7 sneak attacks used by today's most devious hackers

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	Brute-force malware targets email and FTP servers A piece of malware designed to launch brute-force password guessing attacks against websites built with popular content management systems like WordPress and Joomla has started being used to also attack email and FTP servers. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Neustar Hoping DDoS will go away? Wish you had a strategy? Knowing is half the battle. Learn from experts in: • Government • Industry • Research & analysis Join us for DDoS Awareness Day From Hope to Strategy A live virtual event hosted by Neustar, sponsored by CSO │October 23, 2013 Register to Reserve Your Space Now In this Issue 7 sneak attacks used by today's most devious hackers Microsoft received 37,000 end-user data requests in first half of year Iran accused of hacking into US Navy computers 'SCADA and Me': An unlikely picturebook for kids, industrial primer for adults Bill Gates admits CTRL-ALT-DEL was mistake, as was dropping out of Harvard WHITE PAPER: Dell Five Amazing Things in NetVault Backup NetVault Backup is cross-platform backup and recovery software that safeguards your data and applications in both physical and virtual environments – from one intuitive console. This scalable enterprise solution supports dozens of server and application platforms. Find out what NetVault Backup can do for your organization. Read the White Paper >> Read now! 7 sneak attacks used by today's most devious hackers Most malware is mundane, but these innovative techniques are exploiting systems and networks of even the savviest users Read More Microsoft received 37,000 end-user data requests in first half of year Judges and police investigators are on track to submit about the same number of requests to Microsoft for end user data this year as they did in 2012, according to figures released Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: BlackBerry Five answers to top BYOD Challenges Mobility has revolutionized how we do business. Managing mobility and BYOD means knowing how to navigate changing operating systems, changing platforms and changing hardware to reap benefits like improved productivity, agility, growth and better customer service. Here are five steps for choosing an MDM solution for today -- and tomorrow. Learn More Iran accused of hacking into US Navy computers Hackers backed by Iran have penetrated an unclassified U.S. Navy network in one of the most serious incidents of cybercrime yet by the Middle East nation, according to a report Friday. Read More 'SCADA and Me': An unlikely picturebook for kids, industrial primer for adults Rob Lee got the idea for SCADA and Me - a barely-technical picturebook that introduces industrial control systems to novices - from a group that should have already known what SCADA systems were but didn't, and who afterwards suggested that he write up a non-technical handout to distribute at his next briefing. Read More Bill Gates admits CTRL-ALT-DEL was mistake, as was dropping out of Harvard Microsoft chairman Bill Gates acknowledged that the "CTRL-ALT-DEL" means of logging into your Windows PC was a mistake, although done with the best of intentions. Read More
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