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Q&A: Encryption effort on track despite VeriFone dispute, says Heartland CEO
In a conversation with Computerworld today, Heartland CEO and Chairman Robert Carr blasted VeriFone's lawsuit and its suggestion that Heartland is incapable of supporting VeriFone customers.

Clear Metrics for Cloud Security? Yes, Seriously
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Network and Security Operations Convergence
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Protect Your PCs from Windows 7's Zero-Day Exploit
It was a notable accomplishment when Windows 7 was not impacted in any way by the vulnerabilities addressed in the six Security Bulletins released by Microsoft for the November Patch Tuesday. It would be even more impressive if Windows 7 proved invulnerable to the zero-day exploit that hit the next day.

PCI DSS: No Angel, But Certainly Not the Devil
Security luminaries Anton Chuvakin and Ben Rothke explain why 451 Group analyst Josh Corman is off his rocker when he compares PCI security to a devil and "No Child Left Behind."

Bugs & Fixes: What bugs Mac OS X 10.6.2 tackles
Mac OS X 10.6.2 came out Monday, and while Macworld's Dan Moren detailed the changes in this latest update to Snow Leopard, I wanted to check out which bugs cited in previous Bugs & Fixes entries have been eradicated by Mac OS X 10.6.2.

Six Steps to Pull App Security Back to the Future
OWASP will host its 2009 AppSec DC conference next week, hoping to arm IT security practitioners with knowledge to improve application security. For a taste of what to expect, organization member Matt Fisher discusses what's wrong with app security today and six ways to make it better.

Review: Whitelisting security software comes of age
Remarkably good packages from Bit9, CoreTrace, Lumension, McAfee and SignaCert show that whitelisting may be the new best defense against modern malware.

Review: IronKey USB drive for Windows 7
IronKey has come out with the latest model of its ultra-secure SLC-NAND flash USB drive, and while it has a couple of upgrades, such as Windows 7 compatibility and double the capacity over the last iteration, the drive is mostly unchanged.

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