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Today's Security News Sign up for Security RSS feeds  Featured Video Dan Kaminsky on DNS, Web attacks Noted network security researcher Dan Kaminsky, director of penetration testing at IOActive, shares his research on DNS and Web-based attack techniques. DNS flaw handling leaves Kaminsky pleased ARTICLE - Network security researcher, Dan Kaminsky sheds light on how he discovered the DNS cache poisoning flaw. More on Emerging Information Security Threats Initial virtualization costs could outweigh benefits ARTICLE - It could be costly for companies to sort out the new governance, oversight and manageability issues being introduced by virtualized environments. More on Virtualization Security DNS exploit code released by Metasploit founder ARTICLE - Experts say DNS attacks against unpatched servers are imminent. 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Enterprise role management: Trends and best practices: Enterprise role management technology is intended to help an enterprise keep tabs of who has access to various network resource... MORE NEWS DNS flaw handling leaves Kaminsky pleased ARTICLE - Network security researcher, Dan Kaminsky sheds light on how he discovered the DNS cache poisoning flaw. DNS exploit code released by Metasploit founder ARTICLE - Experts say DNS attacks against unpatched servers are imminent. Smartphones opening up enterprise risks ARTICLE - A new survey found more consumers using their smartphones to access sensitive corporate data opening huge security gaps for enterprises. Initial virtualization costs could outweigh benefits ARTICLE - It could be costly for companies to sort out the new governance, oversight and manageability issues being introduced by virtualize... 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