'Italian job' Web attack hits 10,000 sites; The do's and don'ts of data breaches

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Nevis Networks Inside the industry's largest public NAC test Get an independent review of Cisco's CNAC and the Trusted Computing Group's TNC network access control frameworks via Network World's latest Editorial Briefing "Implementing NAC." Get the real scoop and go inside the industry's largest public test of available NAC products. Network World's Security News Alert, 06/19/07 'Italian job' Web attack hits 10,000 sites, 06/19/07:  Online criminals have launched a widespread Web attack that has turned tens of thousands of legitimate Web sites into weapons, security vendors said Monday. How to create a computer-emergency response team, 06/18/07:  The basics of pulling together an incident-response team to react to data security breaches. The do’s and don’ts of data breaches, 06/18/07:  Security consultants and professionals advise on how to react to a data breach. 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. Red Hat Linux gets top government security rating, 06/15/07:  Red Hat Linux has received a new level of security certification that should make the software more appealing to some government agencies. Tumbleweed upgrades e-mail security appliance, 06/19/07:  Tumbleweed adds data-leak prevention, botnet defenses to e-mail security appliance. SonicWall upgrades e-mail security software, 06/18/07:  SonicWall on Monday announced a new version of its e-mail security software that runs on Windows servers or the company’s own appliances. PatchLink pounces on little SecureWave, 06/18/07:  PatchLink has announced plans to acquire application security company SecureWave for an undisclosed sum. "Warning! You cannot access network resources after you try to log onto a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer":  Tyson Kopczynski works his way through a fun little security problem involving the above error message. When physical security isn't guaranteed, call on RODC:  Lost in the noise over the release of the Beta 3 build of Windows Server 2008 was this gem: the read-only domain controller, or RODC. Microsoft Subnet blogger John Obeto explains. Call for entries: Enterprise All-Star:  We're now accepting nominations for our third-annual Enterprise All-Star Award. The Enterprise All-Star Awards program honors user organizations that demonstrate exceptional use of network technology to further business objectives. Consider entering your great projects now. Find an entry form here.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: 1. The case of the 500-mile e-mail 2. The case for client-side security 3. Microsoft: Mystery trio thwarts disk pirates 4. 10 reasons why it’s good and bad to be HP 5. Juniper feels growing pains 6. FBI finds over 1M botnet victims 7. Why sites rarely agree on top results 8. Top 15 USB geek gadgets 9. The dos and don’ts of data breaches 10. Wireless networks: The burning questions MOST E-MAILED STORY: Bill Gates' Harvard commencement speech

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