Symantec offers compensation for bad update; Cisco moving reputation services into routers

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, 06/25/07 Symantec offers compensation for bad software update, 06/25/07: More than a month after Symantec Corp. knocked out 50,000 Chinese PCs with a bad software update, the company is ready to offer compensation. But Chinese users eligible for the offer have to act fast; it's only good for a couple of weeks. Cisco moving reputation services into network devices, 06/25/07: As Cisco closes its acquisition of communications security company IronPort, it announces plans to integrate IronPort’s Web reputation services with its routers and firewalls. Symantec Labs working on SiteAdvisor alternative, 06/22/07: Symantec Corp. researchers are working on a pair of projects to give Norton users a better idea of whether the Web sites they visit or the files they download are trustworthy. 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. Microsoft sues more alleged Hotmail spammers, 06/22/07: Microsoft Corp. has filed two lawsuits over the past weeks, looking to crack down on spam on its Windows Live Hotmail network. Podcast: Microsoft can patch anything faster than you, 06/22/07: On today's show, Keith and I talk about security woes at the Department of Homeland Security, whether Microsoft can patch... Microsoft better at patching XP than Vista, 06/22/07:  A Microsoft security executive released data Thursday showing that, six months after shipping Windows Vista, his company has left more publicly disclosed Vista bugs unpatched than it did with Windows XP. SpikeSource makes suite of collaboration tools available as hosted service, 06/22/07:  The open source vendor SpikeSource this week released a hosted version of SuiteTwo, which integrates collaborative applications from a variety of software vendors and automates the process of finding and downloading critical patches and updates. Extradited copyright infringer sentenced to 51 months, 06/22/07:  The leader of one of the oldest and most widely recognized Internet software piracy groups was sentenced Friday to 51 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

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