BitTorrent Adds File Sync Service to P2P Network

BitTorrent is throwing its hat into the file sync game with an alpha version of a new, free service that uses P2P networking to let users synchronize and share files among mobile devices and PCs. Good...
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Attackers Hold Upper Hand Despite Increased Security Spending

From advanced malware to spear phishing that spoofs business communication, companies are being pounded by attacks, according to a new report. By: [author-name] This article was syndicated via RSS from:...
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How To Hire The Right IT Security Pro

Want to hire the best security team for your company? Understand your security needs, focus on specific skills (including people skills), and don’t worry too much about certifications, advises security...
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More Data On Attackers, But Attribution Still Dodgy

Following the compromise of The New York Times' network, Mandiant--the company that responded to the incident and conducted the forensics analysis--collected enough evidence to identify the attacker....
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News Roundup: UC, Storage and Security

Cisco extends Jabber to virtual desktops; Core updates security testing software; Drobo enhances its storage series; Sourcefire launches incident response services; Fortinet expands its security appliance...
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10 Biggest Information Security Stories Of 2012

On the information security front, 2012 has featured nonstop takedowns and arrests, breaches and data dumps, and hacktivist-launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Early in the year,...
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Mobile Biometrics: The Next Phase of Enterprise Authentication?

Smartphones and tablets equipped with fingerprint readers or other biometric hardware have the potential to drive greater adoption of biometric authentication in the enterprise—if we can get the...
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HP: When ‘Good’ Security News Isn’t

HP is just the latest in a long list of security vendors touting its comprehensive cyber security report showing what the most recent threats are, how they’ve changed and--sometimes subtly, sometimes...
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WAN Optimization Helps Networks ‘Evolve’

Networks are asked to do a lot these days--from moving video and voice to connecting mobile devices to delivering applications through a browser--but the basic architecture of a WAN hasn’t changed...
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Unlocking WAN Optimization Security

In this second installment of a three-part series on WAN optimization (the first examined visibility), Network Computing looks at the security tools that protect a network so it can deliver data, video,...
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