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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for April 2013

“This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on April 9, 2013. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the April bulletin summary on April 9, 2013

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Special Webcast: 20 CSC Briefing – Live from Washington, DC

“Join the SANS Institute in this 20 Critical Security Controls Briefing. Being held live in Washington, DC hear Tony Sager and John Pescatore as they showcase key solution capabilities and customer success stories

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Zoosk asks users to reset passwords following mass leak

“Online dating service Zoosk is urging some of its users to change their passwords following the leaking of a list of some 29 million passwords that seemingly contains theirs. According to password expert Jeremi Gosney, who cracked over 90 percent of the leaked MD5 hashes (which were, unfortunately, not salted), nearly 3,000 contained the word “zoosk” in a variety of predictable combinations such as “logmein2zoosk” and “ilovezoosk”. The set also includes a number of passwords containing word combinations such as “lookingforlove” and “lookingforsex,” which definitely points to the fact that the password must belong to users of a one or more online dating services (not necessarily Zoosk)….”

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Trend Micro introduces new end user protection suite

“Trend Micro announced a new suite Trend Micro Enterprise Security and Data Protection – designed to help companies efficiently mitigate the risks of attacks and data breaches across the spectrum of end user platforms, from smartphones to tablets, laptops to removable drives. For all of consumerization's benefits and conveniences, companies are now wrestling with the challenges, costs, and risks of company-procured IT environments being supplemented by employee-owned technologies, creating new entry points for cyber-espionage and data loss….”

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2013

“This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on February 12, 2013. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the February bulletin summary on February 7, 2013.

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Special Webcast: Continuous Monitoring using the Critical Controls

“The critical controls is a proven method for increasing security across an organization. Implementing the critical controls is an important step but what is also very important is to automate the auditing of the controls to allow for continuous monitoring across the organization. Attackers can move very quickly, compromise systems and go undetected for a long period of time….”

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65% of organizations experience three DDoS attacks a year

“Despite the increasing sophistication and severity of cyber attacks, a survey of more than 700 senior IT professionals reveals that organizations are surprisingly unarmed to deal with todays threat landscape, according to the Ponemon Institute and Radware. While 65 percent of organizations experienced an average of three DDoS attacks in the past 12 months, less than half reported being vigilant in monitoring for attacks much less putting into practice proactive and preventative measures to protect their organizations. The reality is that cyber threats are outpacing security professionals, leaving most organizations vulnerable and unprepared, said Avi Chesla, chief technology officer, Radware….”

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F-Secure secures online banking transactions

“As cybercriminals continue to develop more and more sophisticated financial malware, F-Secure is using its security expertise to protect consumers bank accounts.

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2012

“This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on November 13, 2012. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the November bulletin summary on November 13, 2012.

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Special Webcast: Implementing the Critical Security Controls – A Big Picture View

“In this one hour presentation Dr. Eric Cole will share the lessons learned by pioneering organizations that have made the Critical Controls an integral part of their defensive strategy and increased security without significant new resources. He will discuss the entire range of issues you must address: gaining executive support for the Critical Controls within an organization; adapting the Controls to a specific enterprise's needs; the selection of products and services; and on-going usage and maintenance of the Controls….”

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