What's the biggest firewall issue for enterprises? Out of 251 new Cisco CCIEs tallied in the most recent worldwide CCIE count, only 1 newly minted Security CCIE was included. Hopefully, the following Q & A with Matt Keil - product manager for firewall vendor Palo Alto Networks, will help us understand the current dynamics of the firewall marketplace as well as enterprise security in general. 1. What's the biggest firewall issue for enterprises... Credit-card security standards questioned, survey says Most IT security professionals who must comply with the industry standards to protect credit card data think those standards have no impact at all on actual security, according to new study by Ponemon Institute. 'Anonymous Digging'? What could go wrong? This post will likely interest only those readers who use Digg. The rest of you are excused. FBI building system that blows away fingerprinting The FBI plans to migrate from its IAFIS fingerprint database to a new biometrics system that will include DNA records, 3-D facial imaging, palm prints and voice scans. How the Defense Department might institutionalize war-time biometrics The Defense Department is looking to turn its war-time biometrics experience into an enduring weapon at home and abroad. Privacy advocates hail Facebook's plan to shutter Beacon Privacy advocates are applauding Facebook's willingness to shut down its controversial Beacon service as a part of a broader settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the company. 7 Ways Security Pros DON'T Practice What They Preach IT security pros spend oodles of time trying to hammer best practices into the heads of fellow employees. But in an informal poll conducted by CSOonline, many admitted they don't always follow their own advice. A data breach with a twist An employee at a Wyoming bank screws up and sends a bunch of confidential customer information to the wrong Gmail account. When the inadvertent recipient fails to even acknowledge a subsequent "please delete that" plea from the bank, the bank sues Google to force the company to cough up the recipient's contact information. 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 |
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