Microsoft fixes nasty flaws; Symark updates access-control software

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by BlueLane Securing Virtualized Infrastructure: From Static Security to Virtual Shields Virtualization is taking off in the enterprise, but security hasn't kept pace. Most security products don't easily support a virtualized infrastructure. Download this whitepaper from Nemertes Research and get exclusive details on the next-generation security model that supports - and not subverts - your data center. Network World's Security News Alert, 05/09/07 Microsoft fixes nasty DNS server, Exchange flaws, 05/08/07:  Microsoft has released its May set of security patches, fixing critical bugs in Windows, Office and Exchange. Click here for more. Next-generation multimedia networks face security challenges, 05/08/07: There may be no hotter topic in telecom right now than IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), an evolving standard that promises to offer a common way for multiple wireless and wireline networks to deliver multimedia applications. Click here for more. Symark updates access-control software, 05/08/07: Symark this week unveiled the fifth version of its PowerBroker authorization and access-control software for heterogeneous Unix and Linux networks. New to the product are reporting capabilities which Symark says will help enterprises meet regulatory-compliance standards. Click here for more. Email: A Security Update Join John Dix, Network World editor-in-chief, and Trent Henry, senior analyst at The Burton Group, as they discuss the challenges and solutions network IT pros are encountering when working to ensure inbox integrity and protect data. Click here for more information. Mirapoint adds LDAP directory info to gateway e-mail security appliance, 05/07/07: Mirapoint on Monday announced a version of its e-mail security appliance that integrates aspects of a corporation’s LDAP directory so messages sent to invalid e-mail addresses are automatically rejected. Click here for more. GlobalScape adds ad-hoc, security features to file exchange server, 05/08/07: GlobalScape on Tuesday announced a module for its file transfer server that lets customers grant business partners temporary access to the server without having to set up FTP accounts. Click here for more. Phishing scam targets Microsoft piracy control warning, 05/08/07: Symantec says it has identified a phishing scam that attempts to fool the victim by faking a Microsoft Windows piracy-control warning and demanding a credit card. Click here for more.

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