90 data breaches in 2008: What went wrong

Merchants Struggle to Comply With PCI Security In Economy; Heightened data-loss prevention needs fuel arms race between vendors Compliance Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Tripwire Beyond PCI Checklists: Greater Security. Companies can achieve PCI compliance, but still suffer a major security breach. Discover how configuration assessment and file integrity monitoring get key files and configurations into a secure and compliant state and keep them there continuously, greatly bolstering security. Spotlight Story 90 data breaches in 2008: What went wrong Data breaches continue to plague organizations in virtually every industry. Since 2004, the Verizon Business RISK Team has worked on more than 600 investigations of suspected breaches. Fortunately for us, the team is willing to share its collective knowledge and provide an analysis of the trends in breaches, including how they happen and what the root causes and contributing factors are. Read full story Related News: Merchants Struggle to Comply With PCI Security In Economy The heads of seven business organizations sent PCI Security Standards Council General Manager Bob Russo a cry for help earlier this month, saying the recession is making it "increasingly difficult" for merchants to meet the requirements of the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Heightened data-loss prevention needs fuel arms race between vendors Data-loss prevention is rapidly becoming the next big battlefield in IT security. ICANN chief refutes US control The new Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) chief has poured cold water on claims the organisation is resisting a break from alleged US oversight. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Rise and fall of Nortel For better or worse, Nortel as we know it is coming to an end. Here's how the telecom giant got to this point. Summer of geeks Space camp! They Might Be Giants! Check out these and 9 other vacation options. Polling Results: Leading IT Pros Weigh In on Top IT Issues Accelerate your knowledge of the IT world you inhabit by viewing the results of a series of polls taken by your IT peers. These polls of 100+ IT professionals each are available for full viewing. They cover key topics such as virtualization, processor performance, green IT, cloud computing and many others. Polling Results: Leading IT Pros Weigh In on Top IT Issues   July 03, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Cisco announces highest certification Worst U.S. cities to work in IT Windows 7 in Pictures: 10 Cool Desktop Features Cisco sends employees home to work Broadband stimulus exempted from "Buy American" Blind phone hacker gets 11-year sentence 'Swatting' case shows need to ban caller-ID spoofing Fake Microsoft Update email scam IT salaries, perks continue to shrink Nortel: Why Avaya? Thinking Beyond Tape: The Case Against Tape Backup This video whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to dynamically move, protect, and recover your critical applications. Learn more. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com