Security to headline Interop; Chinese hackers grow in number, skills

Security News Alert Arsenal Digital Solutions Automated Off-Site Data Protection for SMBs Would you bet your company on the data saved during your last backup? Statistics show that only 6% of companies suffering a catastrophic data loss will survive beyond two years. And yet many organizations struggle to maintain a regular backup schedule, especially as more and more employees work from remote locations: branch offices, home offices, and while traveling. Join us for a timely, interactive presentation to find out how automated, off-site data protection can help SMBs to meet and overcome their backup, recovery and business continuity challenges. Click here to register today and learn how to protect your mission-critical data! Network World's Security News Alert, 05/18/07 Security to headline Interop Las Vegas, 05/17/07:  Security will dominate Interop Las Vegas next week as event organizers say more than a quarter of the vendors in attendance will hawk security-related products, and the “security zone” on the show floor is filled to bursting. Click here for more. Zango sues antispyware vendor PC Tools, 05/18/07:  Adware maker Zango has sued PC Tools, makers of the popular Spyware Doctor software, in a dispute over the way the antispyware program flags and removes Zango's technology. Click here for more. Symantec: Chinese hackers grow in number, skills, 05/18/07:  China's hacking scene appears poised for growth, as the number of Internet users rise with a commensurate interest in criminal hacking and government spying, according to a new Symantec study. 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. Estonia recovers from massive denial-of-service attack, 05/17/07:  A spree of denial-of-service attacks against Web sites in Estonia appears to be subsiding, as the government calls for greater response mechanisms to cyberattacks within the European Union. Click here for more. Reflexion Networks upgrades e-mail security service, 05/17/07:  Reflexion Networks this week announced it has upgraded its managed e-mail security service with new features that let resellers of the service cobrand and coadminister it. Click here for more.

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Contact the author: Senior Editor Ellen Messmer covers security for Network World. E-mail Ellen. Arsenal Digital Solutions Automated Off-Site Data Protection for SMBs Would you bet your company on the data saved during your last backup? Statistics show that only 6% of companies suffering a catastrophic data loss will survive beyond two years. And yet many organizations struggle to maintain a regular backup schedule, especially as more and more employees work from remote locations: branch offices, home offices, and while traveling. Join us for a timely, interactive presentation to find out how automated, off-site data protection can help SMBs to meet and overcome their backup, recovery and business continuity challenges. Click here to register today and learn how to protect your mission-critical data! BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: security.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007