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	Watch out for identity management obfuscators Privileged user management, authentication, authorization, separation of duties, access governance – these all (and more) need to be part of your Identity Management systems. They're all interconnected, they all depend on properly identifying not only your users but also all of the things they use. In fact, it isn't the information that needs to be managed, but the access to that information. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Total Economic Impact of Oracle Identity Manager A Forrester Study commissioned by Oracle. This paper details return-on-investment (ROI) calculations based on real customers' data, and guides you in computing cost savings with user provisioning. Use the model suggested in this report to design your implementation and measure results. Read now In this Issue Sudden spam drop leaves experts baffled US begins sophisticated wireless jamming project Hackers Get to the Root of Sony's PlayStation 3 Geinimi Android malware has 'botnet-like' capabilities How Goldman Sachs will guard Facebook's privacy Good times projected for network security market in 2011 Dell buys SecureWorks for IT security services WHITE PAPER: Watchguard Take Back Control: Increase Security, Empower Employees Read this white paper to find out how WatchGuard Application Control lets you take back control of your network by keeping more than 1,500 applications in check, including IM, P2P, Facebook, Skype, YouTube, and many more. Read now! Sudden spam drop leaves experts baffled Spam volumes appear to have dropped to averages last seen in 2008 after an expected surge in bogus email over the Christmas period failed to materialise. Read More US begins sophisticated wireless jamming project DARPA wants smart system that can learn to jam new wireless threats automaticallyLooking to begin developing algorithms and other technology to automatically learn to jam certain new wireless transmissions that may threaten US military personnel. BAE Systems recently got about $8.4 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to begin work on what's known as the Behavioral Learning for Adaptive Electronic Warfare (BLADE) system. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Implementing DNSSEC to mitigate financial and brand risks The problems of DNS security have long been known, which is why DNSSEC was developed. However, it is only now that widespread deployment is possible as the internet infrastructure is being readied to accept DNSSEC lookups and tools are available to remove the complexity involved in its deployment. Read now! Hackers Get to the Root of Sony's PlayStation 3 A moment of silence for Sony's PlayStation 3, which on Sunday was reportedly stripped of its final defenses, including the linchpin security keys used to authenticate legitimate applications--and repulse illegitimate ones. Read More Geinimi Android malware has 'botnet-like' capabilities Lookout Mobile Security warned that it identified a new Android Trojan named Geinimi that is built to lift and transmit personal data from a user's phone and ship it to a remote server. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks The High Performance Network for iSCSI IT organizations have been focusing on creating a converged infrastructure to support high-performance iSCSI while allowing other applications to coexist on the network. Read now! How Goldman Sachs will guard Facebook's privacy Special 'investment vehicle' likely to draw attention from SEC No one should ever again question Mark Zuckerberg's commitment to privacy ... at least not as it applies to himself, his company, his employees, Goldman Sachs and millionaire investors. Read More Good times projected for network security market in 2011 There's some early optimism about the information technology industry as the world steps into 2011. For one thing, the global network security market is expected to be on the rise, according to estimates from IDC, which forecasts a return to the growth of pre-recession levels this year. Read More Dell buys SecureWorks for IT security services Dell announced Tuesday it is purchasing security services vendor SecureWorks, expanding its range of IT management offerings. Terms were not disclosed. Read More
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