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1. The Sad State of Security

   [ Blog ] Topic: Security Breaches | Author: MikeVizard | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   Every once in a while, a survey comes along that puts things in perspective. Such is the case with a survey published this week by the Ponemon Institute that basically highlights the fact that IT innovations are outpacing the ability of security specialists to keep up. Here are some of the...

2. Report: Chinese Cyber Spying Increasing

   [ News ] Topic: Cyber Terrorism | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission says the Chinese government seems increasingly to be hacking U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to get useful data for its military, reports Reuters. The report notes that China is the most aggressive country engaging...

3. Cisco Offers Free iPhone Security App

   [ News ] Topic: Mobile Device Security | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   A free iPhone security app is now available from Cisco, reports CNET News . The application allows users to get real-time customized alerts on new security threats, as well as other information for safe Web browsing. The Cisco SIO To Go iPhone app, which is available from Apple's iTunes...

4. Microsoft Helps Discover Flaw in Google Plug-In for IE

   [ News ] Topic: Vulnerabilities and Patches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   Another flaw has been discovered in Google's Chrome browser, reports The Register . The flaw in the Google Chome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer users, discovered with the help of Microsoft, allows hackers to bypass security controls and drop malware onto vulnerable systems. Google has...

5. UK Climate Research Unit Hacked

   [ News ] Topic: Security Breaches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   Examiner.com reports that the UK's Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia suffered a security breach in which thousands of e-mails and documents were accessed. The stolen data was posted to a Russian server. According to BBC News , a university spokesman says officials...

6. Missing Hard Drive Contains 1.5 Million Records

   [ News ] Topic: Security Breaches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   According to Computerworld , a hard drive with seven years' worth of personal information on about 1.5 million customers of Health Net of the Northeast Inc. has been reported missing -- six months after the fact. The hard drive not only contained medical information, but also names,...

7. Malware Threats and Mitigation Strategies

   [ Document ] Topic: Viruses and Worms | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   The nature of malicious code, or malware, (e.g., viruses, worms, bots) shifted recently from disrupting service to actively seeking financial gain. In the past, worms were designed primarily to propagate. The impact on victims and organizations was primarily a disruption of service resulting in...

8. Staying Safe on Cyber Monday

   [ Blog ] Topic: e-Commerce | Author: SueMarquettePoremba | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving that has become the online retailer’s version of Black Friday, will likely be more popular than ever this year, thanks, in part, to concerns about the . In fact, Forrester Research forecasts an 8 percent increase in online retail sales over last year....

9. Sharing Security News with the IT Business Edge Community

   [ Blog ] Topic: Network Security | Author: SueMarquettePoremba | Date Published: 11/20/2009

   I’m excited to begin writing about IT security issues for IT Business Edge in this new blog. I’ve been writing on IT security and related topics for nearly five years, but my interest really took off when my son decided to major in security and risk analysis. From my conversations with him and from...

10. Knowledge Network Tools Focus on Malware, Security

    [ Blog ] Topic: Malware | Date Published: 11/20/2009

    The following is a list of documents, tools and resources uploaded to the Knowledge Network during the week of Nov. 16 - 20. This book is a complete, self-paced, hands-on guide to creating a virtualized environment and driving maximum value from it throughout its entire lifecycle. This...

11. Communicating E-Commerce Security Efforts with Consumers

    [ Blog ] Topic: Business Communications | Author: SueMarquettePoremba | Date Published: 11/20/2009

    Forrester Research has found that even though the popularity of e-commerce continues to grow, consumers are leery about doing business online. Forrester discovered that one in 10 consumers have reported a data breach, and coupled with reports like this one about , it’s not hard to see why...

12. Is Your Walk Down Enterprise Software Memory Lane Bittersweet?

    [ Blog ] Topic: Enterprise Software Vendors | Author: DennisByron | Date Published: 11/19/2009

    Doing some research to check facts on this May 5 blog post on Technology Solutions Corp. (see ), I came across an index of the stories that ran in Computer Business Review in September 1997.  It’s a revealing view of the changes in the enterprise software and IT markets in the past decade. ...