Monday, July 25, 2011

Shrinking IT staff leaves security projects in the lurch

Computerworld Security: July 25, 2011
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I got the budget I need to buy security technologies, and I bought the products,
but they're not installed yet because we don't have people available to do it,
writes J.F. Rice in Security Manager's Journal.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/522662/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Is your IT support making you vulnerable to hackers?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/522664/0/

2. Barbara Krasnoff: Naming names: Google wrestles with anonymity
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/522665/0/

3. Michael Horowitz: How safe is ismycreditcardstolen.com?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/522666/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~VIDEO: Cisco~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Avoid Downtime with Network Resilience

Network resiliency is a complex vision that encompasses security, availability,
and network responsiveness. No single technology or system makes end-to-end
network resiliency possible. However, a combination of Cisco innovations
provides your network with high performance, fast recovery, and the ability to
adapt dynamically to changing conditions.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/522535/0/

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Is your IT support making you vulnerable to hackers?

Data breaches are more prevalent and more costly than ever. Smarter technologies
seem to breed smarter hackers, making it difficult for IT to keep up. But
sometimes IT unwittingly helps the bad guys by improperly using core tools, such
as remote support mechanisms.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/522664/0/

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now compete on a level playing field.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/517196/0/

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Barbara Krasnoff: Naming names: Google wrestles with anonymity

Google is insisting that users go by their real names. A lot of users are not
happy.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/522665/0/

Michael Horowitz: How safe is ismycreditcardstolen.com?

I have previously written here that the most important aspect to Defensive
Computing is pessimism. Someone who always doubts what they are told, is much
better protected than a trusting person with lots of security software on their
computer. I bring this up regarding the website ismycreditcardstolen.com. Is it
safe? Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte initially said it was.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7455945/818816221/522666/0/

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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL

Can 'Anonymous' survive to hack another day?

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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Critical, redefined

Support pilot fish gets a call from a user: "My application won't run under the
the new operating-system version that you just released. It's a critical
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