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September 10, 2008
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SECURITY SOLUTIONS
--New Age Disaster Recovery
by Tony Howlett
IT disaster recovery planning is a brave new world these days. What with
super storms slamming the coasts and terrorist attacks on US soil, IT
experts have more than a full plate of potential scenarios to consider
when preparing for disaster. Never mind the threat of Steven King-like
pandemics such as Bird Flu, which have made the rounds in recent years,
not to mention your garden variety fire or hard disk crash. And then
there's the "media effect," which can turn a non-disaster such as
Hurricane Rita into a full-blown IT cataclysm.
Add to this the fact that companies' reliance on IT systems has never
been greater. Everyone has a computer; some users have two or more. Many
of us carry an additional computer on our belt in the form of a
BlackBerry, other PDA, or smartphone. The complexity of large IT systems
has increased to such a point that it's hard for any one person to fully
understand his or her company's hardware, software, and network
configurations. Disaster planning and recovery of complex systems can
involve managing teams of experts, including internal staff, third-party
service bureaus, and system vendors.
Additionally, many IT systems are now distributed--including the people
and the infrastructure. Disasters on the other side of the world can
reach to your company and create havoc. For example, the recent outages
due to undersea cables being cut in the Middle East affected many US
companies. If you use overseas call centers, programmers, or even non-IT
staff who require connectivity to your systems, you might have to be
able to respond to global disasters.
All these factors require a new way of thinking to avoid your IT systems
being taken out by a disaster. You have to make sure that your disaster
plans have evolved along with the threats. If the nature of IT disasters
has changed, your disaster plan needs to evolve too. Let's discuss some
of these areas of emerging change and strategies for dealing with them.
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SECURITY NEWS AND FEATURES
--Securify Headed To Secure Computing
Secure Computing will acquire Securify and use the acquired technology
to add application inspection and user-aware access controls to their
firewall solution.
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--Recent Security Vulnerabilities
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GIVE AND TAKE
--SECURITY MATTERS BLOG: Google Chrome--Yawn
by Mark Joseph Edwards
Google released its new Chrome browser, which is based on Firefox code,
Apple Webkit code, and probably a lot of in-house code. So far it looks
boring to me--but not to vulnerability researchers.
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--FAQ: Obtaining Limited-Release Hotfixes
by John Savill
Q. How can I obtain limited-release hotfixes?
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--FROM THE FORUM: Network Under Siege
A forum participant needs help with rogue IP addresses showing up on his
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RESOURCES AND EVENTS
Getting in Compliance with Government Data Regulations
Of the approximately 650,000 complaints about fraud the that U.S.
Federal Trade Commission received each year in the period 2004 to 2006,
identity theft was the subject of a consistent 35 percent to 36 percent
of the time. This white paper explores these standards and
regulations---some firmly in place, some emerging, others in the
formative stage---and describes the recommendations they impose for
using encryption and related technologies.
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Microsoft TechEd EMEA 2008 Developers
Be a part of the experience. Advance your thinking with new ideas and
practical real-world solutions at Microsoft's FIVE-day technical
infrastructure conference on November 3-7, 2008, in Barcelona, Spain.
Register before September 26 to save 300 euros.
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Change is Not the Enemy--Learn Best Practices
Understand why change management is necessary and how to apply change
management best practices to your project. This on-demand seminar by
David Chernicoff will help identify tools you need to make change
management an integral part of your successful business enterprise.
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FEATURED WHITE PAPER
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control, and encryption. Until recently, choosing the convenience of a
hosted email security solution meant making significant compromises when
compared to the power and flexibility provided by appliance or software
solutions. But new advances in on-demand architecture have changed all
that. Download this white paper to learn about a modern approach to
on-demand email and data security
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Don't Miss Storage Expo 2008!
Now in its 8th year, Storage Expo 2008 is the UK's definitive event for
data storage, information, and content management. Held on October
15-16, Olympia, London, this event will help you discover the most
effective tools and methods to meet your storage, information, and
content management needs. Register for FREE at
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Master SharePoint with 3 eLearning Seminars Hosted by Windows IT Pro
Join MVPs Dan Holme and Michael Noel to learn how to build a better
SharePoint infrastructure and enable powerful collaboration. On October
1, 2008, at 11:00 AM EDT, direct from your computer, these SharePoint
gurus will guide you through three info-packed sessions:
* 21st Century File Sharing: Configuring & Managing Document Libraries
* Building Code-Free SharePoint Applications and Business Intelligence
Lite
* Forms-Based Authentication and Extranet Deployment Options for
SharePoint 2007
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IT Connections: Oct 6--8, San Francisco Marriott
Behind the hype, behind the scenes, dive into the new Microsoft
platforms and products you implement and support with the experts from
Microsoft, TechNet Magazine, Windows IT Pro, and industry gurus. There
are 70+ sessions and interactive panels with networking opportunities.
Register today!
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