Valentine’s Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical

Microsoft announced today that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Read more

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Experts See US Response to Cybercrime as Fragmented, Call for … – MarketWatch (press release)

Experts See US Response to Cybercrime as Fragmented, Call for
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In the first of a series of free lectures presented in collaboration with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, some of the nation's foremost names in computer security

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Flame Malware Code Traced To Stuxnet – InformationWeek


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Flame Malware Code Traced To Stuxnet
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Researchers find a link between the two different pieces of malware, suggesting that the US government may be behind both. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek Did the US government commission the recently discovered Flame malware?
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Is Microsoft leveraging the consumer tablet craze to force enterprise Windows 8 upgrades?

Much of the appeal surrounding Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system stems from the compatibility it will offer across tablets and PCs.
By generating that appeal, Microsoft may successfully leverage two of the biggest ongoing trends in IT – consumerization and data security – to make Windows 8 a sure-fire home run when it finally does hit shelves. Read more

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