Cloud computing, compliance raise questions

VMware's purchase of SpringSource could help cloud security; Study: Adobe Flash cookies pose vexing privacy questions Security: Identity Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corp. Discover a Career at Lockheed Martin. Cyber Security. Software Engineering. RF/Radar. Photonics. Contract Management. Dream the biggest dreams and discover what's possible in a career at Lockheed Martin. Click here to start learning how. Spotlight Story Cloud computing, compliance raise questions I'll continue today with some miscellaneous notes, announcements and conversations that happened in the run up to the recent Catalyst Conference that I started in the last issue. Read full story Related News: VMware's purchase of SpringSource could help cloud security VMware is buying SpringSource, an acquisition that promises to tighten the relationship between the virtual environment that cloud computing relies on and the applications that run in that environment. Study: Adobe Flash cookies pose vexing privacy questions Adobe's Flash program is being used on heavily trafficked Web sites to collect information on how people navigate those sites even if people believe they've restricted the data collection, according to a new study. Case studies in working with law enforcement (part 2) He describes the practical benefits of a very public campaign of open cooperation with law enforcement that he instituted at a credit union when he was hired to improve security. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Black Hat's best How well you remember the Black Hat conference's most notorious incidents? Wireless burning questions How much longer are you going to hang onto that Ethernet cable? And other questions. Discover a Career at Lockheed Martin. Cyber Security. Software Engineering. RF/Radar. Photonics. Contract Management. Dream the biggest dreams and discover what's possible in a career at Lockheed Martin. Click here to start learning how. Learn More Now Gaining the Performance Edge Using a Column-Oriented Database Management System Many organizations are increasingly recognizing the potential benefits of how analytic databases can support reporting, strategic analysis, and other business intelligence activities. Explore the data explosion phenomenon and why column-oriented database systems are able to provide the boost that is needed to gain the performance edge. Gaining the Performance Edge Using a Column-Oriented Database Management System   August 12, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES 10 worst video game systems of all time Do HP, 3Com value claims trump Cisco? Cyber attackers empty business accounts in minutes Review: Cisco IPS 7.0 raises the bar Storage start-ups rethink data access Cisco's Chambers under fire Five ways to get affordable certification skills Nortel CEO Zafirovski steps down Patch Tuesday has a beating waiting for Windows IBM gets $16M to bolster brain-on-a-chip tech Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM System z: Virtualization that Drives Cost Savings IBM and Red Hat together offer a world-class platform for virtualization that allows you to do more with less, dramatically shift your IT cost structure, and manage the growth and increasing complexity of your business. Learn More 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