The IA Professional's Toolkit Part 5

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As an information assurance (IA) professional, you will consistently be called on to ensure that your employers or your clients are compliant with all relevant regulations; you may be asked to verify such compliance as part of your job and in collaboration with or as principal in audit procedures that protect the organization by demonstrating due diligence in the exercise of fiduciary responsibility. Read full story Related News: Microsoft to ship free security software soon Microsoft has told beta testers of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials, that it will release the final version to the public soon. Is Your Office Printer Secure? A new program from ISCA Labs aims to tackle network-attached device security - a problem they believe is overlooked and poses serious risks Surveilled to death Gibbs ponders how much we're tracked and how much we give away and wonders what the long-term outcome will be; a society of closed lips and constrained behavior, a society economical with the truth, or will it just stay business a usual? Suspect Pleads Guilty to Huge Data Thefts Albert Gonzalez, who was described by federal authorities as the mastermind of the massive data thefts at TJX, Heartland and other retailers, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Best practices and automation for data privacy Your organization probably pays attention to data security, ensuring that sensitive data doesn't leak out or get into the wrong hands. But what about data privacy? How can you ensure that your organization is adequately protecting an individual's right to control the way you use his personal data? Now there's a tool to help automate privacy compliance as part of your overall corporate GRC program. 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 The history of steganography There is a wealth of methods for creating encrypted messages you can't even tell are there. Top 10 cool satellite projects Satellites are, by their very definition, cool. IBM ISS X-Force Threat and Risk Report Read this Trend and Risk report from IBM® ISS X-Force® to learn statistical information about all aspects of threats that affect Internet security, including software vulnerabilities and public exploitation, malware, spam, phishing, web-based threats, and general cyber criminal activity. Read Now Sophos Security Solution Center With the threat landscape constantly changing, you need to have comprehensive protection that isn't complicated. With Sophos, you get complete protection for less investment. You get best-in-class threat protection, and data security and compliance that are simple and affordable so you can get more out of your existing security budget. Review timely resources at this Solution Center. 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