Battle looms over securing virtualized systems

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	Battle looms over securing virtualized systems There's growing consensus that traditional approaches to network security -- the firewall and intrusion-prevention appliances, the host-based antivirus software -- simply do not work well in virtualized environments for which they were never designed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now In this Issue Does the IRS need more options to fight identity theft? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responds to Google accusations that China stole e-mail from US of Hotmail and Yahoo users also victims of targeted attacks IRS: Top 10 things every taxpayer should know about identity theft Apple strikes back at newest Mac scareware MS Web Application Configuration Analyzer Cybersecurity research consortium: New tech on the way Cyberattacks fuel concerns about RSA SecurID breach WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! Does the IRS need more options to fight identity theft? The number of tax-related identity theft incidents is exploding and nowhere is that more obvious than at the Internal Revenue Service which as seen reports rice from 51,702 in 2008 to 248,357 in 2010. More on identity theft: IRS: Top 10 things every taxpayer should know about identity theft Read More Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responds to Google accusations that China stole e-mail from US of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responds to Google accusations that China stole e-mail from US of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responds to Google accusations that China stole e-mail from US officials From: networkworld Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 01:30 More in Science & Technology Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Transaction Tracing through Complex Web Applications In this Quest white paper, learn about the components of a transaction as they cross various application domains. Then, discover the difficulty in connecting transaction components for monitoring, why continuously monitoring is key and how a third-party solution simplifies the challenge. Learn more. Hotmail and Yahoo users also victims of targeted attacks Web mail users at Yahoo and Hotmail have been hit with the same kind of targeted attacks that were disclosed earlier this week by Google, according to security software vendor Trend Micro. Read More IRS: Top 10 things every taxpayer should know about identity theft As part of a look at the impact of identity theft and the Internal Revenue Service, watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office issued the IRS' top 10 list of identity theft information everyone should be aware of. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Enabling Enterprise Network for Cloud Computing The Data Center of the future can't be built upon the technology of the past. Learn from Gartner how a virtual network architecture from Avaya can reduce costs, and complexity, enabling an agile enterprise. Learn More Apple strikes back at newest Mac scareware Apple on Wednesday updated the malware engine included with Snow Leopard to detect the newest version of MacDefender, the fake antivirus program that's plagued users for the last month. Read More MS Web Application Configuration Analyzer Defeat hackers by running the Microsoft Web Application Configuration Analyzer with the same security checks that Microsoft uses on its own servers Read More Cybersecurity research consortium: New tech on the way An 18-month-old cybersecurity consortium should soon yield new technologies, participants say. Read More Cyberattacks fuel concerns about RSA SecurID breach Recent attacks against two defense contractors are fueling concerns about how badly RSA's SecurID two-factor authentication technology was compromised in a breach reported in March. Read More
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