Computer & Internet Security

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• Opera fixes critical hole in new browser
  What's Norwegian for "cock-up 2.0"?
• Google offers free web security tool
  Quicker and less intrusive, apparently.
• Barracuda slaps counter-suit on Trend Micro
  More heat over patents.
• IE8 to feature cross-site scripting shield
  But don't expect a panacea, warns Microsoft.
• Firefox 2.0 holes patched with stern warning
  ...Upgrade now.
• Buffalo ships low-cost crypto drive
  USB drive costs same as normal drive.
• Pro tennis website hit by SQL hack
  Wombles suspected.
• Sybase iAnywhere gets mobile firewall
  One for the road.

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• The lowdown on the Techworld product awardsNew
  We're often asked why certain products won an award - or why others didn't. We don't want the judges' decision to be shrouded in secrecy so this year we're setting out why the winners triumphed.
• Social networking - ban or restrict?
  The virtual flood gates have been opened and social networking is rushing in from the personal lives of employees and into the workplace - bringing a host of concerns along with it.
• Are smartphone viruses really a threat to your network?
  Phones are business computers operating outside the firewall. It's only a matter of time before there's a serious mobile virus outbreak.

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• Secure your laptop from thieves
  Laptops increase the risks to your data, but there are sensible steps to take which minimise the danger.
• Taking the Cisco route to a VPN
  Building a VPN with Cisco ASA gear.
• Developing a plan for network security
  Tips for creating a network security policy.

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• Demand and Supply in ITNew
  

  How to break down the communications barrier between business and IT, so that they can work smoothly together to choose the right applications as well as implementing them in the right way.

• The Forrester Wave: Data Center Automation
  

  Discover why HP leads the pack in a very competitive DCA market. Essential reading from Forrester, for IT Infrastructure & Operations Professionals.

• Oracle Database 11g Application Development
  

  Explore Oracle Database 11g , a single integrated platform offering high performance and scalability for the most popular technologies used by application developers today.

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• Problems with monitoring virtual infrastructure
  Questions about how to monitor VMware ESX installations are common on community forums, but the term "monitoring" covers so much ground and could involve so many tools that the question requires a lot of refinement.
• Dealing with video surveillance on the LAN
  Smile: You're now responsible for cameras.
• Plotting the future of network security
  Keeping up with it could be a challenge, as it becomes richer and more sophisticated.

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	Windows Security Articles     Updated: Sunday 06 July 20:23 UK Securing the Local Administrators Group on Every Desktop There are typically three different tasks that you need to perform to secure the Local Administrators group. Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 (with the RSAT installed) provide amazing new controls that make these configurations a breeze! Kaspersky Security - Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Award Winner - Email Anti-Virus Kaspersky Security was selected the winner in the E-mail Antivirus solution category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards. Symantec AntiVirus and BitDefender Security were first runner-up and second runner-up. The Difference Between Application and Session Layer Firewalls A review of the differences between Application and Session layer firewalls. Controlling Service Security Using Windows Server 2008 With Windows Server 2008 Microsoft has added some new control over services. When you combine all of the control that Microsoft provides for services in a Group Policy Object you can ensure that your services are protected. Top 5 Security Reasons to Use Windows Vista The top 5 security based reasons to move to Windows Vista for all users in the environment. The reasons are valid and very reasonable. More »

• Meet the UK's most spammed consumer New
  Pity Colin Wells, who nearly drowned in spam.
• SSDs - the laptop battery eaters New
  Woops - they forgot to add power management.
• A box worth opening New
  The Asus Eee Box could influence the business desktop.

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• DrayTek Vigor 2820Vn router New
  A remote office or small office router with ADSL, WAN and 3G failover that doesn't cost the earth? Not possible they said. DrayTek's latest Vigor can do all this and more.
• SanDisk Cruzer Professional
  Where did it go wrong for the once inoffensive USB memory stick? A new generation of drives using mandatory encryption attempt to make them loved once more.
• PortTracker
  A useful appliance that allows you to monitor what is - and has been - connected to your network, as long as you're running Cisco switches.
• ClearMyMail spam filtering
  Anti-spam software doesn't have a great reputation. A new approach is to run the whole thing as a service, taking the hassle away from the user. But is it really that simple?
• RedSeal Security Risk Manager
  Working out where a network is most at risk can be a time-consuming process. RedSeal's Security Risk Manager offers a system administrator some real assistance in working out the most vulnerable weak spots - but at a price.

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• Security's virtual badlands
  We hear from Sourcefire CTO Martin Roesch why virtualisation is still Terra Incognita for network security technologists - and why he believes his company is worth more its rivals and the stock market seem to think.
• How a laptop nearly ruined one man's life
  When the Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued Michael Fiola a Dell Latitude in November 2006, it set off a chain of events that would cost him his job, his friends and about a year of his life, as he fought criminal charges that he had downloaded child pornography on to the laptop.
• Why the Vista hacker went to eBay
  When Shane Macaulay tried to sell the Fujitsu U810 laptop he won in a hacking contest last week, it seemed almost like an April Fool's joke.

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• UTM's weakness: a single point of failure
  The team had a wealth of options. They could have chosen to install one or more UTM appliances, devices that handle multiple threats from a single chassis, or opted for a series of single function, best of breed appliances. So, which one was it to be?
• Protecting the datacentre
  Mercy Medical Centre’s security wish list is far from atypical. The Baltimore healthcare provider wants to make sure that users access only the services and servers they require and that its datacentre servers remain secure and problem free. Nevertheless, it hasn't yet found quite the right technology combination.
• Protecting sensitive information in transit
  The City of London Police use biometric security-enabled Stealth MXP USB storage devices for sensitive information transfer, HMRC could learn from this.

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	Security Alerts   Updated: Sunday 06 July 20:25 UK [3/5] PCRE pcre_compile.c Buffer Overflow Vulnerability A vulnerability has been reported in PCRE, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application using the library. [3/5] GNOME Glib PCRE pcre_compile.c Buffer Overflow Vulnerability A vulnerability has been reported in GNOME Glib, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application using the library. [3/5] Fedora update for glib2 Fedora has issued an update for glib2. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [2/5] UnixWare ReliantHA Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities Some vulnerabilities have been reported in UnixWare, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. [3/5] ServerView Web Interface Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities Some vulnerabilities have been reported in ServerView, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [3/5] rPath update for wireshark rPath has issued an update for wireshark. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information or cause a DoS (Denial of Service). Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browser. No installation or download is required. more »

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