HP pumps up ID management suite

All the week's news and views about Security, 07/18/05
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HP pumps up ID management suite, 07/18/05

HP last week upgraded three applications in its identity and
access management suite with capabilities that the company says
will help users set specific privacy guidelines and better
integrate multiple identities across disparate systems.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3316>

How to prevent pharming, 07/18/05

Protect your company's online reputation by locking down DNS and
guarding against domain hijacking.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3317>

Cisco covets anti-spam role, 07/18/05

Cisco appears poised to initiate more action in the anti-spam
arena, having just jumped into a standards fray where the
industry's top hardware vendor normally wouldn't be found.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-cisco-spam.html?nl>

Start-up takes aim at low-cost security offerings, 07/18/05

The well-funded start-up ConSentry Networks, with an
distinguished leadership team, has built three custom chips to
give the device the processing power it needs to parse packets
to Layer 7, keep track of sessions and enforce access policies.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-consentry.html?nl>

Demo shows ID specs can coexist, 07/18/05

Vendor demonstration shows identity management specs can
coexist,
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-identity.html?nl>

Sun grows open source offerings, 07/18/05

Sun last week said it will provide open source components of its
Web authentication and single sign-on technologies as part of a
project it is calling OpenSSO.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-opensso.html?nl>

Industry looks to tackle spyware, 07/18/05

The Anti-Spyware Coalition, a group of IT companies and public
interest groups, hopes to succeed where a previous vendor
organization failed in tackling the global problem of spyware.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-spyware.html?nl>

Opinion: SMB tour kicks off, 07/18/05

When attendees were asked to name their top concerns going
forward, the list included security, backup and data recovery,
wireless networks, VoIP implementations, server upgrades, spam,
storage, spyware, securing and encrypting mobile data,
management of remote locations, growth, changing laws, storage
management, data and voice convergence, authentication services,
Web server application tuning, and remote monitoring of servers.
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/071805edit.html?nl>

Mozilla marketing site hacked, 07/15/05

A Web site used to promote the Firefox Web browser has been
hacked, potentially compromising personal information about
thousands of volunteer supporters of the open-source software.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3318>

Newsletter: VoIP books and white papers, 07/14/05

Resources for those of you interested in deepening your
knowledge of VoIP or in finding resources for teaching others
about VoIP security.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3319>

Newsletter: Netifice broadens its lineup with managed SSL VPN
service, 07/14/05

Netifice Communications is adding a managed SSL VPN service to
its offerings.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3320>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. HP to lay off thousands next week, reports say
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3321>

2. This net screams
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3322>

3. Feature: The ROI of VoIP
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3323>

4. Grant Thornton standardizes IP PBXs
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3324>

5. IBM, Microsoft to ship another Web services security protocol
to standards body
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3325>
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