Data breach demonstrates need for access control policies

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	Data breach demonstrates need for access control policies A Canadian tax collector illegally mined Canada Revenue Agency data files for years seeking potential clients for her side business, pointing up the need for access controls. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service See how you can transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Read now! In this Issue HP to buy vulnerability specialist Fortify Software Who are these people who think cybersecurity experts are crying wolf? DOJ won't file charges in school webcam spying case GPUs: Powering Your Gaming and Cracking Your Passwords WHITE PAPER: Qwest Infrastructures for Innovation Nearly nine out of ten senior IT and business executives say that data, voice and network services can be leveraged to drive innovation, facilitating remote access to critical applications and speeding up customer service. They can generate immediate cost savings by eliminating the cost of maintaining separate voice lines. Read more! HP to buy vulnerability specialist Fortify Software Hewlett-Packard says it will buy Fortify Software, which makes tools to find software vulnerabilities and compliance software, for an undisclosed amount. Read More 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! Who are these people who think cybersecurity experts are crying wolf? Just because security experts work for security vendors, that doesn't mean their warnings should be taken less seriously. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Cyberwar Threats: New Security Strategies for Governments Threats posed by cyberwar cannot be defended using the traditional all-or-nothing security that's aimed solely at keeping attackers out of the government enterprise. Learn why Tripwire's solutions provide the real-time awareness necessary to fight cyberwar. Read More! DOJ won't file charges in school webcam spying case Fedeal prosecutors say they can't find criminal intent by a Pennsylvania high school that issued student laptops with spy-cam capabilities. Read More GPUs: Powering Your Gaming and Cracking Your Passwords Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute have demonstrated that off-the-shelf GPUs (the same that power the video card in your PC) are better at cracking passwords than had previously been thought, according to a BBC report. Read More
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