You’re coming up on your last chance to clear your Google history before everything is merged.

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Beacon Podcast – Episode 017
* Social Media Security Awareness
* A New Kind of Terrorism

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SECURITY
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* Chrome to support Do Not Track privacy feature
– “I’m not encouraged by this at all. After recent reports that Google was exploiting loopholes in IE and Safari to track users who had opted out, what’s to say they’re not going to do the same here?” – McMaster (@iamthemcmaster)
– “Heh, do not track, unless you’re Google. I mean I’m sure they mean no harm, their motto is don’t be evil, it’s right there under all those billions of dollars.” – Bill (@billford)

* White House unveils plan to protect online privacy
* How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google’s New Privacy Policy Takes Effect
* 5 free Android security apps

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GENERAL TECH
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* SanDisk Says Latest Chip Leads Data-Packing Pack
* Google Aims to Offer Kansas City TV
* Embarrassing Facebook photos not enough for restraining order

Google and Microsoft are at it again. Linux Flash updates will be exclusive to Chrome. Ubuntu for Android

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Beacon Podcast – Episode 017
* Social Media Security Awareness
* A New Kind of Terrorism

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SECURITY
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* Alleged fraudster has until next week to decrypt her hard drive for prosecutors
– “Incriminate yourself or be destroyed!” – Bill (@billford)

* Malware levels starting to show signs of slowing
– “Oh noes! Don’t tell the antivirus companies!” – Bill (@billford)

* Experts: RSA weak keys flaw restricted to network devices
* OSX Mountain Lion Gatekeeper

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SOFTWARE/DISTRO
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* Snort VRT Rules 2-21-2012

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GENERAL TECH
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* Microsoft to Google: Please Don’t Kill Video on the Web
* Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End
* Ubuntu for Android
* Adobe Partners with Google for Linux Flash

Google continues to clean out the Android Marketplace. Employees don’t understand security practices.

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HURRICANE LABS
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* A New Kind of Terrorism
* Beacon Podcast – Episode 017

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SECURITY
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* Majority of employees don’t know or follow IT security policies
– “If only there were some sort of class to help them…” – Bill (@billford)

* First IPv6 DDoS attacks seen
– “Am I blind, or is there no mention of an actual IPv6 DDoS happening in the wild? It looks like only a tool has been found in some suite of tools.” – Brian (@delink)

* Visa criticizes the lackluster security measures for PayPal’s new mobile payment platform
* Google removes 37 rogue apps from Android Market

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GENERAL TECH
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* Ancient Computers in Use Today
– “I once heard (okay I heard it 100 times day, thanks Justin) that IBM used to make a huge profit off of OS/2 support because it was a dead product that places still used.” – Bill (@billford)

* Password generation from Google
* Google Bypassing User Privacy Settings in IE too?

Windows 8 gets a new logo. Facebook introduces verified accounts (for celebrities!) Google Latitude Leaderboards!

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Beacon Podcast – Episode 017
* A New Kind of Terrorism

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SECURITY
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* Social apps harvest mobile contacts
* New cybersecurity bill would define ‘critical’ infrastructure
* Phone hackers able to track your location without your knowledge
* Student jailed for hacking Facebook

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SOFTWARE/DISTRO
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* HiJackThis
* Snort VRT Rules 2-17-2012

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GENERAL TECH
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* Redesigning the Windows logo
* Facebook verified accounts
* Google Latitude Leaderboards

Apple announces OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, inspired by the iPad! Pentesting on Linux, there’s a distro for that. Facebook users are hypocrites.

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Beacon Podcast – Episode 016
* Idle Hands are the Devil’s Tools – Support in a Post-UGC World

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SECURITY
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* RSA keys not as random as they should be
* Over 90% of Facebook users hate having photos of them posted without approval
* 10 Pentesting Linux Distros

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SOFTWARE/DISTRO
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* Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion announced
* Scientific Linux 6.2
* Piwik 1.7

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GENERAL TECH
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* Microsoft’s struggle against bugs
* Chrome to Surpass IE Market Share by End of March
* Microsoft will try to solve social media hurdles for advertisers
* Ubuntu Installer for Android

Windows 8 gets a little more accessible. Cryptome.org gets breached. Google Wallet gets a temporary fix.

