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What is the value of collaboration?

…ocesses and governance, and build a culture of collaboration will benefit by delivering great results.  Collaboration is no longer an option or a choice, it’s a matter of survival!  I’ll leave you with a quote from Wikinomics author Don Tapscott:  “Collaborate or perish”! As always, I’d appreciate your views and comments.  Keep an eye out for my next blog on how to do effective collaboration. …

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Malware Validation Techniques

Malware authors use a variety of obfuscation techniques to foil researchers and operate as covertly as possible on a user’s system.  To that end, some of the techniques, like frequent changes of the executable (possibly daily) are designed to obstruct basic detection techniques. Often times, given a specific piece of executable code, it is not trivial to determine if the code is a piece of malware or just a random piece of software. F…

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Social Media Spotlight: How to Get Started in Social Media

…r discussion first. By listening to customers and those in your field first, then engaging directly based on what you hear, you develop a conversation, trust, and respect. (For your start in listening, social media expert and author Chris Brogan has some useful tips in his piece Grow Bigger Ears in 10 Minutes. In the same vein, don’t start blasting out one-way marketing messages, which is usually treated as spam. Social media is a dialog, a…

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“Social Enterprise” Day 1: Meet the Speakers #SMWSF #SMWCisco

…Wilmington Urban League and serves as the First Vice President of the Northern Virginia Community College Foundation. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and a native of Philadelphia, PA. Jason Falls (@JasonFalls) Author and Founder of Social Media Explorer Jason Falls is an author, speaker and CEO, the latter of Social Media Explorer, an education and information products company focused on digital and social media marketing. From on…

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The Secret to Success is Failure

… Magazine article, titled “What if the Secret to Success is Failure?”, connects this principle to the current challenges that educators face today as they prepare and evaluate high school students for college. The author suggests a new set of criteria — ‘character’ attributes such as “grit” and “self-control” — will more accurately predict whether a student will be successful than the tr…

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Partner Update: Fresh Batch of Cisco News in Less than Five Minutes

As Andrew learned the hard way, doing your research before you make an investment pays off, whether you’re buying a car or equipment for your network. In this episode of Partner Update, we explore total cost of ownership and why it’s the only true way to measure network costs. We also cover storytelling tips and methods learned from esteemed author and presentation expert Nancy Duarte (she created the presentation you see in Al Gore&…

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A Brief History of Malware Obfuscation: Part 2 of 2

… Code Insertion: One of the most complex methods, the malware will actually weave itself into the binary code of its host. Discussed below. Entry Point Obfuscation Entry Point Obfuscation (EPO) is a technique used by malware authors to dissuade AV scanners from investigating the files that have been invaded. For a virus to activate and acquire control, it needs to place itself within the line of execution. Traditionally this was done by changing…

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A Look Into Crimeware

… couple weeks old. /Title <> /Producer (Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)/Author <>/Keywords <>/Trapped /False/ModDate (2008312053854)/CreationDate (2008312053854) What techniques does the YES Exploit System author use that makes this sample hard to detect given that the sample has been around for a few weeks and the detection is in the 50% range? I used Pyew Pyew for further analysis of the document. The overview and first few…

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Partner Update Shares Top Cisco News and Magic Recipes

…links and a written transcript of our newscast. 0:18 – Upcoming Virtual Partner Velocity Join us on October 11th at 8 a.m. PST for our next Virtual Partner Velocity. During the live broadcast, our guest speaker best-selling author and persuasion expert Nancy Duarte will be sharing her tips on how to present visual stories that captivate any audience. Find out how to reserve your spot today. 1:11 – Channels SVP shares thoughts on the importance…

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8 Fab Topics in 8 Hours: “Social Enterprise” Day 1 Agenda #SMWSF #SMWCisco

…perspectives to give a more holistic view of the issues. Moderator: Karla Ballard (@oeinnovation), Chief of Strategic Development, Media and National Partnerships, One Economy Corporation Panelists: Jason Falls (@JasonFalls), Author and Founder /CEOof Social Media Explorer (via TP) Mary Anne Petrillo (@GetIdeas), Executive Producer — GETideas.org , a Cisco Community Evan Steiner (@hubventures or @hubbayarea), Program Manager, HUB Ventures 1:00 –…

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