Windows 7 And You: Wait For The Service Pack? For many, the official release of a new Microsoft operating system--such as Windows 7--is just the starting of a clock. They will not buy the new OS until Service Pack 1 is released. NIST SP800-53 Rev. 3: Key to Unified Security Across Federal Government and Private Sectors Standards play a critical role in information assurance. Given the impossibility of defining a deterministic model that includes billions of users, millions of computers, and thousands of programs and protocols potentially interacting with each other unpredictably, we have to rely on human consensus about best practices if we are to progress in our field. Standards also provide a basis for demonstrating due care and diligence in fulfilling our fiduciary responsibilities to stakeholders. Week in Security: Windows 7 a go; Steve Ballmer a pro; ChoicePoint, MoneyGram face woe A look back at all things security for the past week: Trend Micro bolsters virtualization security options Trend Micro's Deep Security firewall/intrusion-protection system software for VMware's ESX server can protect multiple virtual machines on one physical server. Report says China ready for cyber-war, espionage Looking to gain the upper hand in any future cyber conflicts, China is probably spying on U.S. companies and government, according to a report commissioned by a Congressional advisory panel monitoring the security implications of trade with China. Cisco Releases IPSEC & SSLVPN Client for Windows 7 and Snow Leopard Cisco just released support for the Windows 7 operating system in both its IPSEC client and SSLVPN client software. The Cisco Anyconnect 2.4 SSLVPN client now supports both 32bit and 64bit Windows 7 hosts. The new Anyconnect 2.4 client additionally supports MAC OSX 10.6.1 32 and 64bit operating systems as well. Cisco also released a Windows 7 32bit version of its widely deployed Cisco VPN client... Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. 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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