Security rundown for week ending Aug. 19

	Cisco adds wireless-only endpoint security option | Microsoft disables 'supercookies' used on MSN.com visitors
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	Security rundown for week ending Aug. 19 Some older assumptions about security -- such as firewalls are needed for perimeter defense, and we'll all make do with reusable passwords and browser-based SSL connections provide great security -- were once again ripped apart as we heard this week from several individuals who say they simply don't agree. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Ponemon: Security of Cloud Computing Providers This report offers the cloud providers beliefs on the state of cloud security. In addition, it compares the findings from both reports, determining similarities and discrepancies between cloud computing users and providers. Learn More In this Issue Cisco adds wireless-only endpoint security option Microsoft disables 'supercookies' used on MSN.com visitors NASA is NOT predicting an alien invasion Anonymous breaches another US defense contractor 3G cellular network-in-a-box provides service to disaster zones and remote locations Be prepared: Physical security is migrating to your (IT) domain The world's geekiest license plates WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taming the Cloud This whitepaper explores the components of the cloud computing ecosystem, demonstrates how Akamai is delivering services for cloud optimization, and looks forward into the evolution of this dynamic and growing market. Read now Cisco adds wireless-only endpoint security option Remember back in April, when Cisco overhauled its network management strategy and announced the Cisco Enterprise Prime product portfolio? The company has now decided to offer at least one component of the suite -- the Identity Services Engine (ISE) -- as a stand-alone, wireless-only module. Read More Microsoft disables 'supercookies' used on MSN.com visitors Microsoft has disabled an online tracking technology that a Stanford University researcher said allowed the company to sneakily track users on MSN.com -- even after they deleted browser cookies and other identifiers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Case Study: Boston College Read this case study to learn how Boston College has reduced complexity of the backup process for over 1,700 seats by centralizing management. Read now NASA is NOT predicting an alien invasion There has been a bit of a dust-up in the space information world this week as a number of press outlets seized on what at first blush was reported to be NASA study saying alien armies might destroy Earth because of our greenhouse gas issues. Thing is the report is real and interesting mind you but it isn't NASA's. Which has NASA concerned because a number of sites have headlines like this: Read More Anonymous breaches another US defense contractor The politically oriented hacking group Anonymous has released 1GB of what is says are private e-mails and documents from an executive of a U.S. defense company that sells unmanned aerial vehicles to police and the U.S. military. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Leveraging Cloud Security to Weather Threatening Storms This paper assesses the current cyber threat environment and discusses the use of distributed cloud services as an effective means to protect against evolving, modern day IT threats. It takes a close look at DDoS defense in particular. Read now 3G cellular network-in-a-box provides service to disaster zones and remote locations We've all cursed our cell service providers when the signal peters out. But what if there's no signal at all because you are so remote or the network has been knocked offline by a disaster? Now there's a turnkey 3G cellular network-in-a-box that emergency agencies and commercial businesses are using to bring a signal to where none exists. Read More Be prepared: Physical security is migrating to your (IT) domain It is clear that video has a terrible reputation, and also clear that the IT industry on the whole is relatively unaware of trends in video surveillance and security. But, just as VoIP brought the world of telephony under the IT umbrella, the rise of network-based surveillance systems is bringing physical security under the network administrator's province as well. Read More The world's geekiest license plates This slideshow is filled with images of vanity plates so geeky that they prompted someone else to take a picture and post it on Flickr. Read More
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