Data leakage prevention going mainstream; Military set to lay out $42M to develop advanced network prioritization, security technology

Data leakage prevention going mainstream; Military set to lay out $42M to develop advanced network prioritization, security technology Security: Identity Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Qwest Managed Security for a Not-So-Secure World Today's risky data environment, which has seen 213 data breaches in the first five months of 2009, is colliding with an IT landscape of shrinking resources. This paper explains how an IT and security service provider can provide a practical, manageable and reliable solution. Read More Spotlight Story No vacation from identity Last week I was talking about the definition of identity. And when that subject comes up it almost invariably starts a discussion of names and their relationship to identity. There's nothing special about names, though -- they're just the values attached to some of the attributes (first name, last name, middle name/initial, surname, christian name, patronymic and so on) of our identity but aren't necessary for identifying someone within a given context. Read full story Related News: Data leakage prevention going mainstream Data leakage or data loss prevention systems have gradually entered the mainstream as their increasing maturity has allowed increasing adoption. From barely registering in our research two years ago, we now find different forms of DLP in about one-third of enterprises in Nemertes Research's spring 2009 benchmark study. Military set to lay out $42M to develop advanced network prioritization, security technology BBN, which was bought by defense giant Raytheon today, got almost $11 million to help build self-configuring network technology that would identify traffic, let the network infrastructure prioritize it down to the end user, reallocate bandwidth between users or classes of users, and automatically make quality of service decisions. VMware publishes virtualization security, compliance guidelines VMware today published security and compliance recommendations for its virtualization products. The vendor's guidelines focus primarily on optimizing use of management and security tools available from VMware parent company EMC and EMC's RSA security division. Catbird reports whether cloud security meets compliance standards Catbird is adding a feature to its security platform that gives cloud users a reading on how well their data use complies with specific regulatory requirements. Symantec warning: Spam targeting your achy breaky heart The information security gurus at Symantec Corporation have seen it fit to warn us all that spammers are now looking to con troubled lovers into parting with their personal information, at the very least, in return for a reversal of fortunes in their relationships. The company issued a five-point advisory for consumers to Computerworld Singapore on Tuesday, September 1, 2009: Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are 10 sports technologies to love, 5 to hate Many technologies help fans enjoy sports. Others just annoy. 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Review timely resources at this Solution Center. Visit this site today!   September 02, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Wi-Fi encryption cracked in 60 seconds 12 cool ways to donate your PC's spare processing power Developer denies software to beat Chinese censors is malicious 15 smartphone apps you shouldn't live without Only 13% of Wikipedia contributors are women The ABCs of WAN optimization savings 12 words you can never say in the office Apple: 'Exploding' iPhones 'not our fault' Slideshow: VMworld product blitz Group offers tools to evade China's Web censorship Identity Management E Guide Identity management cannot be ignored – it is the key to preventing data breaches. This Network World Executive Guide provides in-depth information on today's most pressing security issues. Read More Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. 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