Mixed success in the fight against cybercrime

	RSA: Security requirements must be defined when outsourcing | Chinese anti-satellite space junk count hits 3,000
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	Mixed success in the fight against cybercrime RSA Europe 2010: Botnets beaten, but threats remain highCovering RSA in San Francisco last March required only a brief BART commute. With this week's RSA Europe 2010 requiring a transatlantic flight, I'm covering the security show in London from the security of my home in California. At RSA Europe some notable successes fighting cybercrime were heralded but the threat remains as does the need to stay on guard. Read More WEBCAST: Bradford Networks Step-by-Step Process to Network Security Hear from one financial services IT pro who thought his network was completely secure until it failed an internal security audit. Tim Childress from the credit card division of Bridgestone discusses the unique approach he took to improve network security. Hear how he met his objectives to stop rogue devices, gain better network visibility. View now In this Issue RSA: Security requirements must be defined when outsourcing Chinese anti-satellite space junk count hits 3,000 Half of home Wi-Fi networks vulnerable to hacking NASA, Harvard beam up virtual software lab Introducing the FBI's Zeus Trojan crime ring most wanted poster AVG Internet Security 2011 McAfee bolsters endpoint security, mgmt software As plans for NAC deployment get under way, keep it simple WHITE PAPER: HP Framework for Securing Virtualized Data Centers Most companies still have no clear and definite security policy for their virtual environments. Learn the need for security solutions that can address the reality of expanding virtualization. Read Now RSA: Security requirements must be defined when outsourcing One of the common pitfalls of outsourcing software development is not clearly defining and communicating the business's security requirements to the supplier, a panel of security experts have warned. Read More Chinese anti-satellite space junk count hits 3,000 NASA says space debris from the Chinese the Fengyun-1C spacecraft anti-satellite test poses distict hazards to other satellitesThree years after the Chinese government blew one of its satellites in space with a missile the debris from that explosion continues to grow.  Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Best Practices for a Data Warehouse on Oracle Database 11g Increasingly companies are recognizing the value of an enterprise data warehouse (EDW). A true EDW provides a single 360-degree view of the business and a powerful platform for a wide spectrum of business intelligence tasks ranging from predictive analysis to near real-time strategic and tactical decision support throughout the organization. Learn more Half of home Wi-Fi networks vulnerable to hacking Nearly half of all home Wi-Fi networks could be hacked within five seconds, says CPP. Read More NASA, Harvard beam up virtual software lab NASA furthers crowdsourcing software development techniques NASA has teamed with Harvard University to set up a virtual lab where software programmers can compete with each other to create NASA system applications. On tails, green peas and breaking waves: What's hot in space? Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Is Online Server Backup Appropriate for Your Business? Read this white paper to examine the setbacks of traditional backup, gain a better understanding of online backup, and discover why Iron Mountain's LiveVault solution for automated server backup and recovery won the 2006 award for Best Storage Software Solution from the Software and Information Industry Association. Read now. Introducing the FBI's Zeus Trojan crime ring most wanted poster FBI tackles huge cyber crime investigation Ah their parents must be proud. In one of the largest cyber criminal cases the FBI has ever investigated, the crime fighting agency today released a package of information about the bust this week of an alleged group of criminals that targeted the accounts of medium-sized companies, towns, and even churches. Before they were caught, members of the theft ring managed to steal $70 million, the FBI stated.... Read More AVG Internet Security 2011 AVG Internet Security 2011, which shipped on Tuesday, offers the full complement of tools you'd expect in an all-in-one security suite, packaged in a simple-to-use interface and offering integration with popular browsers and Outlook. But the software is marred by annoying attempts to upsell you to other products, and a scanning engine that may slow down your system. Read More McAfee bolsters endpoint security, mgmt software McAfee endpoint security supports Windows and Apple Macintosh as well as Android-based handhelds and the iPhone, Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones. Read More As plans for NAC deployment get under way, keep it simple I've mentioned network access control several times in this column over the past few months. If you've been following along, you know that I like the functionality it offers but am leery of the difficulty and cost of deploying it, as well as the resources required to manage it properly. Read More
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