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1. SonicWall Updates Network and E-Mail Security Solutions

   [ News ] Topic: Security Vendors | Author: KimMays | Date Published: 10/19/2009

   SonicWall announced updates to its e-mail security and network appliances , says eWEEK . The latest versions of SonicOS 5.5 for Unified Threat Management (UTM), Global Management System 6.0, and E-mail Security 7.2 will be available by the end of 2009. Sonic 5.5 implements Active/Active UTM,...

2. October National Cyber Security Awareness Month

   [ News ] Topic: Network Security | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 10/05/2009

   According to FederalNewsRadio , President Barack Obama has named October National Cyber Security Awareness Month . The goal is to raise public awareness of the need for cyber security both at work and at home. The U.S. Air Force notes that the National Cyber Security Alliance offers ...

3. Security Concerns Sparked by Google Chrome OS

   [ News ] Topic: Network Security | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 07/09/2009

   A recent post on the Official Google Blog has caused concern for some security experts. The post reads: "... we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses , malware and security updates. It...

4. GAO Calls for Improved IT Security Metrics

   [ News ] Topic: Security Metrics | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 06/30/2009

   The Government Accountability Office puts the blame on the government's current choice of metrics as the reason why agencies are reporting improved security compliance even while government investigators continue to find security gaps, reports FederalComputerWeek . Testifying before the...

5. Wi-Fi Experiment Shows Security Lacking

   [ Blog ] Topic: Network Security | Date Published: 08/25/2009

   IT Business Edge contributor Ralph DeFrangesco is on vacation, but that hasn't stopped him from pondering from the comfort of his hotel room. Seeking an Internet connection, DeFrangesco searched for all the available wireless networks and decided to see how secure these connections were. The...

6. Security Strategy Survey's Key Findings Positive

   [ Blog ] Topic: Data Security | Author: RalphDeFrangesco | Date Published: 10/13/2009

   Dimension Data, an IT services and solution provider, working with IDC, commissioned a report titled, " 2009 Global IT Security Research Results Summary, " whose findings look positive for all industry sectors. The report had the following key findings: IT security spending remains strong in...

7. Symantec Sets Out to Form a Security Quorum

   [ Blog ] Topic: Security Vendors | Author: MikeVizard | Date Published: 09/09/2009

   One of the biggest security issues of our time is how adept cyber criminals have become at attaching malevolent bits of code inside our applications. This situation was bad enough when the malevolent code was hidden inside a file attachment inside our e-mail systems, but the situation has...

8. IT Computer Equipment Security Policy

   [ Document ] Topic: Desktops and Workstations | Date Published: 11/12/2009

   This document is brought to you from our partner, ITManagerToolkits.com . Click here for an example of other content provided by this partner . This IT Computer Equipment Security Policy helps companies establish rules for safeguarding computer equipment. This template...

9. Security Experts Hacked on Eve of Black Hat

   [ News ] Topic: Network Security | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 07/30/2009

   According to CNET News , the Web sites of several security experts and groups were hacked , and their passwords, e-mails, IM chats and other information were posted on the Internet. Among the victims were Dan Kaminsky and Kevin Mitnick. Mitnick says he never keeps e-mail or personal files on...

10. Aetna Notifies 65,000 of Security Breach

    [ News ] Topic: Security Breaches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 05/28/2009

    The Social Security numbers of 65,000 current and former employees of Aetna have been compromised in a job application Web site data breach, reports ITWorld . The site, which is maintained by an external vendor, also had names, phone numbers, e-mail and mailing addresses for up to 450,000...

11. Symantec: SMBs Ignore Basic Security Measures

    [ Blog ] Topic: Network Security | Author: Paul Mah | Date Published: 06/30/2009

    The findings of the 2009 Global Small and Mid-sized Business Security and Storage survey conducted by IT security firm Symantec has revealed what most of us have quietly known all along - that many SMBs do not implement basic security measures. Conducted in the first quarter of 2009, the survey...

12. Microsoft Tackles Browser Security with Gazelle

    [ News ] Topic: Network Security | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 07/13/2009

    A Microsoft Research project called Gazelle is looking at ways to protect browsers from malicious or unstable code delivered via plug-ins, ads, and other content whose origin may be unknown, reports InformationWeek . According to Microsoft Research senior researcher Helen J. Wang, Gazelle would...