McAfee unveils updated risk-management line; Microsoft plugs critical Vista hole

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by FireEye Perspectives Editorial Webcast: What You Don't Know About Crimeware Can Cost You Cybercrime is on the rise AND getting more nefarious. Script kiddies kept us busy with their pesky hacks, but the name of the game today is profit, meaning attacks are targeted and more dangerous. This webcast looks at how the game is changing and what it means for corporate IT shops. Network World's Security News Alert, 05/22/07 McAfee unveils updated risk-management line, 05/22/07:  At Interop on Tuesday, McAfee unveiled the highest-speed intrusion-prevention system it has developed in its IntruShield line, as well as updated versions of its vulnerability-assessment, remediation and policy-auditor products. Click here for more. Cisco agrees to buy BroadWare for video security, 05/22/07:  Cisco announced an agreement to buy software maker BroadWare Technologies in a bid to improve its video surveillance product offerings, the company said. Click here for more. AT&T pitches security service for IP VPNs, 05/21/07:  AT&T says it’s rolling out a new service that promises to add a heightened level of security to all of its IP-based VPN services. Click here for more. From servers to storage: Virtualization saves It's touted as one of the fastest and easiest ways to better manage and control your infrastructure. Download this guide today and see how network IT execs are making virtualization pay off in the real world; discover the 8 virtualization gotchas you need to know; and much more. Click here to download. Japan military data leak wider than previously thought, 05/22/07:  Investigators in Japan looking into the leak of data relating to the Aegis missile defense system have discovered other sensitive U.S. military information has been leaked, Japan's Kyodo News reported on Tuesday. Click here for more. Opinion: Microsoft plugs critical Vista hole, 05/22/07:  Microsoft has just patched another critical hole in Vista that it knew about as long ago as last Christmas. The delay was similar to its lag in patching the serious (and heavily targeted) animated-cursor flaw I told you about last month. Click here for more. People click on the darndest things, 05/18/07:  Proof that users will click on virtually anything -- behavior that hackers depend on -- has been laid out by a researcher, whose Google ad touted instant infection. More than 400 clicked through. Click here for more. Positive Networks uses phones for two-factor authentication, 05/21/07:  Positive Networks is using phones as a way to authenticate users as they log in to corporate networks -- and offering the service for free. Click here for more. 'Month of bugs' pins bull's-eye on Google, Yahoo, 05/18/07:  Yet another month-long round of daily bugs cranks up June 1, a Ukrainian researcher announced Thursday. This time, the target will be search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask.com. Click here for more.

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