Can't we all just get along?

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. | Unsubscribe NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Can’t we all just get along? By Dave Kearns Can't the auditors and the techies just be friends? Last week's Network World story by my friend Ellen Messmer got picked up by many publications around the world which ran it under various different headlines, including this one by the U.K.'s TechWorld: "Auditors blame IT for botched identity management." The original headline was "Survey: Half of compliance pros say their organizations botching identity, access control", which is bad enough, but at least in that headline it wasn't just the IT department taking the blame " it was the whole enterprise. Read full story SPONSORED BY SafeWord Strong Two-Factor Authentication Ensure proof-positive user identity for VPNs, Citrix applications, Webmail, Outlook Web Access and other Web applications. Provide unique, one-time pass codes for secure login that integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Active Directory. User self enrollment makes deployment & administration a breeze. And SafeWord tokens NEVER EXPIRE! Get a FREE evaluation kit today. RELATED NEWS: Survey: Half of compliance pros say their organizations botching identity, access control, 08/06/07: Ponemon Institute’s survey of 845 audit and compliance professionals indicates they think identity and access management are important for secure business operations, but believe their companies find it difficult to ... Q&A: Meet the Borat of hackers, 08/02/07: President of fictional Hackistan talks up identity theft at Black Hat security event. Microsoft’s identity management platform gets third-party help, 07/23/07: Microsoft identity management platform is focus of NetPro's management tool featuring analytical reporting and auditing capabilities. Is Vaau a wow?, 08/06/07: When it comes to discussing roles, role management, role mining and role-based access control (RBAC) I do tend to start with Bridgestream and Eurikify. Mission Control for Microsoft identity management, 07/25/07: NetPro has just released Version 2.2 of its Mission Control product for Microsoft's Identity Lifecycle Management service. ILM is the successor to the metadirectory system originally called Via, which Microsoft inherited through its purchase of Zoomit Technologies late in the last century. Microsoft first shipped it as Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) and later rechristened it as Microsoft Identity Information Server (MIIS). TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: 1. Nude publisher Perfect 10 sues Microsoft 2. Vista prevents users from playing high-def content 3. Symantec patches critical Norton flaw 4. Vonage nearly done deploying patent workarounds 5. Google mistakes own blog for spam, deletes it 6. Storm Worm's virulence may change tactics 7. Kittens could solve spam 8. 802.11n WLAN tests show 'unbelievable' results 9. Cisco founder unveils the Next Big Thing? 10. Phishing researcher 'targets' the unsuspecting MOST-DOWNLOADED PODCAST: Twisted Pair: Philadelphia Wi-Fi freedom SPONSORED BY SafeWord Strong Two-Factor Authentication Ensure proof-positive user identity for VPNs, Citrix applications, Webmail, Outlook Web Access and other Web applications. Provide unique, one-time pass codes for secure login that integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Active Directory. User self enrollment makes deployment & administration a breeze. And SafeWord tokens NEVER EXPIRE! Get a FREE evaluation kit today. IN THIS ISSUE: 08/13/07 Survey: Half of compliance pros say their organizations botching identity, access control Q&A: Meet the Borat of hackers Microsoft’s identity management platform gets third-party help Top news stories HUGE NAC TEST Symantec beats Juniper, Cisco, others in test of 13 NAC products. HORROR STORY How a network upgrade became years of glitches, snafus and legal holdups. New Executive Guide Network World has recently published an executive guide entitled "Virtualization Meets Reality". Find out the 8 key challenges of virtualizing your data center. Download it now! Security Buyer’s guide From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, we've got detailed information on hundreds of products that will quickly help you pinpoint the hardware or software you're looking for.   To continue receiving Network World's Identity Management newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007