Global infrastructure adds complexity to identity services

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	Global infrastructure adds complexity to identity services In a recent look at what we were talking about 10 years ago, the issue of having your identity data distributed, replicated and partitioned came up. It's even more important now than it was back then because of concerns that weren't evident at the turn of the century. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Total Economic Impact of Oracle Identity Manager A Forrester Study commissioned by Oracle. This paper details return-on-investment (ROI) calculations based on real customers' data, and guides you in computing cost savings with user provisioning. Use the model suggested in this report to design your implementation and measure results. Read now In this Issue More federal health database details coming following privacy alarm Antitrust case against Microsoft over AV would be 'longshot,' says expert US wants upper hand in battling high-tech bad guys Defence Minister to highlight cyber attack threat to UK Microsoft antivirus creating security 'monoculture' Gartner: Companies need shift in private cloud security When sites share data about zero-day attacks, false positives plummet Hack our products and we'll pay you: Barracuda Networks WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks 6 Key protocol features looking at Wireshark® 6 key protocol analysis features looking at Wireshark® and the Fluke Networks ClearSight Analyzer, how the two can be used together to maximize the value of each, and make the network support staff more efficient when troubleshooting performance problems. Read now! More federal health database details coming following privacy alarm In response to considerable privacy concerns, the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is expected to soon release more details on its plans for a controversial new database containing information on the healthcare claims of millions of Americans. Read More Antitrust case against Microsoft over AV would be 'longshot,' says expert Microsoft rivals would have little chance or prevailing in an antirust lawsuit challenging the vendor's move to distribute antivirus software through Windows service updates, an expert says. Read More WEBCAST: Iron Mountain 4 Proven Methods to Reduce Your Backup Costs Explore four unique case studies in which Iron Mountain has helped customers better understand – and take control of – their growing data problems while significantly reducing their mounting backup costs; the answer isn't "more backup." View now US wants upper hand in battling high-tech bad guys 4G cell phone, cloud computing, VoIP forensics target of US Department of Justice call for actionThe US Department of Justice this week said it was looking to boost the research and development of technology that could significantly bolster new forensic tools for digital evidence gathering. Read More Defence Minister to highlight cyber attack threat to UK Defence Minister Nick Harvey will be stressing the significance of the cyber attack threat to the UK in a speech at Chatham House today. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware Rock-Solid Platform for SAP Deployment Learn how Southwestern/Great American has successfully run their SAP ERP on VMware solutions for several years. It all started when the company decided to transition its IT systems from a dual environment in which its SAP ERP ran off of a legacy IBM AS/400, while most of the company's other applications were running on Windows-based hardware. Read Now. Microsoft antivirus creating security 'monoculture' Microsoft should start offering Windows users free antivirus software from a range of companies and not just promote its own Security Essentials product, a rival has said. Read More Gartner: Companies need shift in private cloud security The security systems of businesses must "evolve" as they move from virtualised data centres towards private cloud infrastructures, according to analysts at Gartner. Read More When sites share data about zero-day attacks, false positives plummet Anomaly detectors looking for zero-day and polymorphic attacks have a much better batting average when results from more than one site are analyzed together rather than individually, researchers told an IEEE homeland security conference this week. Read More Hack our products and we'll pay you: Barracuda Networks Barracuda Networks Tuesday announced it will pay more than $3,100 to anyone who can hack into its security products, saying the bug bounty program is the first ever from a pure-play security vendor. Read More
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