Forensics software can be hacked; Cisco adds security, monitoring to WAN optimization gear

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, 07/26/07 Researchers: Forensics software can be hacked, 07/24/07: The software that police and enterprise security teams use to investigate wrongdoing on computers is not as secure as it should be, according to researchers with Isec Partners. Cisco adds security, monitoring to WAN optimization gear, 07/25/07: Cisco is introducing encryption of data as it sits on disks within its Wide-Area Application Services gear, making it impossible for thieves to make sense of the data even if they steal the drives. Researcher publishes attack code for Mozilla flaw, 07/25/07: Mozilla is working on patching its Firefox browser after a hacker posted details of a flaw that could let criminals run unauthorized software on a victim's machine. Optimize Your WAN: Network World Shows You How In this Executive Guide learn how optimization can supercharge your WAN. Click Here Harvard Management fine-tunes security, 07/24/07: Harvard Management Co., manager of Harvard’s $30 billion endowment, gets security health checkup based on ISO 17799. MySpace hosting 29,000 sex offenders, 07/25/07: News Corp.'s popular MySpace.com social networking site hosted Web pages for at least 29,000 known sex offenders as of July 2007, North Carolina's Attorney General said Tuesday.

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