| Review: Who's got the fastest firewall?, 12/10/07 When we tested firewall performance as part of in our UTM firewall test we focused on how well the products would push inspected packets along with other UTM features, specifically intrusion-prevention systems and antivirus, turned on. However, many enterprise managers will use these devices primarily just as firewalls, and might be curious how fast they’d operate without UTM slowing them down. Are you wasting money buying antispyware software?, 12/07/07 Is there any point to using dedicated antispyware software? Originally it filled a need as adware pop-ups littered screens, unscrupulous spyware began tracking browsing behavior, and traditional antivirus programs proved unable to cope. NSS Labs touts PCI certification program, 12/10/07 Security product-testing firm NSS Labs has started a certification program based on requirements associated with the Payment Card Industry security standard. U.S. Secret Service busts $5.7 million Cisco scam on eBay California's Orange County Register is reporting that the U.S. Secret Service has busted a $5.7 million scam on eBay selling illegally obtained Cisco replacement parts. What Cisco TrustSec Learned From Cisco NAC Failures Cisco's TrustSec framework learned a great number of lessons from the Cisco NAC framework failures of the past. Oh and the lessons they've learned! Let me count the ways, writes blogger Mitchell Ashley. Microsoft Sharepoint spreads 'virally,' complications ensue, 12/07/07 The analyst firm CMS Watch is claiming the newest version of Microsoft’s SharePoint is spreading “virally” throughout enterprises, catching IT departments off guard and introducing risks related to uncontrolled content and regulatory compliance. Stolen laptop had 268,000 blood donor IDs, 12/07/07 A laptop stolen during a recent blood drive contained sensitive information on 268,000 Minnesota-region blood donors, Memorial Blood Centers ... Duke Law School applicants warned of possible ID theft, 12/06/07 About 1,400 Duke Law School applicants and two current students are being warned about identity theft concerns after hackers broke into the law school's Web site, where their Social Security numbers were stored in a connected database. Lock down the data on your portable drives, 12/07/07 Barely a week seems to go by without a headline story on the latest laptop data breach--millions of veterans' files here, thousands of medical records there, and credit card numbers everywhere. But laptops aren't the only targets: The proliferation of portable USB hard disks and flash drives with huge capacity makes the loss or theft of critical data likelier than ever. Ofcom rules that VoIP must do emergency calls, 12/07/07 The U.K. telecom regulator has, as expected, ruled that customers must be able to call the emergency services using VoIP. | 
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