Mass 201 CMR 17 Survival Guide; 5 Facebook, Twitter Scams to Avoid

5 Facebook, Twitter Scams to Avoid; Children's Hospital Boston secures high-traffic workstations Compliance Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by IBM NWW Manage Security and Compliance in an Adverse Economy Learn how to successfully safeguard your enterprise and manage the burden of compliance with Kristin Lovejoy, Director, IBM Corporate Security Strategy and Scott Crawford of analyst firm EMA. This webcast discusses how to protect company data and meet compliance needs on a restricted budget. Spotlight Story Mass 201 CMR 17 Survival Guide David Escalante has as much cause as any IT security practitioner to be nervous about Mass 201 CMR 17, the tough Massachusetts data protection requirements organizations must comply with by Jan. 1, 2010. Read full story Related News: 5 Facebook, Twitter Scams to Avoid According to research recently conducted by security firm Webroot, approximately three in ten social network users have experienced some form of a security attack, such as a virus infection or a phishing scam, on a social network in the last year. As the popularity of these social networks explodes, and more organizations ease restrictions among employees (See: ), they become more attractive for criminals seeking access to private information that can be used for profit. CSO asked two social network security experts for some of the latest scams found on Facebook and Twitter, and how to recognize and avoid them (For more tips to stay safe see: Seven Deadly Sins of Social Networking). Children's Hospital Boston secures high-traffic workstations Children's Hospital Boston is using technology from start-up Delfigo Security to improve authentication and access controls at workstations used by medical support staff. 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. Understanding VMware and Storage Consumption Don't let storage inefficiencies impact your overall VMware virtualization savings. Without a comprehensive storage capacity management platform in place, you will sacrifice the cost saving benefits that host virtualization promises. Discover an automated storage capacity management system that eliminates over provisioning and optimizes your storage environment. Get all of the details today. Learn More   July 24, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Windows 7 arrives: The time is finally ripe America's 10 most wanted botnets Apple takes legal heel off throat of wiki operator MIT electric car may rival gas models on performance ZerO1's mobile offer may be too good to be true Windows now serves Coke After report questions service, ZerO1 parent strips Web site Microsoft stuns Linux world, submits source code for kernel Adobe Flash vulnerability allows attack via malicious PDF file Microsoft finalizes Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 code Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Read Now 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