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Monday, March 14, 2011

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Microsoft: No Pwn2Own bug in IE9 | FTC to take a closer look at debt collectors' use of high-tech tools

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Now what starts with the letter C?
Little did Netscape's Lou Montulli know, when he sat down in June 1994 to create a way for a server to keep track of a user's visits, that his invention would become one of the most despised objects in the Web-based services world. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Oracle

The Total Economic Impact of Oracle Identity Analytics
This comprehensive study walks through detailed return-on-investment (ROI) calculations for compliance and streamlined access, and guides you in computing cost savings with identity & access governance solution. Use the model suggested in this report to design your implementation to quicken results and calculate cost savings. Read Now

WHITE PAPER: Quest Software

It's 9am. Do You Know What Your Directory is Doing?
In this new Quest Software white paper, you'll see how to get more information that native logging alone can't provide. See how you can get real time, centralized information, and how doing so maximizes Active Directory performance. Read More

Microsoft: No Pwn2Own bug in IE9
Microsoft on Thursday said its Internet Explorer 9 does not contain the bug exploited this week by an Irish researcher at the Pwn2Own hacking contest. Read More

FTC to take a closer look at debt collectors' use of high-tech tools
FTC holding public hearing on debt collectors' use of online tools, mobile communicationsWith the advent of a host of new or advanced technologies ranging from mobile communications to online data management,  available to debt collection companies, the Federal Trade Commission is out to make sure those companies aren't abusing their place in the business world. Read More

Cisco defrauder sentenced
Minnesota man receives a year for bilking company out of $388KA Minnesota man received a year in prison for scheming Cisco out of $388,000. Philip Webb of Brooklyn Park, MN., pled guilty late last year to defrauding Cisco in a spare parts scam. Read More

Industry association aims to bolster SCADA security
The International Society of Automation (ISA) calls for industrial system standard security analysis in wake of Stuxnet. Read More


WEBCAST: Dell - Intel

Get Mobile Right…Or Else!
This Webcast will probe the business-critical challenges swirling around the fast-evolving mobile infrastructure challenges most companies face. Register Now

Security conference dives into SAP coding problems
The Black Hat Europe conference in Barcelona next week will feature a keynote on cyberwar from Bruce Schneier, and presentations on security flaws in Apple's Mac OS X and SAP's business software. Read More

This SIEM is a good fit for small and mid-sized companies
When you think of security information and event management (SIEM) tools, you typically think of vast enterprises that have thousands of devices logging millions of events every day. In such cases, a SIEM might be the only way to truly gain visibility into such a large network. But smaller companies can benefit from a SIEM tool, too—especially if the IT department is small and overworked. TriGeo Network Security offers a tool for the SMB market that's like having a security expert on staff. Read More

NASA eyes prototype system to control drones in national airspace
NASA envisions partnering to build a command/control system for unmanned aircraftOne of the chief technological reasons there aren't more unmanned aircraft in our national airspace is their lack of serious sensing, command and control capabilities.  NASA wants to help change that. Read More

Whitelisting on its own not a substitute for antivirus software
Whitelisting technology that prevents unauthorized software from running on corporate servers and PCs is a way to prevent malware attacks but managing the package keeps the Burton Group, a division of Gartner, from recommending it as a substitute for traditional antivirus software. Read More


WEBCAST: Adobe

Deliver Engaging Communications with PDF Portfolios
Learn how easy it is to create and send a single PDF Portfolio using Adobe Acrobat X Pro. See how to create a rich, branded PDF Portfolio containing many types of documents, each with a rich preview experience. Learn More

Watch out CISOs and CSOs: Chief Risk Officers may be gaining on you
CSOs and CISOs may feel more pressure from a new breed of security professional - the chief information risk officer - now that the federal government has made risk management mandatory and spelled out in a new document just how risk ought to be assessed and dealt with. Read More

Symantec's Salem: Cloud was game-changer for us
Symantec Corp. CEO Enrique Salem outlines why 03 is such a critical initiative for the company, and how cloud and virtualization changed the security threat landscape and the business opportunities for Symantec. Read More

Can you go to jail for link aggregation?
Brian McCarthy has been arrested for link aggregation. Read More

9 Security Tips for Protecting Mobile Workers
The new working professional is always connected, and increasingly, the office is Starbucks, an airport, or home. With new flexibility comes new IT security risks for businesses. Basic defenses like antivirus are important, but not enough to keep corporate data from the increasingly sophisticated hacker. Read More



GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS
Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here.

SLIDESHOWS

Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs
Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free.

First look at Google Chrome 10
Google has released the stable version of Chrome 10 and users are now being automatically updated. As always, Chrome's new features focus on security, speed and simplicity, with greater JavaScript performance, sandboxing technology for Adobe Flash, password encryption and an easier-to-use settings interface. Here's a look at the new features.

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