 Security News AlertThis newsletter is sponsored by Secure ComputingNetwork World's Security News Alert, 09/14/07Online thugs assault security help sites, 09/12/07: The good guys are taking a hit in the ongoing online war between the thugs who profit from phishing and malware, and those who work to stop them. U.S. state welfare agency hit by breach, 09/12/07: Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare (DPW) plans to mail out letters to about 375,000 individuals in the state informing them of a data breach involving their personal data. Cisco IOS command flaw: Cisco issued a security response to an IOS flaw that causes IOS devices to crash and reload after executing a command that uses either directly or indirectly, a regular expression.
Sophos: St. Petersburg consulate Web site was hacked, 09/13/07: Security vendors are warning that two U.S. Department of State Web sites based in Russia could contain malware and should be avoided. Hacker/security expert charged with credit card theft, 09/12/07: A California man who served jail time for hacking hundreds of military and government computers nine years ago was charged Tuesday with new computer crimes: stealing tens of thousands of credit card accounts by breaking into bank and card processing networks. E-commerce, security issues challenge network firewall role, 09/12/07: Life behind the network firewall sometimes feels like life behind bars when it comes to today’s collaborative e-commerce, which requires the opening of corporate networks to business partners. PGP bolsters Adobe support with PDF encryption, 09/12/07: PGP Corp. today announced it is adding support for Adobe PDF attachments to its PGP Universal Gateway Email for encrypting e-mail and attachments. 10 IT management software companies to watch, 09/12/07: Management technology is an IT staple -- but not a static one. New players are continually emerging to challenge the old guard and provide help for systems and network managers dealing with such issues as virtualization, enhanced user mobility and sophisticated security threats. 10 IT management companies still worth watching, 09/12/07: About a year ago, Network World shined its spotlight on 10 IT management companies poised to challenge industry veterans. The newcomers took on network, systems, applications, security and more. Here’s a brief look at what these companies have done for you lately. |
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