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U.S. Businesses Underfund Security Training
How pervasive are security breaches? According to the CompTIA 7th Annual Security Research Study, 38 percent of businesses in the United States suffered at least one or more serious security breaches in 2008, and the average number per business topped at least one incident per year. The fact that one in four businesses reported a…
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Survey: IT Security Breaches More Severe
The severity of security breaches is climbing at a time when IT organizations are under pressure to cut expenses and work with smaller budgets. But the good news is that IT security remains a major priority among IT professionals. A total of 38 percent of U.S.-based IT professionals ranked IT security as their top priority.…
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Adobe Gets Regular on Patching Acrobat, Other Apps
Like Microsoft and Oracle before them, Adobe is getting on the routine patch release schedule. Beginning today, Adobe will begin releasing patches for its widely used document presentation, media and graphics applications, according to the Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team blog. According to the Adobe security blog, the company will release unspecified security patches…
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Palo Alto Networks Unveils New Breed of Firewall Software
The application landscape has changed over the years and yet the firewall hasn’t. With this in mind, Palo Alto Networks is telling customers and channel partners its’ new PAN-OS 3.0 software for its firewalls is designed to supersede the ‘find it and kill it’ model other security technologies are based upon. "Any application can use…
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Where are You Vulnerable Security Traps Abound
Where are You Vulnerable Security Traps Abound Even as IT spending is under the gun in 2009 as budget cuts continue and IT projects are delayed, security remains a top concern and priority among IT professionals. Security breaches have decreased in number, but they’ve increased in severity in 2008, according to a recent survey of…
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UPDATE: T-Mobile Investigating Alleged Hack
T-Mobile says it’s aware of the alleged breach of its network security, as reported in an email to insecure.org over the weekend. >> Click here to read the first post on this alleged incident << In a statement to Channel Insider, T-Mobile said: "The protection of our customers’ information, and the safety and security of…
