBI announced Slovenian police have arrested the person accused of creating the malware behind the notorious Mariposa botnet.

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Google Users Concerned About WiSpy but Still Prefer Google

Web consumers are concerned about Google's collection of data over wireless networks, but still give the search engine and Web services provider a favorable rating of 74 percent. That's the latest from a poll conducted by Google watchers Consumer Watchdog and Grove Insight, which also found citizens are concerned about their privacy.

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Massive Check Fraud Operation Run by Hackers Revealed at Black Hat

Cyber-criminals are using a complex, innovative scheme to commit widespread check forgery. According to research by SecureWorks revealed at Black Hat, the ring has counterfeited an estimated $9 million in checks in the last year.

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