COBIT 5: New evolution of COBIT guidance

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	COBIT 5: New evolution of COBIT guidance Ken Vander Wal, CISA, CPA is International President of ISACA. COBIT is the well known framework formerly known as Control OBjectives for Information and related Technology. Mr. Vander Wal contributed the following announcement and I hope that readers will participate in improving COBIT. Read More WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN Adopting Unified Communications: Key Steps to Consider The faster your business can locate, gather and share information, the more productive and competitive you can be. That's why small and medium enterprises are upgrading to a unified communications (UC) system, which can improve customer service, streamline product development and speed response to new opportunities. Learn more. >> In this Issue Browsing and Privacy: How to Not Get Tracked New Windows worm spreads by attacking weak passwords NASA, DARPA set aside $500,000 for private, long-distance space travel project Survey: IT pros split on allowing end users to download, install software 5 misconceptions about file transfer security In just three weeks, Facebook pays out $40K to hackers Was this the e-mail that took down RSA? WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Three steps to agile change Comprehensive IT change configuration and release management (CCRM) continues to confound and frustrate both IT and the business units for which it provides services. But by first instituting the appropriate foundational processes and supporting tools, many enterprises are experiencing renewed CCRM success. Read Now Browsing and Privacy: How to Not Get Tracked All modern browsers have built-in tools and add-ons to protect users from having their Web behavior tracked. But regardless, some sites still find ways to track you. Here are tips for taking matters into your own hands. Read More New Windows worm spreads by attacking weak passwords A new Windows worm is working its way through company networks by taking advantage of weak passwords, security researchers said over the weekend. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation The Efficiency Essentials You're Dead Without This white paper takes you inside Diskeeper 2011 and clearly shows you why you shouldn't run your network without it. Learn more. NASA, DARPA set aside $500,000 for private, long-distance space travel project On paper anyway the 100 Year Starship - now with its own acronym, 100YSS -- project could be one of the most ambitious space developments ever attempted. Read More Survey: IT pros split on allowing end users to download, install software In their efforts to keep malware off their networks, some IT and security pros restrict end users' rights to install apps on company machines, and the majority restrict the individual applications that are allowed on the network, a survey says. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Improve IT Performance with Analytics-Based Services To meet application performance demands, many organizations are implementing high-density computing solutions. But this places greater demands on the data center's power and cooling needs, adding to the cost of operations. Read now 5 misconceptions about file transfer security The typical enterprise transfers thousands of files per day, making it one of the essential business productivity tools. But there are a number of file transfer security misconceptions floating around that give the technology a black eye. Here are the Top 5. Read More In just three weeks, Facebook pays out $40K to hackers Three weeks after launching a bug bounty program that pays Web hackers cash for finding flaws with its website, Facebook said it has paid out more than US$40,000 in rewards. Read More Was this the e-mail that took down RSA? "I forward this file to you for review. Please open and view it." Read More
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