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	A quarter of WiFi networks unsecured, finds survey Years after WiFi security was supposed to have gone 'critical', a quarter of access points in the UK remain open and unsecured, a new 'wardriving' survey has discovered. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Storage for Windows Environments This paper discusses how consolidating your Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint Server data along with your Windows files using NetApp storage for Windows environments reduces the cost of physical storage as well as ongoing management costs in Windows environments. Read More! In this Issue When IT is asked to spy IBM buys e-discovery vendor PSS Trojan Forces Firefox to Save Your Passwords Akamai unveils payment card tokenization service Encryption for the Internet and for telephony Focus on ZeuS Malware Clears the Way for Other Threats Microsoft will look to courts for botnet takedowns Cisco's top 10 rivals AVG Internet Security 2011 Security chief warns of global cyberthreat Facebook Tightens Security with One-Time Passwords Many businesses not PCI compliant at time of data breaches Think Your Twitter DM Is Private? Think Again Surprise! Passwords Still A Weak Link in Security Chain RSA: Businesses need 'air traffic control' style security Zeus not the only bank Trojan threat, users warned : McAfee bolsters endpoint security, mgmt software Lie your way to password security Video surveillance as a service: VSaaS dos and don'ts Six enterprise security leaks you should plug now As plans for NAC deployment get under way, keep it simple Record Patch Tuesday Hits Older Software Hardest School district settles webcam spying suit for $610,000 Researchers: Criminals could launch 'social reality' attack WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint Data center owners will be increasingly challenged to report their carbon emissions. This paper introduces a simple approach, supported by free web-based tools, for estimating the carbon footprint of a data center anywhere in the world. Read Now. When IT is asked to spy It's 9:00 in the morning, or 3:00 in the afternoon, or even 10:00 at night. Do you know what your users are up to? More than ever, IT managers can answer, "Oh, yes." Read More IBM buys e-discovery vendor PSS IBM said Wednesday it is purchasing e-discovery vendor PSS Systems, in a move that further broadens Big Blue's sprawling portfolio of information management software. Terms were not disclosed. Read More Trojan Forces Firefox to Save Your Passwords A Firefox Trojan has been found to force the Internet browser to save user passwords and then use those passwords to create a new user account on the infected computer. Read More Akamai unveils payment card tokenization service New service from Akamai Technologies hides sensitive payment-card information using a scrambling method known as tokenization in order to reduce liability under the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards. Read More Encryption for the Internet and for telephony In 1991, Zimmerman released Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and made it available, including source code, by FTP, thus allowing virtually anyone with an Internet connection to download it. At that time, PGP (based on the RSA algorithm) was the first freely available public-key based encryption program. Read More Focus on ZeuS Malware Clears the Way for Other Threats The ZeuS "crimeware toolkit" has made recent headlines lately by garnering attention of the FBI, and for the new components that allow hackers to break into BlackBerry and Symbian phones. Read More Microsoft will look to courts for botnet takedowns Microsoft has seen a dramatic drop in the number of computers infected with Waledac, a piece of malicious software affiliated with a botnet that was once responsible for a massive amount of spam. Read More Cisco's top 10 rivals Competition is only getting tougher for Cisco as it continues to expand in 30 or so new markets while attempting to maintain growth in its core routing and switching businesses. Read More WHITE PAPER: Socialtext Web-Oriented Architecture is Changing Enterprise IT Companies want to surface key events from traditional systems of record inside social applications where employees can collaborate and take action to improve core business processes. This paper discusses the trend and requirements necessary to build an enterprise architecture to perform the integration. Read now! AVG Internet Security 2011 AVG Internet Security 2011, which shipped on Tuesday, offers the full complement of tools you'd expect in an all-in-one security suite, packaged in a simple-to-use interface and offering integration with popular browsers and Outlook. But the software is marred by annoying attempts to upsell you to other products, and a scanning engine that may slow down your system. Read More Security chief warns of global cyberthreat Once hailed as an economic saviour, the Internet is now in danger of becoming a threat to the future prosperity of the UK and its allies, the head of UK security agency GCHQ Iain Lobban has said in a rare speech. Read More Facebook Tightens Security with One-Time Passwords By its very nature as a social network, Facebook is a veritable gold mine for cyber criminals. Recognizing the threat of account hijacking and compromise, Facebook has implemented new security features to protect Facebook accounts, including a one-time password via mobile phone text message. Read More Many businesses not PCI compliant at time of data breaches Companies can dramatically cut their risks of data breaches by complying with payment standards, according to a new report. Read More Think Your Twitter DM Is Private? Think Again Twitter has established itself as a means of broadcasting information to wide group of people all at once. But, for those times where you want to talk more intimately, Twitter also has the ability to send a Direct Message (DM) that is private between the two parties. Well, it's supposed to be private, but the reality is perhaps not as secretive as one might expect. Read More Surprise! Passwords Still A Weak Link in Security Chain Despite predictions that the password will fade into obscurity, or the rise of alternative methods of authentication such as fingerprint scanners, the username and password are still the default method of accessing secure accounts and information. Unfortunately, weak passwords, and poor password practices mean the password isn't providing very good protection in many cases. Read More RSA: Businesses need 'air traffic control' style security Businesses need air traffic control style security to protect their myriad systems in operation and meet regulatory demands, according to RSA Security president Art Coviello. Read More Zeus not the only bank Trojan threat, users warned Online bank account users should not ignore the threat posed by obscure data-theft Trojans such as 'Bugat', 'SpyEye', and 'Carberp', security company Trusteer has warned. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Connecting to the Cloud with F5 and VMware VMotion Migrating applications, storage and VMs to the cloud is no small task. Learn how a new technology can: • Move live services without interruption • Enable VM migration across the WAN between clouds and data centers • Work without a re-architecture of local or remote networks Learn More! : McAfee bolsters endpoint security, mgmt software McAfee endpoint security supports Windows and Apple Macintosh as well as Android-based handhelds and the iPhone, Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones. Read More Lie your way to password security My friend Martin Kuppinger (of the Kuppinger-Cole analyst firm) recently blogged about "security questions." You know, those things you're asked in order to prove that you're you whenever you forget your password (or, in my case, simply get fumble-fingered and mistype it). Read More Video surveillance as a service: VSaaS dos and don'ts Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS)--another name for hosted or managed video services--may help streamline your operations. But as with any service or product, you have to choose the right match for your specific needs. Here are critical considerations from the front lines. Read More Six enterprise security leaks you should plug now The Titanic was thought to be unsinkable, a testament to the engineering prowess of its day and the fact that luxury liners rarely collided with massive icebergs. Read More As plans for NAC deployment get under way, keep it simple I've mentioned network access control several times in this column over the past few months. If you've been following along, you know that I like the functionality it offers but am leery of the difficulty and cost of deploying it, as well as the resources required to manage it properly. Read More Record Patch Tuesday Hits Older Software Hardest Today is Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday, and as predicted October sets a new record for security bulletins in a single month. More than ever, IT admins need to understand the risks and prioritize the various patches to effectively manage the deluge of updates, and protect vulnerable systems as efficiently as possible. This month also demonstrates yet again that legacy software is inherently less secure. Read More School district settles webcam spying suit for $610,000 A suburban Pennsylvania school district accused of spying on students by using school-issued laptops has agreed to pay $610,000 to settle litigation stemming from its controversial practice. Read More Researchers: Criminals could launch 'social reality' attack Malware could soon become sophisticated enough to launch social engineering attacks based on analysis of a victim's behavioural patterns and social interactions, researchers have suggested. Read More
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