Tuesday, December 20, 2011

With great privilege comes great responsibility

Computerworld Security: December 20, 2011
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While additional IT privileges are part of IT management, recent incidents and a
number of surveys show many organizations don't do what's necessary to ensure
such access isn't abused
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Darlene Storm: Yes, Virginia, even the LED lights might be 'listening'
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7768636/818816221/544825/0/

2. IBM, HP, Microsoft lead patching laggards, says bug buyer
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7768636/818816221/544826/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Disk v. Tape: A Look at Backup Trends in Government

The U.S. Government has been the largest user of tape-based backup systems since
the 1970s. Most agencies have begun to deploy disk storage and disk-based backup
because of reliability and security concerns.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7768636/818816221/544827/0/

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Darlene Storm: Yes, Virginia, even the LED lights might be 'listening'

By 2015, the drop in price for digital storage will allow the government to
store all the phone calls you made in a year for only two cents per person.
Improvements to electronic spying tech will make retroactive surveillance
possible and other eavesdropping easy and cheap. Yes, Virginia, even the LED
lights might be "listening."

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7768636/818816221/544825/0/

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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7768636/818816221/544828/0/

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IBM, HP, Microsoft lead patching laggards, says bug buyer

IBM, HP and Microsoft led the list of companies that failed to patch
vulnerabilities within six months of being notified by the world's biggest bug
bounty program, according to HP TippingPoint's Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI).
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7768636/818816221/544826/0/

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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Oh sure, do it the easy way!

This IT shop has an ongoing problem with low server disk space, thanks to some
poor design decisions -- and a log file that just won't stop getting bigger.

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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that states outlaw
the use of all electronic devices while driving. Should the use of personal
electronic devices be banned while driving?

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7768636/818816221/544196/0/

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