Is 'LAN sprawl' in IT's future?

U.S. Air Force foretells drone that can make attack decisions on its own; Adobe users face week of exploit angst Security: Identity Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Sun Microsystems Identity Management: complexity made simple Sun's pragmatic approach to identity management combats complexity with everyday solutions, helping you streamline and simplify the identity infrastructure to reduce costs, tighten security, and mitigate risk. View the Sun Identity Management Solution Center today. Spotlight Story Is 'LAN sprawl' in IT's future? In last week's Webinar about "A Real World Look at the Changing IT Security Landscape" listen to the replay here), one of the panelists, Christopher Paidhrin (security compliance officer at Southwest Washington Medical Center) referred to the changing face of IT in his organization and the "network without borders" that was becoming the de facto landscape. Read full story Related News: U.S. Air Force foretells drone that can make attack decisions on its own By 2047 the Air Force says unmanned aircraft with blazing artificial intelligence systems could fly over a target and determine whether or not to unleash lethal weapons – without human intervention. Adobe users face week of exploit angst For at least the next week users of Adobe's Acrobat Reader and Flash Player will be vulnerable to a zero-day exploit now rated as 'highly critical', security companies are warning. AT&T says 4chan.org block was DDoS-related AT&T says that it blocked portions of the popular 4chan.org bulletin board because it was being used as a base to launch DDoS attacks against one of its customers. Almost all Windows users vulnerable to Flash zero-day attacks More than 90% of Windows users are vulnerable to the Flash zero-day vulnerability that Adobe won't patch until Thursday, a Danish security company said today. As expected, Microsoft has released emergency patches for critical IE flaw As expected, Microsoft has rushed an emergency out-of-band security patch to fix a critical flaw in Internet Explorer. The fix comes in the form of two security updates, MS09-034 and MS09-035 to address vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) that could allow a remote, unauthenticated user to run arbitrary code on an affected system. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Botnet boom The number of botnets has grown from about 1,500 two years ago to 3,500 today. Watch this space Here are 11 security companies to watch. Beyond ROI Calculators: Real-World Security Savings See how WatchGuard's security solutions could have saved two organizations millions if in place prior to the headline-making cyber attacks both experienced. These solutions could have mitigated or prevented the breaches entirely. Get the facts and realize how to effectively address your real-world security problems today. Click here to continue.   July 29, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Black Hat's most notorious incidents 7 half-truths about virtualization Low-tech Internet scams net big money Tweet prompts libel suit Microsoft rushes patch for 'deep' bug America's 10 most wanted botnets Broken iPhones 10 cutting edge spy gadgets Apple jettisoning Google Voice Five technologies Iran is using to censor the Web Meeting PCI and Securing the Data Center Discover the risks improperly implementing PCI DSS configuration controls and change processes present to the cardholding environment and how configuration assessment and file integrity monitoring can mitigate them. Click here to download this whitepaper. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to security.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com