IBM exec discusses security threats and challenges; IBM expands security audit and compliance software

IBM News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Altiris Six steps to pain-free hardware upgrades Desktop hardware upgrades are traditionally costly, complicated and time-consuming - but now it's time to break with tradition. Discover six steps to a successful hardware refresh. Click here to watch this Webcast Network World's IBM News Alert, 07/05/07 Organized, financially driven online criminals a main corporate threat, IBM security exec says, 07/03/07: At IBM Internet Security System's, the company's primary security research organization is called X-Force. Kris Lamb, director of X-Force, says his group is charged with knowing where potential threats will arise and deliver product, services and education to customers about how to stay ahead of the risk. Recently Lamb discussed with Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie what he sees as the most critical challenges and opportunities facing enterprise IT security managers today. IBM expands security audit and compliance software, 06/28/07: IBM Tivoli expands security audit and compliance software. Multivendor identity systems can work together, demo shows, 06/28/07: User-centric identity may focus on consumers, but corporate users are finding that CardSpace, OpenID and other technologies could solve federation issues and attack privacy, access, management and other concerns. Manage Insider Security Threats Experts say 75% of security threats come from inside your organization. Watch the latest Network World Editorial Perspectives Webcast today, "Security From the Inside," and learn which technologies and processes best protect your intellectual property and assets inside the perimeter. Click Here to View BSA raises reward to $1 million for reports of piracy, 07/02/07: The Business Software Alliance has temporarily raised the reward that's part of controversial program encouraging people to report software piracy from $200,000 to $1 million, the trade group announced Monday.

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