Use cases outlined for federated directory

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	Use cases outlined for federated directory As I said in the last issue, one of the highlights of last week's European Identity Conference was Kim Cameron's presentation on his new project, federated directories. In the presentation he announced the imminent shipment (May 5) of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) version 2. With that, he said, that claims-based transactions within the enterprise were a done deal, a foregone conclusion -- an integral part of the plumbing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Adobe Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More In this Issue Microsoft pushes 'bottom of the barrel' patches Adobe upgrades, renames DRM software for Flash Eusing Free Internet Window Washer Software piracy rate up 2% in 2009, study finds CSO Compass Award: Bruce Schneier Guilty plea after botnet tested with DDoS on ISP Senate confirms Alexander as chief of U.S. Cyber Command Patch Tuesday's update small, but critical, Microsoft says Security Manager's Journal: iPad intro brings nasty surprise WHITE PAPER: BeyondTrust Privilege Identity Management This white paper will discuss how your enterprise can empower IT to eliminate the risk of intentional, accidental and indirect misuse of privileges on desktops and servers using globally proven solutions that increase security and compliance without impacting productivity. Learn More Microsoft pushes 'bottom of the barrel' patches Microsoft today patched two critical vulnerabilities in Office, the Visual Basic for Applications development tool and its Windows e-mail clients. Read More Adobe upgrades, renames DRM software for Flash Flash Access 2.0, previously known as Flash Media Rights Management Server, has been rewritten as an SDK Read More Eusing Free Internet Window Washer The Eusing Free Internet Window Washer digs into Windows, Web browsers, and a host of other applications to free up space and clear away private information. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Software piracy rate up 2% in 2009, study finds Expanding PC sales in emerging market is increasing the rate of software piracy, according to a recent study by industry watchers. Read More CSO Compass Award: Bruce Schneier As an author of books on security, the influential Crypto-Gram newsletter and the blog Schneier on Security (www.schneier.com), as well as a frequent guest on TV and radio, Bruce Schneier has become something of a celebrity in the world of security: He may be the only CSO whose likeness is used to sell T-shirts. Still, the most rewarding aspect of his career, as he conveyed in this interview conducted by e-mail, is that he believes he is having an impact on people's thinking about security. Read More Guilty plea after botnet tested with DDoS on ISP The second man charged in 2006 computer attacks on The Planet and T35 Hosting has agreed to plead guilty. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki Cloud-Managed WiFi Learn how cloud-managed wireless access points can be self-configured and centrally managed over the web, provide secured access for employees and guests, be scalable for networks of all sizes, and provide a cost savings of up to 50% over traditional solutions. Click here. Senate confirms Alexander as chief of U.S. Cyber Command Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency, will also take charge of the U.S. military's recently created Cyber Command. Read More Patch Tuesday's update small, but critical, Microsoft says A light Patch Tuesday from Microsoft shares details on two vulnerabilities that security industry watchers say should be considered critical. Read More Security Manager's Journal: iPad intro brings nasty surprise I don't like surprises. I wish projects wouldn't get launched without the sponsors seeking my advice on security measures first. If you read this column regularly, you've heard me say all of this before. I try to keep an eye on everything, but companies are complex organizations, and it's inevitable that something will sneak by. Read More
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