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Security Researcher Urges IT Managers to Keep Up with SAP Patches

Companies are vulnerable, but often don't realize they are Full Story »
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Banking Malware Monitors Victims By Hijacking Webcams and Microphones, Researchers Say

The SpyEye variant secretly films and records what victims say and do when they are being defrauded

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Outsourcing Allows Utility to Refocus IT

Consumers Energy has hired an outsourcer to take over some of its IT operations. The utility hopes the move will allow its own data center workers to focus on projects that directly impact the bottom line.

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Security: Prepared for the EU's New Data Protection Regulation?

As the U.K. prepares to begin enforcing its version of the European Union's E-Privacy Directive later this week, the 27-member nations of the E.U. are considering new draft legislation that would reform and harmonize data protection laws.

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7 Tips for Establishing a Successful BYOD Policy

If you haven't developed a corporate Bring Your Own Device policy, or if the one you have is out of date, these tips will help you address device security, IT service, application use and other key components of an effective BYOD policy.

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Companies Slow to React to Mobile Security Threat

Nearly a third of IT managers have reported a security threat as a result of personal devices accessing company data, Juniper finds.

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Cloud, BYOD Increases Need for Automated IAM Systems

As traditional security concepts of perimeter and end-point defense break down as a result of the proliferation of cloud services and the BYOD phenomenon, enterprises are increasingly feeling the need for greater control over access to applications. That's where automated identity and access management comes in.

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UNC Charlotte: 350,000 SSNs Exposed in Decade-long Data Breach

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte said financial data and Social Security numbers were exposed

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Is Your Cloud Provider Exposing Remnants of Your Data?

Security researchers report that incorrectly configured hypervisors can lead to a separation of data issue in multi-tenant environments that can expose data remnants. However, you can prevent hosting your data on 'dirty disks.'

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Free Tool to Encrypt DNS Requests Released for Windows

The tool, from OpenDNS, is considered a 'technology preview' and may still have some bugs

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Hacktivists have the Enterprises' Attention. Now What?

Experts say enterprises need to be more prepared for anything and everything, including eventual compromises.

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Apple Engineering Mistake Exposes Clear-text Passwords for Lion

An attacker could potentially decrypt information secured with an older version of FileVault, Apple's encryption technology

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Microsoft Boots Chinese Firm for Leaking Windows Exploit

Microsoft identified a Chinese security partner as the source of a leak last March in its highly restricted vulnerability information-sharing program.

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Successful CSOs Share Fundamental Qualities

In a recent study,IBM concluded that successful security organizations tend to have common characteristics, including a dedicated chief security officer with strategic vision and the ear of business leaders.

 
As your business grows, so do the Active Directory security challenges for your IT department. In this Quest white paper, see how a third-party solution delivers high IT service levels while ensuring your Active Directory environment is safe, secure and affordable. Read it today.
Download this complimentary copy of the 2011 IOUG Data Security Survey Report and see how your organization measures up.
The topics span attack categories, trends and priorities, with a short synopsis of the topics, various use cases, key concepts, and providing references to our Security Connected Reference Architecture.
With cybercrime on the rise, McAfee and Intel researchers believe that we need to re-envision how to detect and block stealthy malware.
As they have done for the past several years, McAfee Labs is ready to dust off their crystal ball and offer their fearless predictions of the threats of the upcoming year and beyond. We urge you to consider these ideas to prepare for the ever-evolving threats of the future.
McAfee Security Connected framework integrates potentially disparate security technologies. Learn how it enables technologies to work together through collective intelligence, while enhancing each solution's individual security capabilities, efficiencies, and effectiveness. This integrated framework delivers real-time visibility into the security and risk management profile of your business.
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT / 10:00 AM PDT

In a recent study conducted by Ponemon Institute, fifty-five percent of respondents indicated they were not confident that their organization would be able to detect the loss or theft of sensitive personal information in their company's databases and applications.

Join featured guest Dr. Larry Ponemon from the Ponemon Institute, to discuss these new findings and how to best address the growing number of data breaches and privacy challenges that are facing your organization. This webinar will focus on:

- Understanding the current state of privacy and data protection in the production environment
- Identifying areas of greatest vulnerability
- Keeping data secure without sacrificing productivity
- Enterprise and configurable solutions for multiple applications
View this demo and learn how IBM InfoSphere Guardium database activity monitoring can help protect your sensitive data in distributed DBMS environments with a holistic approach to data security and compliance.
Learn how IT teams can protect against spear phishing tactics. Harry Sverdlove, chief technology officer of Bit9 offers a frank discussion about spear phishing - the most common technique used in today's advanced attacks. Learn how spear phishing works and three recommendations for IT to protect against modern threats.
Download this eSeminar to hear from experts Ziff Davis Enterprise, VMware and HP and learn how client-side virtualization can improve your organization's performance, while reducing the IT burden of managing and maintaining an increasingly diverse client universe.
In this exclusive webcast from Viewfinity, you'll hear how to leverage Group Policy Object settings to close this vulnerability by elevating privileges for standard users.
More companies are adopting business service management practices to better align their business and IT needs. Download this video to hear findings from the 2011 BSM Maturity Benchmark Survey to learn how companies are taking a customer-centric approach to IT management.
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