Wacky Security Threat Terms; Hackers hijack Windows

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by SolarWinds The Shortcut Guide to Network Management for the Mid-Market This guide outlines real-world technologies and processes to implement centralized management of your network infrastructure. Using the OSI FCAPS model as a framework, this eBook explains the critical components of fault, performance, configuration and security management, as well as network troubleshooting and diagnostics. Network World's Security News Alert, 05/14/07 Security: Thumb sucking, slurping, snarfing…Excuse me?, 05/11/07:  Remember when thumb sucking was considered an innocent activity, except that if you did it as a young child you might need braces as a teen? Today you’d need a lot more than a mouthful of metal to protect from thumb sucking. Click here for more. Software aims to keep databases, Web apps under control, 05/14/07:  Securent Monday plans to announce the third version of its server-based Entitlement Management Solution software, adding a way to include fine-grained policy controls for several commercial database and Web-portal applications. Click here for more. Hackers hijack Windows Update's downloader, 05/10/07:  Hackers are using Windows Updates' file transfer component to sneak malicious code downloads past firewalls, Symantec researchers said Thursday. 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. Whirlpool takes Cisco NAC for a spin, 05/14/07:  After a pilot lasting more than three months, Whirlpool is confident that network-access-control technology will not only help keep its global network more secure, but also play a role as the company implements a new generation of Web services applications. Click here for more. Cisco says FTP feature in IOS is a hacker backdoor, 05/11/07:  Cisco says a flaw in the FTP server utility in its IOS router/switch software could be used as a backdoor by attackers. Click here for more.

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