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=== CONTENTS ===================================================
IN FOCUS: Keeping Up with Gadgets
NEWS AND FEATURES
- Aegenis Group's New Regulatory Monitoring Service
- October Set of Fixes Available for Vista
- Eye of NEWT Is on Malicious Web Sites
- Recent Security Vulnerabilities
GIVE AND TAKE
- Security Matters Blog: Surveillance for Physical Security
- FAQ: Enabling WS-Management through Group Policy
- From the Forum: Granting a Specific Computer Access to a Folder
- Share Your Security Tips
PRODUCTS
- New Data Leak Prevention Appliance
- Wanted: Your Reviews of Products
RESOURCES AND EVENTS
FEATURED WHITE PAPER
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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=== IN FOCUS: Keeping Up with Gadgets ==========================
by Mark Joseph Edwards, News Editor, mark at ntsecurity / net
Last week, I wrote about the need to follow industry trends to discover
new services, devices, and gadgets that might have an impact on the
information security of your business environment (see article at URL
below). This week, I'll tell you about some of the more specialized
sites that I use to make the work of following trends much easier.
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First on the list is blogs. There are so many bloggers out there
talking about the latest and greatest technology that it's mind
boggling. Two big advantages that some bloggers have is access to
inside information and an insatiable attraction to nearly any new
technology. Therefore, they're excellent sources of information that
can help you identify new risks.
Finding such bloggers is a matter of time, effort, and patience.
Fortunately, blogging has a noticeable parrot effect such that when one
blogger writes about something, very quickly dozens, if not hundreds of
other bloggers begin covering the same topic by simply referring back
to the original blog or by writing about the topic themselves.
Two blog sites--Engadget.com and Gizmodo.com--often pick up on gadgets
and gizmos that other bloggers have written about. The sites also
produce their own stories. Consequently, the sites cover nearly all the
latest devices and sometimes cover software-based tools too. So
regularly visiting these sites or picking up their RSS feeds is a
really good way to find out about new potential risks and to get a
better perspective on overall trends.
Because blogging has become so hot, a natural evolution is blog
aggregation. There are many aggregate sites that help people find
content they might be interested in. One of the more popular aggregate
sites right now is Technorati. You can use Technorati's topic feature
to go directly to a list of stories related to technology, as seen via
the URL below. Granted, there isn't an easy way to drill down into
subtopics, but even so, you'll come across a lot of stories that might
help you do your job better.
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Another excellent site to check in on is Digg.com, which has become a
hugely popular hub for all things related to technology. If you've
never visited Digg, it's similar to Slashdot.org (another excellent
source that I'm sure you're already familiar with). Digg users post
links to content on the Internet along with short summaries. The
content in the Technology section is often about the latest and
greatest services and devices. Definitely put Digg on your list of
reading material, and try not to lose track of time when using it. You
could easily spend all day following the stories!
A site that's similar to Digg is Reddit.com. Reddit isn't as extensive
as Digg, but nevertheless it's popular and widely used by both bloggers
and readers around the world. Check the "gadgets" and "programming"
communities to learn about plenty of new services, devices, and other
potential problems.
Other sites that might seem rather obvious but are sometimes overlooked
for regular reading are CNET.com and Wired.com. Both sites,
particularly CNET, cover a lot of information directly related to the
computer industry, so you're bound to find information that helps you
learn about risks well in advance.
Those are only a few of the many available sites on the 'net that you
can use to help stay ahead of intruders. By reading these sources,
you'll undoubtedly find numerous other sources that you might want to
check in on regularly. Fortunately, many sites offer RSS feeds that you
can subscribe to, which can make the work a bit easier. Finally, at the
risk of pointing out the obvious, remember to think like an intruder
while surfing around for news and information.
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=== SECURITY NEWS AND FEATURES =================================
Aegenis Group's New Regulatory Monitoring Service
The Aegenis Group recently introduced the Aegenis Regulatory
Intelligence Service (ARIS), which will offer news alerts and weekly
summaries to help companies monitor and analyze legislative trends and
industry requirements that affect information security.
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October Set of Fixes Available for Vista
Microsoft released Vista patches last week that include fixes for
Vista's core USB components, Media Center, and Windows Media Center 11.
A fourth fix generally addresses "compatibility, reliability, and
stability" issues with the new OS.
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Eye of NEWT Is on Malicious Web Sites
You can sign up to beta test Neutralize E-mail-Web Threats (NEWT), a
plug-in to email gateways that stops new malicious attacks launched
through spam email messages. NEWT's creator, Avinti, is limiting the
number of participants in the public beta but plans to make the
finished service available for free to the general public.
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Recent Security Vulnerabilities
If you subscribe to this newsletter, you also receive Security
Alerts, which inform you about recently discovered security
vulnerabilities. You can also find information about these
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Ensuring User Continuity
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=== GIVE AND TAKE ==============================================
SECURITY MATTERS BLOG: Surveillance for Physical Security
by Mark Joseph Edwards, http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=6977E:4160B336D0B60CB187D8A202A11AD239
Got cameras in your data centers? If not, then do you need some? I
found a company that has a wide range of different video cameras and
DVRs--even some that can be hidden in inconspicuous places.
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FAQ: Enabling WS-Management through Group Policy
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Q: How can I enable WS-Management through Group Policy?
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FROM THE FORUM: Granting a Specific Computer Access to a Folder
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computers to read/write, etc. a folder on a server by using the
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=== PRODUCTS ===================================================
by Renee Munshi, products@windowsitpro.com
New Data Leak Prevention Appliance
Code Green Networks announced the release of the CI-750 content
inspection appliance for small businesses and branch offices. The
appliance helps prevent leakage of sensitive data to blogs, wikis, Web
forums, and Web-based mail services such as Gmail, Hotmail, Windows
Live Mail, AOL Mail, and Yahoo! Mail over a variety of network
protocols, including SMTP, HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. The appliance, which
is designed for 250 or fewer users and is priced starting at $10,000,
can monitor and record sensitive information transmission, block such
transmissions using third-party proxy server solutions, or
automatically encrypt such transmissions.
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Protecting Mobile Users' Data
In this Web seminar, David Chernicoff discusses protection and
backup of data used and generated by mobile and casually connected
users, providing ideas, suggestions, and solutions to associated
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Instant Messaging, VoIP, peer-to-peer file sharing, and games in the
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