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	Stop pass-the-hash attacks before they begin Oh how I long for the days of hackers simply cracking password hashes. These days, cracking password hashes is passé. Today's hackers are all about pass-the-hash attacks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense, Inc. DLP Solutions and Strategies Reviewed According to the 2011 Verizon Data Breach Report, 96% of data compromises were avoidable and 86% were discovered by someone other than the victim. Preventing data leaks isn't impossible, but it requires vigilance combined with the latest technologies. Read More. In this Issue Phishing scam targets Google AdWords customers Mac OS X Lion makes the security grade Contextual mobile management: How real is the promise? Anonymous, LulzSec vow to hack on Drive-by attack shows mobile threat WHITE PAPER: Quantum Backup 101 – A 2011 Update Backup continues to be the IT chore that cannot be ignored. In this2011 update, backup expert Curtis Preston discusses the latest options in data deduplication, best practices for high-volume transaction systems that can't afford data loss, the need for email archiving, strategies for keeping the costs of backing up VMs under control, and more. Learn more Phishing scam targets Google AdWords customers Google AdWords users, beware: Cyber thieves are sending out bogus phishing emails in an effort to dupe you into surrendering your valuable Google user name and password -- credentials that can be used to get into any other Google service you happen to use, including Google Docs, Calender, Gmail, and Google+. Read More Mac OS X Lion makes the security grade For Mac OS X users worried about security, the latest upgrade to Apple's operating system should be enticing. Read More Contextual mobile management: How real is the promise? Thanks to their native security and management capabilities, as well as a wide selection of mobile device management tools, most businesses now let employees choose among several smartphones, in addition to iPads and emerging Android tablets. So mobile management is now a checkoff item, right? Buy a tool, set a policy, and you're done. Not quite. Read More Anonymous, LulzSec vow to hack on In a defiant statement addressed largely at FBI director Steve Chabinsky, members of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivist groups vowed to continue with their hacking campaigns and dared law enforcement to try and stop them. Read More Drive-by attack shows mobile threat As smartphones increasingly hold interesting data, attackers will target the devices using known vulnerabilities in common software packages. One security researcher plans to show off just such an attack at next week's Black Hat Security Briefings in Las Vegas. Read More
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