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    <description><![CDATA[Security bloggers help keep you up to date on how to protect your network through news, updates, advice, and opinions on how you can stay ahead of hackers.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Ignoring security advice from the pros: The IT-user disconnect]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/ignoring-security-advice-from-the-pros-the-it-user-disconnect/9646]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ IT pros and the general population of users have seemingly different agendas when it comes to security. Michael P. Kassner interviews a noted researcher about the psychology of these two groups.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ IT pros and the general population of users have seemingly different agendas when it comes to security. Michael P. Kassner interviews a noted researcher about the psychology of these two groups.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-17T14:58:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[New Android malware should be wake-up call for security admins]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/new-android-malware-should-be-wake-up-call-for-security-admins/9641]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Security firm Kaspersky reported on a new malware threat that it calls the most sophisticated it has seen in targeting Android phones.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Security firm Kaspersky reported on a new malware threat that it calls the most sophisticated it has seen in targeting Android phones.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Lambert]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-12T17:29:00Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[BGP and Internet security: Is it better to be lucky or good?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/bgp-and-internet-security-is-it-better-to-be-lucky-or-good/9610]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Does "it's not a problem until it actually happens" apply to Internet security? Michael P. Kassner interviews a networking expert who's wondering about the same thing.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Does "it's not a problem until it actually happens" apply to Internet security? Michael P. Kassner interviews a networking expert who's wondering about the same thing.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-10T16:11:03Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[DARPA's Plan X and the future of the U.S. cyber defense infrastructure]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/darpas-plan-x-and-the-future-of-the-us-cyber-defense-infrastructure/9603]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Plan X sounds like a summer sci-fi movie, but it's actually one of DARPA's latest projects, aimed at improving the nation's defense of critical infrastructure targets.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Plan X sounds like a summer sci-fi movie, but it's actually one of DARPA's latest projects, aimed at improving the nation's defense of critical infrastructure targets.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Lambert]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-04T12:30:49Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The anatomy of a phishing operation]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/the-anatomy-of-a-phishing-operation/9579]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ There are far better things than being phished, like writing about how not to get phished. Michael P. Kassner reviews a research paper that provides amazing insight into a successful phishing...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ There are far better things than being phished, like writing about how not to get phished. Michael P. Kassner reviews a research paper that provides amazing insight into a successful phishing...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-03T14:04:24Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[How to successfully implement the principle of least privilege]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/how-to-successfully-implement-the-principle-of-least-privilege/9575]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Least privilege is a core security principle, but it's one that often meets with resistance by users. Here are tips for how to implement it and get the point across to others.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Least privilege is a core security principle, but it's one that often meets with resistance by users. Here are tips for how to implement it and get the point across to others.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dominic Vogel]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-29T16:27:14Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Virtualizing apps could be the bridge over the BYOD security gap]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/virtualizing-apps-could-be-the-bridge-over-the-byod-security-gap/9548]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Allowing BYOD has unfavorable implications for both the company and employees. Michael P. Kassner explores what businesses are doing to mitigate the risk.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Allowing BYOD has unfavorable implications for both the company and employees. Michael P. Kassner explores what businesses are doing to mitigate the risk.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-28T13:33:56Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Keeping your corporate social media accounts secure]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/keeping-your-corporate-social-media-accounts-secure/9523]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Does your company have official social media accounts like Twitter or Facebook? How do you protect them from unauthorized access? Get a few tips here and take our poll on security measures.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Does your company have official social media accounts like Twitter or Facebook? How do you protect them from unauthorized access? Get a few tips here and take our poll on security measures.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Lambert]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-22T14:00:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Aaron Swartz legacy lives on with New Yorker's Strongbox: How it works]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/aaron-swartz-legacy-lives-on-with-new-yorkers-strongbox-how-it-works/9527]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Strongbox was Aaron Swartz's final project. Michael P. Kassner explains why The New Yorker requested a way to keep sources and their information secret.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Strongbox was Aaron Swartz's final project. Michael P. Kassner explains why The New Yorker requested a way to keep sources and their information secret.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-20T14:17:58Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Mission impossible: Data identification and prioritization]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/mission-impossible-data-identification-and-prioritization/9517]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Protecting your organization's most precious data is the goal, but not all data needs the same degree of care. Thinking strategically about what is most valuable can help you focus attention and...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Protecting your organization's most precious data is the goal, but not all data needs the same degree of care. Thinking strategically about what is most valuable can help you focus attention and...