Classified U.S. military info available over P2P; A rush to patch iPhone

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Blue Coat Webcast: Gartner on Mobility and Security More users are going mobile. With all this business on the road, you can't afford to have road warriors suffer from sub-par application delivery or security. Join a panel of experts as they detail how you can deliver improved productivity and protection for all mobile workers, regardless of location. Network World's Security News Alert, 07/27/07 Classified U.S. military info available over P2P, 07/25/07: Millions of documents, both government and private, containing sensitive and sometimes classified information are floating about freely on file sharing networks after being inadvertently exposed by individuals downloading P2P software on systems that held the data, members of a U.S. House committee were told Tuesday. Why we're losing the botnet battle, 07/25/07: Botnets -- they're dangerous, deceptive, and very difficult to detect and deal with. What's more, according to recent surveys, the botnet threat is growing...rapidly. With Black Hat approaching, a rush to patch iPhone, 07/27/07: With security researchers set to reveal details of a critical security flaw in the iPhone at the Black Hat 2007 conference next week, Apple now has fewer than seven days to patch a critical vulnerability in the product. Network World Security Buyers Guide Find the right security products for your enterprise - fast. From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, our Buyers Guides have detailed information on hundreds of products in more than 20 categories. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features to make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Security Buyers Guide now. Aruba, Alcatel-Lucent deepen mobility partnership, 07/26/07: Alcatel-Lucent plans to extend enterprise security into cellular networks through its own fixed-mobile convergence systems and Aruba's "follow-me" security technology as part of a planned joint venture. Slamming the company door on porn, 07/25/07: Your organization's next e-mail filtering software may come equipped with a blocking component that prevents pornographic content from entering the corporate network. Study: Largest vendors account for fewer software flaws, 07/25/07: The top 10 most vulnerable software vendors are contributing a smaller percentage of all vulnerability disclosures per year compared to five years ago, a study by IBM's Internet Security Systems X-Force team has found. USB device uses image analysis to scan for inappropriate images, 07/25/07: The USB device includes detection software that uses image-analysis algorithms to scan a notebook or desktop for potentially inappropriate images or Web pages. Video: A dirty job for IT: Keith test-drives a USB device with file detection software that aims to find objectionable content stored on a PC notebook. Enterprise-level security for small businesses, 07/25/07: If you run a small business, you've probably often wished you had the resources that the big guys do when it comes to implementing new technology--especially if that technology can help secure your data. Recently, Postini announced that it will begin offering services to companies with 5 to 250 employees. Its service filters e-mail to weed out viruses, worms, and other threats; it either eliminates suspicious messages or moves them into quarantine, and alerts the user.

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