Operation Bot Roast finds over 1 million victims; Image spam now hiding in e-mail wallpaper

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, 06/14/07 FBI: Operation Bot Roast finds over 1 million botnet victims, 06/13/07:  The Department of Justice and FBI Wednesday said ongoing investigations have identified over 1 million botnet crime victims. New type of image spam hides in e-mail wallpaper, 06/13/07:  A new type of image spam found this week is able to bypass many filters by presenting a message as wallpaper within an e-mail, according to the vendor Secure Computing. Symantec to offer IT risk-assessment consulting, 06/14/07:  Symantec Thursday plans to announce it is offering IT risk-assessment consulting services aimed at giving corporate management a comprehensive report on security gaps and remediation cost analysis. 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. McAfee readies enterprise e-mail, Web appliances, 06/13/07:  McAfee plans to deliver more scalable versions of its e-mail and Web security appliances, designed for enterprise users. Fortinet boosts security platforms, 06/12/07:  New Fortinet gear speeds its multifunction security platforms with the help of a custom network processor. SonicWall buys Aventail for big SSL VPN gear, 06/13/07:  SonicWall is buying Aventail for $25 million for its high-end SSL VPN gear that will make the company more familiar to larger customers. Symantec enhances backup software, 06/13/07:  Symantec has added disk-backup capability to its NetBackup software. Hawthorn Medical turns to biometrics for network security, 06/13/07:  The doctors at Hawthorn Medical Associates wanted something simpler than multiple passwords to get to their online patient records.

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