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	Browser add-on blocks Google Analytics Google has released a Web browser add-on that will stop the browser from sending information to the Google Analytics service, which Web sites can use to collect data about their visitors. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! In this Issue Scientist 'infected by computer virus' catches publicity fever Lifelock worries after employee data leaked to Web FAA awards largest contracts ever--$4.4B--for future air traffic network Gov't may not be able to save NASA hacker New Facebook privacy settings coming today Shavlik offers 'cloud patching' with free service Nearly 60% of Euro CIOs already use some cloud says IDC McAfee Adds Mobile Security with Trust Digital Purchase Novell IM 4 aimed at enterprise data center, cloud security providers Managing the private encryption keys to the kingdom WHITE PAPER: HP SMB: Strategy Guide to Risk Mitigation This strategy guide offers concrete risk mitigation techniques specifically designed for midsize organizations. Learn how to proactively manage physical and virtual systems and see the early signs of infrastructure trouble to avoid outages. Read Now! Scientist 'infected by computer virus' catches publicity fever You'll be seeing variations of this headline all day today and I'll bet good money they spread to TV news faster than flu through a kindergarten: "Scientist 'infected with computer virus.' " Feel free to call BS any time you please. The source of this contagion is a remarkably credulous BBC report  about a British researcher who claims to be the first person "infected with a computer virus." From... Read More Lifelock worries after employee data leaked to Web It may be OK for identity theft protection vendor Lifelock to publish its CEO's Social Security number, but when it comes to other company employees, that's another story. Read More FAA awards largest contracts ever--$4.4B--for future air traffic network The Federal Aviation Administration today said it awarded three massive contracts totaling up to $4.4 billion over 10 years to build out the future, oft-times controversial air traffic control network known as NextGen or the Next Generation Air Transportation System Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Troubleshooting Application Problems This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here! Gov't may not be able to save NASA hacker The government may not have the power to stop the extradition of NASA hacker Gary McKinnon, says the Deputy Prime Minister. Read More New Facebook privacy settings coming today Facebook has revealed it will implementing new privacy options from today. Read More Shavlik offers 'cloud patching' with free service Patch management company Shavlik is offering small networks of 10 or fewer PCs access to a new online patch management service at no cost. Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Ensure 360-Degree Border Security Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now Nearly 60% of Euro CIOs already use some cloud says IDC CIOs are already using cloud services - even if they don't always know it says IDC Read More McAfee Adds Mobile Security with Trust Digital Purchase McAfee sees the mobility writing on the wall, and it recognizes that the technologies its customers rely increasingly on smartphones and other mobile technologies to conduct business. McAfee announced that is acquiring Trust Digital as part of a strategic focus to deliver the tools IT administrators need to effectively manage and secure mobile devices. Read More Novell IM 4 aimed at enterprise data center, cloud security providers Last issue I briefly mentioned Novell's release of Identity Manager 4, announced at BrainShare in Amsterdam. While I was there I had the opportunity to sit down with Jim Ebzery (senior vice president and general manager for the Security, Management and Operating Platforms) and Nick Nichols (Identity Manager product manager) to talk about the new release. Ebzery, by the way, was formerly responsible for leading the Identity and Security Management business unit so he does know what he's talking about. Read More Managing the private encryption keys to the kingdom At its core the PCI Data Security Standard is nothing more than a series of guidelines that constitute security best practices. But companies that institute programs to better protect cardholder data can also leverage and extend these efforts throughout their business, ensuring that other sensitive customer, employee and partner data is better protected. Read More
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