Top 10 IT security myths putting businesses at risk

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	Top 10 IT security myths putting businesses at risk When it comes to information security, there are a lot of "misperceptions" and "exaggerations" about both the threats facing businesses and the technologies that might be used to protect their important data assets, according to Gartner analyst Jay Heiser. These false assumptions all add up to "security myths" that have gained wide credence among security pros, the employees they're trying to protect from data loss, and the business managers apt to blame chief information security officers (CISO) for breaches and other mishaps. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell KACE Enabling Safe and Secure BYOD Organizations are moving from being PC-centric to a user-centric model, where employees bring their own devices (BYOD) and choose those devices that best suit their specific needs. Learn how the KACE Appliances can help your organization say "Yes!" to BYOD. Read Now! In this Issue Facebook, Twitter support Google's call for transparency in surveillance requests Microsoft patches critical IE vulnerabilities and actively exploited Office flaw HP to end support for OpenVMS Tibco welcomes third-party online meeting products into Tibbr ESN suite WHITE PAPER: ClickSoftware How to Become an Operations Superstar This eBook for operations and customer service managers will walk you through the challenges faced by field organizations, how a workforce management solution can increase operational efficiency as well as productivity. Learn More. Facebook, Twitter support Google's call for transparency in surveillance requests Facebook and Microsoft have joined Google in asking for greater transparency in surveillance requests, following widespread criticism of the U.S. government's surveillance programs and the role of the Internet companies. Twitter's General Counsel Alex Macgillivray also wrote in a message Tuesday on the service that Twitter supports efforts for more transparency in NSLs (national security letters) used by the government to collect data. Read More Microsoft patches critical IE vulnerabilities and actively exploited Office flaw A new batch of security updates released by Microsoft address a total of 23 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, and Microsoft Office, including one that is actively exploited by attackers. The handling of digital certificates in Windows was also improved. Read More HP to end support for OpenVMS Hewlett-Packard looks to end support for OpenVMS, a system long valued for its reliability and break-through features, in 2020. There's an entire generation of people who were born, graduated college and are well into their IT careers, who may have no idea that this OS, introduced in October 1977 by Digital Equipment Corp., even exists. That alone puts a limit on the operating system's life expectancy. Read More Tibco welcomes third-party online meeting products into Tibbr ESN suite Tibco has made it possible to plan, manage, and launch third-party Web meeting and video chat services from its Tibbr enterprise social networking (ESN) suite. The new feature, called Tibbr Meetings, gives users the ability to trigger web meeting and video conferencing sessions from within the suite's interface on Microsoft's Skype, Cisco's WebEx and Google's Hangouts. Read More
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