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dominic Vogel]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-20T13:00:43Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Security lessons from the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Report]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/security-lessons-from-the-2013-verizon-data-breach-report/9513]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Verizon's latest report on data breach statistics offers security pros a guide to the most persistent threats and where attention should be focused to defend against them.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Verizon's latest report on data breach statistics offers security pros a guide to the most persistent threats and where attention should be focused to defend against them.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alfonso Barreiro]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-15T13:00:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Cloud-service contracts and data protection: Unintended consequences]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/cloud-service-contracts-and-data-protection-unintended-consequences/9487]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ There are things your cloud-service (Facebook, Amazon, Google, Dropbox, etc.) contracts aren't telling you. Michael P. Kassner interviews an attorney concerned about what's not being said.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ There are things your cloud-service (Facebook, Amazon, Google, Dropbox, etc.) contracts aren't telling you. Michael P. Kassner interviews an attorney concerned about what's not being said.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-13T18:52:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Google's Inactive Account Manager heightens enterprise awareness for securing data]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/googles-inactive-account-manager-heightens-enterprise-awareness-for-securing-data/9371]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Preventing the commingling of company and personal data means focusing on securing the company data.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Preventing the commingling of company and personal data means focusing on securing the company data.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Duane Craig]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-07T13:00:34Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Hackers: From innocent curiosity to illegal activity]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/hackers-from-innocent-curiosity-to-illegal-activity/9453]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Researchers asked why talented youth skilled in "computerese" evolve into criminal hackers. Michael P. Kassner explains their unexpected results.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Researchers asked why talented youth skilled in "computerese" evolve into criminal hackers. Michael P. Kassner explains their unexpected results.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-06T14:59:18Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[New McAfee patent hints at a more walled-off online world]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/new-mcafee-patent-hints-at-a-more-walled-off-online-world/9449]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A McAfee patent hints at content filtering at the user level in order to block sites that offer pirated content.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A McAfee patent hints at content filtering at the user level in order to block sites that offer pirated content.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Lambert]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-03T16:00:59Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The future of IT security compliance: 201 CMR 17.00]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/the-future-of-it-security-compliance-201-cmr-1700/9418]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Why should you be concerned about a security rule that is part of the State law of Massachusetts -- especially if you aren't in business there? Donovan Colbert explains how compliance regulations...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Why should you be concerned about a security rule that is part of the State law of Massachusetts -- especially if you aren't in business there? Donovan Colbert explains how compliance regulations...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donovan Colbert]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-30T13:00:02Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[BoxCryptor vs. DropSmack: The battle to secure Dropbox]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/boxcryptor-vs-dropsmack-the-battle-to-secure-dropbox/9424]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Can DropSmack malware be stopped? Michael P. Kassner asks the creators of BoxCryptor if it is up to the task of securing the Dropbox file-synchronization service.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Can DropSmack malware be stopped? Michael P. Kassner asks the creators of BoxCryptor if it is up to the task of securing the Dropbox file-synchronization service.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-29T17:30:19Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Surveys: Aid security research by sharing your experience]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/surveys-aid-security-research-by-sharing-your-experience/9415]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ These two security surveys are aimed at IT pros who can contribute their experience and opinions to research topics focused on security effectiveness in their organizations.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ These two security surveys are aimed at IT pros who can contribute their experience and opinions to research topics focused on security effectiveness in their organizations.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/surveys-aid-security-research-by-sharing-your-experience/9415]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Selena Frye]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-24T17:06:28Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Running the gauntlet: Tips for achieving your CISSP]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/running-the-gauntlet-tips-for-achieving-your-cissp/9399]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ One of the most highly regarded security certifications is the CISSP. Dominic Vogel offers these nine tips for becoming certified based on his own experience.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ One of the most highly regarded security certifications is the CISSP. Dominic Vogel offers these nine tips for becoming certified based on his own experience.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dominic Vogel]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-23T12:30:58Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Understanding what motivates Chinese hackers]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/understanding-what-motivates-chinese-hackers/9374]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Michael P. Kassner, with the help of a noted academic and author, looks at what motivates Chinese hackers. It may not be what you think.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Michael P. Kassner, with the help of a noted academic and author, looks at what motivates Chinese hackers. It may not be what you think.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-22T17:16:08Z</pubDate>
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