DHS publishes IT protection plan; Management, security challenges threaten virtualization's

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Symantec Security Information Management Solutions: Beyond Threat Management Learn the latest Security Information Management best practices from IT research firm Forrester Research and Symantec. Watch now and also discover how solutions are evolving, as well as how to get more out of SIM - much more than incident response and threat management. Network World's Security News Alert, 05/24/07 DHS publishes sector specific IT protection plan, 05/22/07:  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday released a broad blueprint of actions that technology companies and government entities can take to mitigate terrorist and other threats against the nation's IT infrastructure. Click here for more. Management, security challenges threaten virtualization's success, 05/23/07:  Successful implementations of virtualization in enterprise production networks depend less upon virtual server vendors and more upon management and security technology providers adapting their products to the new paradigm virtual environments represent, according to sessions this week at Interop. Click here for more. IBM software pushes security policies for the rest of us, 05/24/07:  IBM Thursday plans to announce a tool called Secure Perspective to help non-technical people establish security policies. Click here for more. From servers to storage: Virtualization saves It's touted as one of the fastest and easiest ways to better manage and control your infrastructure. Download this guide today and see how network IT execs are making virtualization pay off in the real world; discover the 8 virtualization gotchas you need to know; and much more. Click here to download. Podcast: Why are we still getting spam?, 05/24/07:  How does e-mail security fit in the greater scheme of networking? Scott Weiss, founder and CEO of e-mail security appliance maker IronPort Systems, talks about e-mail security, why spam is on the rise, and what Cisco will and won't do with his company following the networking giant's January announcement to acquire it (19:19). Listen now. CSOs need to be legal eagles, 05/23/07:  Chief security officers need to comb through the wording of the governmental and industry security regulations their businesses must comply with if they want to secure their networks and stay out of legal trouble. Click here for more. Enhanced 911 system being readied in New York City, 05/22/07:  A new $195 million enhanced 911 response system is being built in New York City to help residents get quicker and more efficient assistance from police, fire and other first responders in times of emergency. Click here for more. Researcher says RSA 1024-bit encryption not enough, 05/12/07:  The strength of the encryption used now to protect banking and e-commerce transactions on many Web sites may not be effective in as few as five years, a cryptography expert has warned after completing a new distributing-computing achievement. Click here for more. CSOs lasting longer, but still out after three years, 05/23/07:  The lifespan of corporate CSOs is increasing, with the average stay about 36 months, up from 24 months just a few years ago, attendees of CSO Bootcamp at Interop Las Vegas were told this week. Click here for more. nCircle buys compliance vendor Cambia, 05/22/07:  Software vendor nCircle Network Security has acquired Cambia Security, a provider of risk and compliance management software. Click here for more.

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