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Beacon Podcast – Episode 016
* Idle Hands are the Devil’s Tools – Support in a Post-UGC World

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SECURITY
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* MSRC looks back at ten years, and the February 2012 bulletins
* Microsoft code not the security sieve sysadmins should be worried about
* Malware found on Cryptome.org
* Google Wallet temporary fix

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SOFTWARE/DISTRO
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* Snort VRT Rules 2-14-2012

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GENERAL TECH
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* Webinar: How Splunk can help with important WebSphere Application Server data
* Windows 8 accessibility
* HTC PlayStation certified devices?
* HTC rumored to be working on a streaming music service

Hooray for Google DNS! Twitter brings you secure browsing by default. BYOT.

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Beacon Podcast – Episode 016
* Idle Hands are the Devil’s Tools – Support in a Post-UGC World

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SECURITY
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* Microsoft Indian web store breach
* Attacking the Phishers: An Autopsy on Compromised Phishing Websites
* Strong Authentication: Bring-Your-Own-Token Is Number Three With A Bullet
* Twitter enables HTTPS by default
* Your heartbeat could keep your data safe

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SOFTWARE/DISTRO
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* LibreOffice 3.5

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GENERAL TECH
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* Google Public DNS: 70 billion requests per day
* 6 key skills new IT grads are lacking
* Mac OS X keeps a log of all your downloads
* Google cleared to buy Motorola

Google Drive release imminent? Learn how to keep your data safe on the go. Web app vulnerabilities!

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Beacon Podcast – Episode 016
* Idle Hands are the Devil’s Tools – Support in a Post-UGC World

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SECURITY
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* Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012
* Foxconn breach
* Rewind and Replay for Web App Vulnerabilities
* Should having autism be a legal defense to hacking charges?
* Keep Your Data Secure Abroad

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SOFTWARE/DISTRO
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* FreeBSD 4.5
* Debian 5.0 End of Life
* Chrome 17 Stable
* Snort VRT Rules 2-9-2012

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GENERAL TECH
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* State of New Hampshire votes for open source
* Google – Celebrating one year of web vulnerability research
* Is the Time Finally Right for Google Drive?

Satellite phone encryption has been cracked! Why use BlackBerry? Amazon Prime brings more streaming content thanks to Viacom.

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Gaining Access to a Check Point Appliance – Physical Access Trumps All
* Check Point Life Cycle
* Splunk Essentials – 2/22/2012
* Check Point Essentials – 2/28/2012

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SECURITY
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* Satellite phone encryption cracked
* Mandatory disclosure for companies selling IT security solutions
* Facebook left red-faced over Safer Internet Day survey
* Over 3 years later, “deleted” Facebook photos are still online

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SOFTWARE/DISTRO
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* Sabyon Linux 8
* Flash Player Sandboxing coming to Firefox
* Snort VRT Rules 2-7-2012

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GENERAL TECH
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* EFI Firmware Update brings Internet Recovery to 2010 Macs
* Microsoft and 24/7 Inc. Join Forces to Deliver the Future of Customer Service for Large Businesses
* Why choose a BlackBerry mobile phone?
* Amazon, Viacom deal brings more TV shows to Streaming

Chrome finally comes to Android. Canonical pulls their funding for Kubuntu. Window Phone 8 details!

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CRITICAL
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* Cisco – Overheating and Hardware Failure

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HURRICANE LABS
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* Gaining Access to a Check Point Appliance – Physical Access Trumps All
* Check Point Life Cycle
* Splunk Essentials – 2/22/2012
* Check Point Essentials – 2/28/2012

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SECURITY
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* Alarm bells ring as MPs urge ISPs to censor web content
– “”More resources need to be directed to these threats and to preventing radicalisation through the internet and in private spaces. These are the fertile breeding grounds for terrorism.” <-- disturbing comments on almost every level." - Bill (@billford)

* Do you password-protect your gadgets?
* How to Protect Your Intellectual Property in the Cloud

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SOFTWARE/DISTRO
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* Joomla 2.5.1

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GENERAL TECH
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* Canonical pulls Kubuntu funding
* Windows Phone 8 Details Revealed
* The Legality of Autonomous Vehicles

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