Cisco Aims to Change the Game with a Ironport Hosted Email Security Offering

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	Cisco Aims to Change the Game with a Ironport Hosted Email Security Offering Solution includes dedicated hardware in the cloud for anti-spam/virus/malware, DLP, email encryption/tracking/authentication/reporting and a kitchen sink tooCisco jumped into the cloud based hosted email security business with little fanfare about a year ago. Since then it has quietly built out its hosted email security offering to the point where it is now a major player in this space. Sometimes it is better to be late to the game I suppose, it lets you learn from others mistakes. It seems that Cisco Ironport may have done exactly that but I'll let... Read More WEBCAST: NetApp Use 50% Less Storage - Guaranteed Listen to this on-demand Webcast and hear Chris Rima of Tucson Electric Power discuss how his organization managed data growth and improved performance with storage and server virtualization. You'll also hear Brian Garrett from ESG and NetApp experts discuss ways to consolidate your Windows® application data, files, and virtual machines. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft's anti-Zeus tool cleans quarter-million PCs Facebook battles another privacy firestorm Java exploits have skyrocketed, Microsoft researcher says Twitter: Who is reading your DMs? There's an app for that... Cyberattacks now a top threat to UK security, says secretary Cisco Announces Changes to CCNP Security Adobe Reader X Adds Security, Productivity, and Mobility Comcast begins DNS security rollout Adobe Patches Security Holes in RoboHelp, InDesign Zeus botnet gang targets Charles Schwab accounts Security guidelines aimed at zapping power industry cyberattacks, malfunctions WHITE PAPER: Watchguard 10 questions to ask before you buy an anti‐spam solution With so many anti-spam products on the market, how can you be sure you're getting the best solution for your business network? With these ten critical questions as your guide, you can cut through the marketing hype and zero in on the key features and benefits that should guide your decision. Read now! Microsoft's anti-Zeus tool cleans quarter-million PCs Microsoft said its free malware cleaning tool had scrubbed the money-stealing Zeus bot from nearly 275,000 Windows computers in under a week. Read More Facebook battles another privacy firestorm Facebook contended that reports that the private data of users has been revealed to third part firms have been 'exaggerated.' Read More Java exploits have skyrocketed, Microsoft researcher says The number of attacks on Java in 3Q 2010 dwarfed those made on Adobe PDF An unprecedented wave of attacks that exploit weaknesses in Java has gone largely unnoticed by the security community, said a Microsoft malware researcher in a blog post today. Some 6 million attacks against Java occured in the third quarter of 2010, compared to about a quarter of that amount in the quarter prior. This compares to less than 100,000 attacks in the same period on Adobe PDF documents.... Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire 5 Challenges to Achieve PCI DSS Compliance Treating PCI as an audit process, scoping it too broadly or not taking advantage of automated tools are all areas that create unnecessary compliance challenges. This white paper tackles the top PCI DSS compliance challenges and offers concrete recommendations on how to put together a PCI DSS compliance plan that works. Read More! Twitter: Who is reading your DMs? There's an app for that... Your "private" direct messages can be read by any third party app to which you've given Twitter OAuth permission.Twitter is great way to share information and find likeminded individuals, as well as a great way for mining personal data or social engineering. Like most social media, it can be used for good or for evil and has a plethora of privacy and security issues. Do you remember that DM from six months ago? Well your third party app does. Read More Cyberattacks now a top threat to UK security, says secretary Britain's national security faces a serious threat from cyber attacks, according to home secretary Theresa May. Read More Cisco Announces Changes to CCNP Security Voted Number 1 Future Technology Area in a Survey of CCIEsCisco announced changes to the CCNP Security certification track today, in addition to the big changes to CCNA and CCNP Voice. (Yes, Cisco is changing the name from CCSP to CCNP Security.) At first glance, the changes almost seem minor - no changes to CCNA Security, still four exams, with names that look like the same topics as the old CCSP. Cisco claims the associated courses have changed quite a... Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos Eight threats your anti-virus won't stop: This paper outlines eight common threats that traditional anti-virus alone won't stop, and explains how to protect your organization using endpoint security. Read now Adobe Reader X Adds Security, Productivity, and Mobility The next major release of Adobe Reader will be available soon. Adobe Reader X will include a variety of new features to make Reader more secure, more functional, and more mobile. Read More Comcast begins DNS security rollout Comcast has begun migrating its customers to a new Internet security mechanism that will help protect them from being inadvertently routed to phony Web pages for pharming attacks, identity theft and other scams. Read More Adobe Patches Security Holes in RoboHelp, InDesign Adobe released two new security updates today. The patches for Adobe RoboHelp and Adobe InDesign are both rated Important, and Adobe recommends that affected users apply the necessary updates as soon as possible. Read More Zeus botnet gang targets Charles Schwab accounts Criminals are now using a Zeus botnet to pillage Charles Schwab investment accounts, a security researcher said. Read More Security guidelines aimed at zapping power industry cyberattacks, malfunctions Based on input from the federal government, the North American Electric Reliability Corp., whose mission is to ensure the reliability of the bulk-power system, Thursday sent new security guidelines to about 2,000 electric-power operators to prevent compromise and malfunction of the grid. Read More
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