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	Internet of things devices contain high number of vulnerabilities, study finds A security audit of 10 popular Internet-connected devices -- components of the so-called "Internet of things" -- identified an alarmingly high number of vulnerabilities. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CSO Perspective Save the Date: Boston-Area CSO Perspectives Conference 9/16 The Boston-area CSO Perspectives Conference is being held on Tuesday, September 16 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel. At this one-day event, produced by CSO and focused on "Defending Against the Pervasive Attacker," you'll have the opportunity to connect with an extensive network of visionary CSOs, CIOs and business experts. Register now. In this Issue Is your Dropcam live feed being watched by someone else? Mozilla warns of leaky developer network database Cisco patches traffic snooping flaw in operating systems used by its networking gear 5 great free VPNs for Chrome, Firefox, mobile, and beyond CISOs still struggle for respect from peers IBM buys access control and identity management firm CrossIdeas Hexadite's Automated Incident Response Solution narrows the gap between detection and response Security Manager's Journal: A ransomware flop, thanks to security awareness WEBCAST: VMware | IBM 3 Virtual Desktop Must-haves Employees today expect to take their work anywhere and on any device. This BYOD mindset poses a dilemma for organizations that want to create a flexible workplace while ensuring security, control, and lower costs. IBM and VMware collaboratively provide a dynamic VDI solution. View Now Is your Dropcam live feed being watched by someone else? Dropcam, the popular video monitoring camera, bills itself as "super simple security." But a pair of researchers plan to show at the Defcon hacking conference later this week how having a Dropcam could get a lot more complicated. Read More Mozilla warns of leaky developer network database Mozilla's website for developers leaked email addresses and encrypted passwords of registered users for about a month due to a database error, the organization said Friday. Read More Cisco patches traffic snooping flaw in operating systems used by its networking gear Cisco Systems said attackers could disrupt or intercept traffic in many of its networking products unless a new security update is applied to the software they run. Read More 5 great free VPNs for Chrome, Firefox, mobile, and beyond If you're worried about your privacy online, check out these five great free VPNs. They'll keep you safe from prying eyes and are a cinch to use. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Desktop virtualization market trends You've probably heard about desktop virtualization -- and some of its benefits – things like tighter security, streamlined management and lower costs. But would desktop virtualization be right for your company? Could you expect to reap all those benefits? And how quickly would you gain a return on investment? View Now CISOs still struggle for respect from peers Despite greater security awareness, most C-suite executives continue to undervalue CISOs, survey shows. Read More IBM buys access control and identity management firm CrossIdeas IBM has added to its security software portfolio with the purchase of Italian access control and identity management firm CrossIdeas for an undisclosed sum, the companies said Thursday. Read More Hexadite's Automated Incident Response Solution narrows the gap between detection and response Many organizations are in desperate need of a way to respond to at least some of their alerts in an automated way in order to free up their highly skilled people to address the most serious and complex incidents. This is a role that the new cyber security company Hexadite wants to fill. Read More Security Manager's Journal: A ransomware flop, thanks to security awareness Sometimes when they do the wrong thing, you can't really blame them. And sometimes you get evidence that employees are really paying attention when you tell them not to do things that are likely to lead to trouble. Read More
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