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Monday, March 01, 2010

RSA Conference debuts security gear; Glitch hits PlayStation Network

Glitch hits PlayStation Network users worldwide | New zero-day involves IE, puts Windows XP users at risk

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RSA Conference debuts new security gear
A range of vendors chose RSA Conference 2010 to unveil their latest products. Read More


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Glitch hits PlayStation Network users worldwide
Sony's PlayStation Network has been hit by a glitch that has left users on all continents unable to connect to the online service, the company said Monday. Read More

New zero-day involves IE, puts Windows XP users at risk
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed it's investigating an unpatched bug in VBScript that hackers could exploit to plant malware on Windows XP machines running IE. Read More


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A Holistic Approach to Compliance Makes Business Sense
IT management has tremendous incentive to figure out a new, more effective and comprehensive approach to meeting information security and compliance goals. This webcast will explore those pain points, the solutions, and the best practices organizations should consider to make strategic information security an enabler of business value. Learn More!

Should Open Source Be An Enemy Of The State?
Try to wrap your brain around this: thanks to Obama's adoption of open source to run the White House website, the U.S. should be on the U.S. Trade Representative's "Special 301 watchlist," according to the International Intellectual Property Alliance. The watchlist calls out nations that don't honor intellectual property protections. Read More

Powerline networks to get bandwidth boost
Netgear has introduced products for powerline-based home networking at up to 500Mbps. Read More


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Improve Tracking of VM Devices
Virtualization has a major impact on the network and those who manage it, making it difficult to gain visibility to inter-VM traffic. This Webcast addresses the challenges – from operating expenses and compliance to security and management. Learn best practices to alleviate some of the burden virtualization has placed on the network. Listen now

News podcast: Network World 360
Merchants that undergo network audits to ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards are paying an average of $225,000 each year. Also, researchers at Florida State University have discovered crystals that could lead to super security chips and contribute to the discovery of materials that expand the capacity of electronic storage devices by 1,000 to 1 million times. (4:58) Read More

Average annual cost of PCI compliance audit? $225k
Merchants that undergo network audits to ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards are paying an average of $225,000 each year. Read More

Antitrust Rhetoric Heats Up Between Google, Microsoft
A war of words is heating up between Google, Microsoft and a host of smaller sites over alleged anticompetitive behavior by Google in the online search market. A variety of news outlets and blogs are reporting on allegations that Microsoft may be engaging in a proxy war against Google, using smaller companies to fight its battles. Read More

Internet keeps growing as news source for Americans
A survey by the Pew Research Center found that Americans are increasingly turning to the Web as a news source instead of local and national newspapers. Read More



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