Monday, January 26, 2009

Information security 'how not to's'; Virtualization security: So far, nothing

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Information security 'how not to's'

Scott Bradner By Scott Bradner
It's not easy getting information security right. It is easy to get advice (often from vendors who want to sell you their semi-magic fix for all that ails you) on what you should be doing. But actually protecting your corporate or personal data turns out to be hard in the real world. Take a look at the Identity Theft Resource Center's report on what happened last year to see. Read full story

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01/26/09

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  3. In Las Vegas, data center takes power, cooling to the limit
  4. Bull castration and snake eaters: the life of Dave Hitz
  5. Nortel chief flying in corporate jet as company files for bankruptcy
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