Sun, sand and some IdM tips

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	Sun, sand and some IdM tips More Americans are on vacation this week than any other week of the year but you, dear reader, are still hard at it. Your reward for working through the sweltering days of early July are some nuggets of news that you might be able to use. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki Take Your WiFi to the Cloud Learn how to bring simplicity, security and scalability to your wireless network by leveraging the cloud. This Webcast demonstrates how cloud-controlled WiFi delivers: • Security • Reliability • Performance View now! In this Issue "Help, I am stranded!" scam haunting social networks Cloud computing exacerbates government security issues Retired Stalker: Facebook Making Gen Y Stalkers Lazy What are the biggest barriers to developing wind energy? Trojan writers target UK banks with botnets RSA's best practices for preventing enterprise data loss IBM buys BigFix for data centre patching WHITE PAPER: Novell Efficiently Delivering Enterprise-Class File-Based Storage IDC: Read about the exponential growth in file-based storage. Learn how having intelligence on data stored can help storage managers make smarter decisions about data storage, protection, archiving, retention, and disposition. Read Now. "Help, I am stranded!" scam haunting social networks The FBI and its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) today said they are seeing an uptick in the complaints about online scammers trying to steal your money posing as a good friend left stranded somewhere in need of quick cash. Read More Cloud computing exacerbates government security issues While it is the same in many public and private corporations, government cloud computing projects can be a double-edged sword: while cloud computing offers many benefits, it can also create numerous information security risks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation Reduce Disk Fragmentation by 85% We depend upon fast data access and efficient data management but file fragmentation is a well-known barrier. HOW it is solved deeply impacts budget efficiency. This white paper details the only known maintenance practices that increase efficiency while lowering operating costs. Read Now! Retired Stalker: Facebook Making Gen Y Stalkers Lazy CIO.com can't reveal his name, but this 30-year veteran of stalking thinks the next generation of cyberstalkers is too spoiled. Between Facebook and Foursquare, it's no wonder, he says. Read More What are the biggest barriers to developing wind energy? The Department of Energy this week said it is looking for the public to help identify the most significant barriers to future wind energy development.  Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T AT&T Enterprise Embrace Rich Media Development with ECDNs Click to continue Trojan writers target UK banks with botnets Cyber-criminals are building country-specific botnets to target UK bank consumers with dedicated malware, security company Trusteer has reported. Read More RSA's best practices for preventing enterprise data loss According to U.S. government estimates, incidents of enterprise data loss cost businesses more than $100 billion in a single year. As threats to enterprise data grow more sophisticated, it's imperative for businesses to implement a comprehensive data security strategy. But where to start? RSA, The Security Division of EMC, provides us with these best practices for preventing enterprise data loss. Read More IBM buys BigFix for data centre patching IBM is to further bulk out its profitable software division with the acquisition of privately-held patching company, BigFix. Read More
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