No all-encompassing IdM in near future

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	No all-encompassing IdM in near future I didn't make it to The Burton Group/Gartner's Catalyst conference in Prague this year, but I have heard from folks who did get there. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Quest Software Crash Course in UNIX Privileges UNIX root privileges make is easy for someone to change ownership of files, bind well-know TCP/IP ports, kills running processes and more. The poor granularity of super-user security makes organizations extremely vulnerability to careless and malicious errors. See how to truly protect your infrastructure. Read More In this Issue Researchers unsheathe new tool to battle botnets One final patch for Windows XP Service Pack 2 before it reaches end-of-life Bluetooth at heart of gas station credit-card scam BlackBerry offers users free security app Bizarre phone ransom Trojan found by researchers Security vendor GFI Software acquires Sunbelt Software The challenges of cloud security Review: Firewall operations management WHITE PAPER: Qwest The Three Ps of Evaluating Managed Network Services To reduce costs and keep IT resources focused on the core business, more organizations are choosing to outsource network management. To deliver on this promise, it's essential to choose the right service provider. This in-depth report explores the key considerations, including solution portfolio, partnerships and processes. Read now! Researchers unsheathe new tool to battle botnets While many botnets such as Storm, Kraken and Conficker can carry out their destructive campaigns without detection or any particular means to stop them, a group of researchers says it has come up with a way to use a botnet's own techn Read More One final patch for Windows XP Service Pack 2 before it reaches end-of-life A moment of silence, please, for Windows XP Service Pack 2. Today is the final day the software is eligible for security updates, and as Service Pack 2 rides off into the sunset Microsoft has given it one final patch that will prevent some zero-day attacks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service See how you can transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Read now! Bluetooth at heart of gas station credit-card scam Thieves are stealing credit-card numbers through skimmers they secretly installed inside pumps at gas stations throughout the Southeast, using Bluetooth wireless to transmit stolen card numbers, says law enforcement investigating the incidents. Read More BlackBerry offers users free security app BlackBerry maker RIM has shown a new free application that owners can use to track their much-loved smartphones in the event they are lost, stolen, or simply misplaced around the house. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest The Myths, the Market Drivers and What You Need to Know To create a consistent, seamless Unified Communications (UC) experience across your organization, you must first examine your existing infrastructure and business processes to determine what components will work best for your business. Get an overview of the potential benefits of UC, including key considerations for mapping out your UC strategy. Read now! Bizarre phone ransom Trojan found by researchers Researchers have discovered a bizarre piece of Trojan ransomeware which disables programs on infected PCs before demanding victims make an unaccountably small payment to a Ukrainian mobile phone network in return for an unlock code. Read More Security vendor GFI Software acquires Sunbelt Software GFI Software Tuesday announced it has acquired Sunbelt Software for an undisclosed price. The companies said the goal of the merger is to develop integrated security products for both on-premises use and the cloud. Read More The challenges of cloud security Some IT execs dismiss public cloud services as being too insecure to trust with critical or sensitive application workloads and data. But not Doug Menefee, CIO of Schumacher Group, an emergency management firm in Lafayette, La. Read More Review: Firewall operations management Anyone running multiple firewalls in a complex, enterprise environment knows how difficult it can be to catch misconfigurations, avoid conflicting rules, identify vulnerabilities and meet auditing and compliance mandates. Read More
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