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Breaking news
Storm worm spam spoofs YouTubeA spam blast released over the weekend invites recipients to see themselves in a YouTube video, but the included link directs them to a Web site that downloads a package of a dozen different pieces of malware.Where’s the leak?Companies need to put better security policies in place to prevent data loss and privacy breaches when equipment goes off network, according to research conducted by Ponemon Institute. In a survey of 735 IT security practitioners, respondents admitted confidential data is at risk every day when equipment such as servers, desktops, laptops and portable storage devices leaves the confines of their network. Here are the survey results.
In depth
Data de-duplication changes economics of backup
The ability to de-duplicate backup data – that is, back up or copy only unique blocks of data – is rapidly changing the economics of data protection.
Risky e-business
Ten top industry veterans reveal their personal Web commerce habits and offer insider advice on how to conduct e-business safely.
From the blogs and forums
Jamey Heary offers tips on building a solid NAC host security policy. Jeff Doyle discusses protecting your network with TTL security. Greg Royal tackles VoIP security.
Channel Guy ponders the Microsoft/Cisco lovefest. James Gaskin considers portable problems. Brad Reese considers a new Cisco blog on virtual worlds. Michael J. Morris wonders if every cube really needs two diverse LAN routes.
John Obeto tackles the lack of dogfooding at Google with Google Apps. Alpha Doggs look at an MIT clutter detector.
One user thinks a proposed social-networking ID plan is yet another way for criminals to grab personal info. Marc Gerritt likes Acer products and is concerned he’ll start seeing Gateway quality, not Acer quality. Raymond Ramirez has been a system administrator since 1974 and wishes his salary were in the range we recently published.
How to
Tom Bowers explains how to discover where the intellectual property is on your network – and protect it. Jeff Prince discusses the differences between NAC pre-admission and post-admission. Ron Nutter helps a wireless guy take the next steps in his career.
More news
Q&A: Higher ed sharpens focus on converged networks
ACUTA, an association of network professionals in higher education, is helping IT groups shift to converged networks, deal with government regulations.
10 steps to prepare for cyberwar
What CIOs can do to prepare for politically motivated network attacks.
TiVo records big savings in compliance
TiVo, the DVR maker and service provider, discusses its strategy for dealing with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Payment Card Industry data security standard.
