Inkblots as password reminders; Cisco spins out another corporate security architecture

NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Ron Paul spam traced to Ukrainian botnet By Robert McMillan Security researchers have shut down a network of computers responsible for sending out nearly 200 million spam messages supporting the U.S. presidential candidate last month, and after analyzing the server's software, it's clear that there is no such thing as a Ron Paul botnet, according to Joe Stewart, a senior security researcher with SecureWorks. "It probably wasn't even set up by a Ron Paul supporter," he said. "This whole system has been around since 2004. This [spam] somehow just landed in this underground spam economy." Read full story SPONSORED BY SOPHOS INC. Learn how NAC Keeps Rogue PCs at Bay Find out how you can reduce your company's risk stemming from unauthorized end-points on your network with NAC technology. Read this whitepaper to learn how NAC integrates with existing network-based security enforcement tools to create a safer environment. Learn more today. RELATED NEWS: Cisco spins out another corporate security architecture, 12/05/07 Cisco this week rolled out yet another method for securing corporate networks. Grisoft acquires Exploit Prevention Labs, 12/05/07 Antivirus software vendor Grisoft Wednesday announced it has acquired start-up Exploit Prevention Labs for an undisclosed price. The human element in IT security, 12/05/07 The air express industry, like many other businesses, has rapidly transformed the way it serves customers over the past few years, through the aggressive and ingenious use of the latest IT. FedEx spends more than $1 billion every year on IT. Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx, once said, "The information about the package is as important as the package itself." Mobile workers put company data at risk, study says, 12/05/07 Mobile workers, including IT, put company data at risk, according to Ponemon Institute study. HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Find the very best tech holiday gift ideas. '07 ENTERPRISE ALL-STARS Honoring outstanding technology projects. SPONSORED BY SOPHOS INC. Learn how NAC Keeps Rogue PCs at Bay Find out how you can reduce your company's risk stemming from unauthorized end-points on your network with NAC technology. Read this whitepaper to learn how NAC integrates with existing network-based security enforcement tools to create a safer environment. Learn more today. Get Expert Directory and Identity Training at DEC 2008 Join NetPro, Microsoft and the world's top directory and identity experts for the Seventh Annual Directory Experts Conference (DEC) 2008, the only conference for expert training on Microsoft directory and identity technologies. DEC 2008 runs March 2-5, 2008, at the Hilton Chicago. Register today at: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_1203 Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnsreport.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   12/06/07 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Green buildings make employees see red Microsoft uses inkblots as password reminders Microsoft pulls plug on potty-mouth Santa Warrior fills vacant CTO role at Cisco Juniper 'Hurricane' in the forecast 'Cisco-is-the-only-vendor-for-me' mindset Network skills in high demand 2007 Cool Yule Tools Gift Guide Sprint could spin off WiMAX division All-in-one firewalls fall short FEATURED BUYER'S GUIDE: Network Monitoring and Management Executive Guide The Security Treadmill This Executive Guide offers interviews with leading, real-world security experts who tell you how to get inside users' heads, fight for a bigger security budget, and whether VoIP security issues are overstated or underrated, and much more. Review this informative guide today. Click Here for More Information IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's Security Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007