Turning point for LDAP

	Researchers tout new weapon in Internet censorship arms race | US R&D: 27 Million Workers; $11 trillion in sales
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	Turning point for LDAP I left you with a bit of a cliffhanger in the last issue ("Future of directories in question"), which got at least one reader champing at the bit to find out what was yet to come. We'll get to that shortly, but first I must apologize for a dreadful typo that crept in (note to self: do NOT rely on spellchecker!). Vikas Mahajan is really my friend, not "my fiend"! Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight 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. Building a Successful Security Operations Center In this Issue Researchers tout new weapon in Internet censorship arms race US R&D: 27 Million Workers; $11 trillion in sales Military wants Holy Grail of secure encryption technology Poor SSL set-up can kill e-commerce Gaming giant Blizzard ends online anonymity, stirs up storm Four critical US cybersecurity projects that need constant pressure NSA 'Perfect Citizen' Program is Only One Piece of the Cyber Security Puzzle Google downplays claim it may have breached lawmakers' home networks Cisco Live 2010 attendee list hacked WHITE PAPER: IBM The Information Agenda Guide for Financial Markets CIOs need relevant information to achieve both short-term and long-term strategic goals. Read this guide to find out how an IBM Information Agenda can help financial institutions address a wide variety of business tasks, as well as unlock the value of their information, by using it in entirely new ways. Read Now Researchers tout new weapon in Internet censorship arms race Trying to get out in front of what they call a censorship arms race, a team of researchers has come up with technology that lets users exchange messages through heavily censored networks in countries such as China and North Korea in hidden cha Read More US R&D: 27 Million Workers; $11 trillion in sales US companies that performed or funded research and development domestically or in their overseas locations--employed 27.1 million workers worldwide in 2008, according to a new National Science Foundation report. The Read More Military wants Holy Grail of secure encryption technology It's a data encryption technology that protects sensitive data but at the same time lets computations be performed on it all without the data being decrypted. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Drive Business Innovation with IBM Analytics Solutions Business leaders today are making decisions with major blind spots. But with advanced analytics, you can become a smarter, more fact-based enterprise. Read this white paper to see how IBM Analytics Solutions can help you gain a competitive advantage by enabling real-time or near-real-time decisions. Read Now Poor SSL set-up can kill e-commerce Online merchants are shooting themselves in the foot with faulty SSL deployments that trigger alarms scaring customers away before they have the chance to complete transactions. Read More Gaming giant Blizzard ends online anonymity, stirs up storm Activision Blizzard stirred up a lively debate on privacy issues this week by announcing plans to require that posters to its gaming forums use their real names. Read More Four critical US cybersecurity projects that need constant pressure When it comes to our nation's information systems and cyber infrastructures, the hackers never stop trying to smash it and the government should never stop trying to protect it. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Work Smarter with IBM Smart Analytics System Working smarter means being able to optimize and grow your business. The IBM Smart Analytics System is a ready-to-use analytics solution that turns information into insights and accelerates decision-making across your business. Read the white paper and put your business in the best position to quickly adapt and grow in any environment. Read More NSA 'Perfect Citizen' Program is Only One Piece of the Cyber Security Puzzle It is the job of the National Security Agency (NSA) to protect US national security systems, which includes the critical infrastructure--whether public or private sector--that forms the backbone of national defense and commerce for the country. The NSA "Perfect Citizen" initiative is only one step, though, in a larger cyber security process that must involve private sector information security professionals to be effective. Read More Google downplays claim it may have breached lawmakers' home networks A consumer group has charged that vehicles gathering data and images for Google's Street View feature may have inadvertently breached wireless networks at the homes of federal lawmakers. Read More Cisco Live 2010 attendee list hacked Someone hacked the list of attendees for the recent Cisco Live 2010 users' conference, a security breach that led Cisco to notify the customers as well as a broader group who have dealings with the company. Read More
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