Cyber rogues aren’t the only threat to energy supply, changing environment offers plenty of challenges

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	Cyber rogues aren't the only threat to energy supply, changing environment offers plenty of challenges The Nation's energy infrastructure isn't just at risk via online security rogues. The US Department of Energy today released a report that details the growing dangers from our Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Data Center Dinosaur: Adapt or Die Nearly everything in data centers is changing, from cabling and network design, to more sophisticated, faster compact builds. Network security has to adapt, and IT must drive new security approaches--installing technologies and policies that can protect today's and tomorrow's data centers. Read more >> In this Issue Defcon: Website woes unrelated to our beef with feds The ban on feds at Defcon draws a mixed reaction Goodbye NAC, Hello EVAS (Endpoint visibility, access, and security) Authentify xFA provides simple, secure primary authentication using digital certificates and voice biometrics Insurance company, WellPoint, fined $1.7m over data exposure WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Holistic Service Management is Critical to the Growth of IT This paper looks at new approaches to service delivery management to allow IT organizations to deliver better service quality, performance and user experience, and to be more predictive with application performance management and network performance management. Learn More. Defcon: Website woes unrelated to our beef with feds Defcon's Jeff (The Dark Tangent) Moss yesterday wrote a blog post informing federal agencies that their employees will not be welcome at this year's security conference -- as they have been for 20 years running -- because of the ongoing controversy over government surveillance programs. Also yesterday, Defcon's website was down at times, drowsy at others. In fact, even this morning it was initially... Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire So Much Data, So Little Control It used to be that all you had to do to protect your company's intellectual property and customer information was lock the file drawers and, later, put layers of defenses around the data center. Learn More The ban on feds at Defcon draws a mixed reaction Call for U.S. government workers to avoid security conference rankles some cyber warriors, gets cheers from others Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Gaining and Executing a Smarter Understanding of Customers This article discusses the urgent need for firms to successfully engage with customers, including handling issues such as social media and mobility, and at accomplishing this goal with smarter IBM collaboration and CRM solutions. Learn More. Goodbye NAC, Hello EVAS (Endpoint visibility, access, and security) Around 2004, Cisco introduced a new technology initiative called Network Admission Control (now commonly referred to as Network Access Control or NAC). Back then, NAC was really in response to the recent wave of Internet worms where one compromised user PC could log on to the corporate network and subsequently infect the whole enchilada. NAC was seen as a way to alleviate this threat by authenticating... Read More Authentify xFA provides simple, secure primary authentication using digital certificates and voice biometrics Forget about those highly vulnerable usernames and passwords. Authentify has just announced a new primary authentication method that is built upon a complete digital certificate PKI underpinning, but neither the enterprise nor the end user sees any of the complexity of the solution. Read More Insurance company, WellPoint, fined $1.7m over data exposure Insurance provider WellPoint has agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine for exposing more than 600,000 personal records online due to weak database security, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) said Thursday. Read More
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