NetFlash: Companies rush to plug ‘data leaks’

In an age when information is power, empowering your employees means handing them vital company information. But employees make mistakes, and they might accidentally leak the data to outside parties. Or they might intentionally misuse the data to make a buck or hurt the company. Whatever the case, a security manager needs to be prepared, and vendors are here to help. Companies rush to plug ‘data leaks’ http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060605-data-leaks.html?net&story=060605-data-leaks

In an age when information is power, empowering your employees means handing them vital company information. But employees make mistakes, and they might accidentally leak the data to outside parties. Or they might intentionally misuse the data to make a buck or hurt the company. Whatever the case, a security manager needs to be prepared, and vendors are here to help.

Companies rush to plug ‘data leaks’

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060605-data-leaks.html?net&story=060605-data-leaks

Supercomm 2005: The final Supercomm

Sadly, this week’s Supercomm will be the last Supercomm. But don’t fret – out of the ashes will emerge two new trade shows next year. Find out more about them in our article – and check the breaking news page for the latest from AT&T, Foundry Networks, IBM, Microsoft, Sonus and others.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060705-supercomm-final.html?net&story=060705-supercomm-final

Breaking Supercomm news page

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/supercomm.html?net&story=supercomm

HR outsourcing takes on new life

There’s more to human resources outsourcing than finding a service provider to manage a discrete chore such as payroll. These days companies are handing over broad sets of HR functions – from payroll and benefits processing to recruitment and employee management – to service providers that promise to trim costs, streamline processes and deliver integrated performance metrics in return. IT staff have a key role to play in ironing out network, security and application details, experts say.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060705-hr-outsourcing.html?net&story=060705-hr-outsourcing

Q&A: AT&T’s security head wears many hats

AT&T’s Chief Security Information Officer Ed Amoroso recently spoke with Network World senior editors Denise Pappalardo and Ellen Messmer about his job heading up security for one of the largest telecom companies in the world, as well as the topics of patch management, intrusion-prevention systems and worm attacks.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060605-att-amoroso.html?net&story=060605-att-amoroso

Today on Layer 8, no summer reruns for us:

Air France wins “sucky” domain name case; send Morse Code using text messaging; Al Gore’s five-word acceptance speech; and which is America’s most wireless city?; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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