IBM expands security audit and compliance software; 3Com to spin out TippingPoint

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Nevis Networks 16 Minutes with Editor In Chief John Dix on NAC Get up to speed fast on NAC implementation with this new webcast to learn; which architecture is best for simple deployments, which scenarios will push you to the edge of security technology and what's happening with authentication, end-point security, enforcement and management. Network World's Security News Alert, 06/29/07 IBM expands security audit and compliance software, 06/28/07: IBM Tivoli expands security audit and compliance software. 3Com to spin out TippingPoint, 06/28/07: 3Com is spinning out its intrusion-prevention subsidiary. Multivendor identity systems can work together, demo shows, 06/28/07: User-centric identity may focus on consumers, but corporate users are finding that CardSpace, OpenID and other technologies could solve federation issues and attack privacy, access, management and other concerns. 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. RealPlayer, Helix Player vulnerable to attack, 06/28/07: Users are being advised to upgrade to newer versions of the RealPlayer and Helix Player multimedia products because of a critical security flaw. MySpace again under phishing attack, 06/28/07: Phishers have been using compromised MySpace.com accounts to attack unsuspecting Web surfers, security experts said Thursday. Homeland Security to host closed-door security forum, 06/28/07: The U.S. Department of Homeland security will host a invite-only conference two months from now that will bring together security experts from law enforcement, Internet service providers, and the technology industry. 1984 plus 23 equals CACP, 06/28/07: Orwell’s 1984 conjured up a dystopian future where the masses were manipulated and controlled to preserve the power of the elite. Kind of brings the tactics of the RIAA and the MPAA to mind doesn’t it? And now there’s something called the “Coalition ...

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