Security

Free gift offers dupe users into giving personal data

Expert finds ‘stupid’ vulnerabilities in Oracle 11g

* Patches from Ubuntu, Debian * Bogus MSN Messenger video invites, and other interesting reading

Cisco playing network defense

Its Self-Defending Network strategy moves forward via IronPort buyout, customer demands

DRAM finally finds a home in mobile phones

Is Motorola-Aruba lawsuit the tip of the iceberg?

* Wi-Fi patent infringement allegations could have ripple effect

This week in Backspin: Waxing philosophical about failure modes

Cisco, Trend Micro cozy up, where does that leave IronPort?

FBI targets online auction sites’ criminal constituency

Cisco plans to blend two NAC schemes

Understanding federated identity