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	Caveat emptor in the cloud Just as I finished writing the last issue ("SCIMing the provisioning landscape") an interesting new study -- about cloud computing providers -- popped into my inbox. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM An integrated approach to software asset management Learn about cross-platform solutions that help IT organizations increase visibility into software inventory, and use activity and license entitlements to help control software costs and compliance risk. Read now In this Issue How to be an effective security buyer Hackers step up game, spread malware using Bin Laden bait Air Force wants a long look at commercial spacecraft How to disappear completely US man pleads guilty to music piracy charges 10 Biggest High-Tech Cover-Ups: Shut Up and Act Like Nothing's Wrong Home Wi-Fi Network Security: 4 Ways to Avoid Big Trouble Can a new CISO improve Sony PlayStation Network security? Fake security software takes aim at Mac users WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Backup SaaS – What You Need to Know Small and midsize businesses and organizations with remote offices can cost effectively improve their data protection strategy by employing an online server backup provider. This paper identifies the three major categories of server backup and recovery specialists to help you focus on the criteria and costs that will best fit your environment. Read Now! How to be an effective security buyer In previous columns I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of interoperability and the danger of security fragmentation. Security is so fragmented that it is often hard to discern between hype and reality. Read More Hackers step up game, spread malware using Bin Laden bait Hackers today stepped up their use of Osama Bin Laden's death by shoving malware into PCs when users fall for phony claims of photographs and video, security researchers said today. Read More Air Force wants a long look at commercial spacecraft The US Air Force is preparing to take a long look at how commercial space technology can help it better operate in the cosmos. The Air Force today said it will host a space test program meeting next week ahead of expected contract offerings, or Broad Agency Announcements looking to recruit commercial space providers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power Taking the Enterprise Data Center into the Cloud Get a detailed overview of cloud computing technology— common types of architectures and services and perceived risks impacting widespread adoption. Learn best practices for optimizing critical systems for cloud deployment in existing facilities and see how next-generation technologies forge a path toward an integrated DCIM approach. Learn More How to disappear completely In a world where we share more information online than ever before, it might seem impossible to disappear completely. But Frank Ahearn can help. A professional skip tracer for many years, he tracked down 'missing' persons for clients who were searching for them for legal or financial reasons. His arsenal included use of public records, credit reports, utility bills, criminal background checks, tax information and other revealing documents. Read More US man pleads guilty to music piracy charges A California man faces up to five years in prison on music piracy charges. Read More 10 Biggest High-Tech Cover-Ups: Shut Up and Act Like Nothing's Wrong Like any industry, high tech has its share of scandals. But they are invariably made worse by companies that react to bad news by hoping no one will notice. As the saying goes, it's not the crime, it's the cover-up that kills you. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software A Cost-Effective Solution for ITSM If you're tired of the costly upgrades and difficult implementations other vendors put you through, BMC Remedy OnDemand offers an alternative. It can be implemented in days and significantly lower overall IT Service Management costs. Read the white paper to learn more about BMC Remedy OnDemand. Read More Today! Home Wi-Fi Network Security: 4 Ways to Avoid Big Trouble The risks of not properly securing your home wireless network continue to increase. Consider the newest tales from the dark side then follow four steps to stronger Wi-Fi network security. Read More Can a new CISO improve Sony PlayStation Network security? Can a chief information security officer (CISO) help prevent the kind of massive data breach that occurred in the Sony PlayStation network breach last month in which attackers grabbed personal information on an estimated 77 million customers of the PlayStation and Qriocity online games? Read More Fake security software takes aim at Mac users Scammers are distributing fake security software aimed at the Mac by taking advantage of the news that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by U.S. forces, a security researcher said today. Read More
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