Secrecy of cloud computing providers raises IT security risks

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	Secrecy of cloud computing providers raises IT security risks Despite how attractive cloud computing can sound as an outsourcing option, there's widespread concern that it presents a security and legal minefield. Cloud service providers often cultivate an aura of secrecy about data centers and operations, claiming this stance improves their security even if it leaves everyone else in the dark. Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Employee Web Use and Misuse: This white paper examines a Web security solution that gives companies the ability to monitor and enforce their Internet usage policies, bringing site monitoring and URL filtering together while insuring security with anti-virus and anti-spyware protection. Read Now In this Issue Singapore bank suffers massive IT failure Suspicious Facebook app attracts nearly 300,000 fans Will the Cius challenge the iPad's potenial in health care Secret Google Tricks: How to Search Smarter A third of PC users still run Windows XP Tech Wars Fuel Freelance Jobs Microsoft offers Windows 7, Office 2010 via download stores WHITE PAPER: NetApp Discovering Improved Data Protection Strategies This report examines the impact that virtualization has on data protection and disaster recovery and the need for highly virtualized servers and storage within this context. It outlines the factors you should consider as you evaluate and implement data protection solutions in your virtual environment. Learn more. Singapore bank suffers massive IT failure One of Singapore's biggest banks suffered a major IT outage on Monday that took down its computer systems for seven hours. Read More Suspicious Facebook app attracts nearly 300,000 fans A suspicious application circulating on Facebook has attracted nearly 300,000 fans whose profiles could be used as launching pads for spam, according to a security analyst. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T AT&T Enterprise Embrace Rich Media Development with ECDNs Click to continue Will the Cius challenge the iPad's potenial in health care Last week, Cisco Systems announced its Cius tablet. Weighing 1.15 lbs. with a 7-in. SVGA screen and powered by an Intel Atom processor and Google's Android OS version 2.2, the Cius is designed as part of a range of products for the enterprise that offer integrated solutions for every part of the network, including switches, cloud storage and collaboration tools. Read More Secret Google Tricks: How to Search Smarter I like to think that my vocabulary and usage skills are above average; I am, after all, a professional writer. But a little known search function in Google showed me that I've been misusing "peruse" for years. And it taught me that when a teenager says he's "pwned" me, it wasn't a compliment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qualys Inc. Justifying IT Security The goal of a security program is to choose and implement cost effective countermeasures that mitigate the vulnerabilities that will most likely lead to loss. This paper discusses the management of Risk and how Vulnerability Management is one of the few counter-measures easily justified by its ability to optimize risk. Read now! A third of PC users still run Windows XP More than a third (37 percent) of respondents to a PC Advisor poll said they continue to use Windows XP, turning their noses up at Microsoft's more recent Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. Read More Tech Wars Fuel Freelance Jobs Sometimes it's good to be a freelancer. Read More Microsoft offers Windows 7, Office 2010 via download stores Microsoft has for the first time allowed selected partners to sell its flagship software products as downloads. The move sees Microsoft selling Windows 7, Office 2010 and other flagship titles via ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) at online stores including the PC Advisor Software Shop. Read More
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