Security World: Liberty Alliance sets stage for circle of trust

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Monday, October 17, 2005

* Liberty Alliance sets stage for circle of trust
* CA's Swainson aims to repair CA's relationships and strategy
* Putting AJAX to work
* Microsoft aligns with Nigeria to crack down on scams
* Belated thanks for jobs well done
* Symantec patches Veritas NetBackup bug
* Exploit code discovered for new Microsoft flaw
* Product Guide: Maxxan MXV250 Intelligent Application Switch

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LIBERTY ALLIANCE SETS STAGE FOR CIRCLE OF TRUST

Federated identity, a scheme that allows customers to log in once and
access a swath of related services from multiple providers, has pretty
much overcome its technology hurdles. The real obstacle is agreement on
legal and privacy rules that govern how providers should share user data
in order to complete multiparty transactions. That's why the Liberty
Alliance Project, an industry consortium working on standards for
federated identity systems, released a set of federated identity
guidelines last Tuesday.
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CA'S SWAINSON AIMS TO REPAIR CA'S RELATIONSHIPS AND STRATEGY

When John Swainson joined Computer Associates nearly a year ago, he found
a company reeling from three years of investigations into accounting
practices that have resulted in numerous indictments and the upcoming
trial of its former chief executive, Sanjay Kumar. President and CEO
Swainson spoke last week to Elizabeth Heichler, editor in chief of the
IDG News Service, on subjects such as rebuilding customer relationships
and CA's massive effort to retool its own IT systems.
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PUTTING AJAX TO WORK

It's easy to see why AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML) has captured
the imaginations of so many Web developers. For the first time,
browser-based UIs are rich and full-featured enough to do away with
so-called thick-client desktop applications.
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MICROSOFT ALIGNS WITH NIGERIA TO CRACK DOWN ON SCAMS

The Nigerian government and Microsoft signed an agreement Friday calling
for the software giant to help law enforcement break up crime rings that
use the Internet for fraud and theft.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=F68FFD:3D50222

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BELATED THANKS FOR JOBS WELL DONE

Times are a-changing. Check Point is purchasing Sourcefire. Nessus is
going commercial. Even the Linux logo now requires a licensing fee.
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SYMANTEC PATCHES VERITAS NETBACKUP BUG

Symantec Corp. has patched a critical vulnerability in its Veritas
NetBackup software that could be used to seize control of an unpatched
system.
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EXPLOIT CODE DISCOVERED FOR NEW MICROSOFT FLAW

Security assessment vendor Immunity Inc. has discovered a way to exploit
a recently disclosed bug in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating
system, and researchers are concerned that a new worm attack, similar to
last August's Zotob outbreak, may be imminent.
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PRODUCT GUIDE: MAXXAN MXV250 INTELLIGENT APPLICATION SWITCH

The MXV250 offers all the sophistication and features of Maxxan's
larger MXV500, but in a smaller and less expensive package suitable for
smaller SANs. The wide array of available features gives admins plenty
of flexibility in meeting business requirements for a SAN. The two
separate management apps for configuration and management may give
pause.

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