Cloud computing exacerbates government security issues

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	Cloud computing exacerbates government security issues While it is the same in many public and private corporations, government cloud computing projects can be a double-edged sword: while cloud computing offers many benefits, it can also create numerous information security risks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qualys Inc. 12-point checklist outlines key considerations Discover a 12-point checklist for choosing the best vulnerability management solution for your organization. Read now! In this Issue Russian spy ring needed some serious IT help FTC To Probe Spokeo Data Broker Over Abuse Of Privacy Publicly expose library porn peepers, says city official NASA sets date for space shuttle finale What are the biggest barriers to developing wind energy? RSA's best practices for preventing enterprise data loss Group to examine cloud standards You want Microsoft product tests? We've got loads of them. RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T AT&T Designing Tomorrow's Ethernet-Based Metropolitan Area Networks Click to continue Russian spy ring needed some serious IT help Russian spies allegedly used steganography, open wireless networks and transfer of memory sticks to swap data, but faced problems such as leaving a password lying around on a piece of paper and trouble getting laptops fixed in less than six months. Read More FTC To Probe Spokeo Data Broker Over Abuse Of Privacy At Spokeo.com, an online data broker website, anyone can probe into your life well beyond name, age, address, e-mail address, home and cell phone numbers. Now Spokeo has been accused of selling inaccurate information, too. Read More DOWNLOAD: Qualys Inc. Security & Compliance Suite Trial QualysGuard Security & Compliance Suite Trial The 14-day Trial includes: • Unlimited network mapping and discovery • Unlimited network perimeter scans • PCI Compliance scanning • Web application security scanning • IT security policy creation, scanning and reporting Learn More! Publicly expose library porn peepers, says city official Libraries should be doling out books, not scarlet letters. Nevertheless, a city councilor in Quincy, Mass., has convinced his fellow board members to consider public shaming as a means to deter patrons from viewing pornography over municipal Internet connections. Read More NASA sets date for space shuttle finale After some debate, NASA today said it has set the final two launch dates for its venerable space shuttles.  Those dates are: Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware Multi-Layer VoIP Security As VoIP services become an integral part of converged network architectures, a comprehensive risk mitigation strategy must be implemented in combination with native IP telephony features and standard network security measures. Learn more What are the biggest barriers to developing wind energy? The Department of Energy this week said it is looking for the public to help identify the most significant barriers to future wind energy development.  Read More RSA's best practices for preventing enterprise data loss According to U.S. government estimates, incidents of enterprise data loss cost businesses more than $100 billion in a single year. As threats to enterprise data grow more sophisticated, it's imperative for businesses to implement a comprehensive data security strategy. But where to start? RSA, The Security Division of EMC, provides us with these best practices for preventing enterprise data loss. Read More Group to examine cloud standards Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the "Cloudchasers" series of podcasts hosted by noted raconteur Mathew T. Grant. This one included Ajay Sharma, the product marketing manager for identity management at Novell, and myself talking about "Identity and the enterprise cloud." Read More You want Microsoft product tests? We've got loads of them. We've put together a nifty package of all of our product tests of critical new Microsoft software. All of it is freely available to you and you have two choices for access: 1) click through and read each individual story on our site; 2) Download a 10-page PDF with all the tests bundled together, though for the effort of creating the PDF for you, we ask for registration before we hand it over (just... Read More
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