Data Breaches Underscore Urgency for Security Code of Conduct; Why Mac's Supposed Immunity to Security Threats Gone Forever

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TOP STORIES - May 31, 2011 • Data Breaches Underscore Urgency for Security Code of Conduct • Why Mac's Supposed Immunity to Security Threats Gone Forever • IE Flaw Lets Attackers Steal Cookies, Access User Accounts • HIPAA, HITECH Compliance Not Improving Health Care Data Security • Damballa CSP Automates Botnet Identification, Removal SPOTLIGHT Teardown: Covert FBI GPS Auto-Tracker iFixit cracked open a GPS device capable of constantly tracking location that FBI agents have installed underneath some vehicles. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Hands-On with Samsung's Chromebook • Windows' Unbreakable Market Dominance • Top 10 Features Microsoft Project 2010 • Smart Cable Adds On 3D-Like Depth FEATURED VIDEO From Virtualization to Cloud We bring you tips and strategies to smoothly evolve existing virtualization. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Galaxy Tab 10.1: Fine iPad Alternative • Droid X2: Best of the Old with the New • Biggest Data Breaches of 2011 So Far • Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year IN THIS ISSUE Data Breaches Underscore Urgency for Security Code of Conduct Recent high-profile breaches have prompted lawmakers to propose a federal data breach notification law. And Consumer Reports has come out with a "Code of Conduct" companies should follow to be "better custodians" of their customers' data. We take a deeper look. READ MORE >> Why Mac's Supposed Immunity to Security Threats Gone Forever News Analysis: The days of Mac OS X being seemingly immune from viruses and other malware are gone forever as Apple has finally acknowledged the existence of fake Macintosh antivirus scams. READ MORE >> Sponsored by VeriSign The world's leading SSL certificates now offer more protection and security. Now from Symantec. The VeriSign seal is displayed more than 250 million times a day on more than 90,000 websites and inspires confidence among your customer base when on your site. Start your free trial at verisign.com/ssl/free-30day-trial ADVERTISEMENT IE Flaw Lets Attackers Steal Cookies, Access User Accounts An independent security consultant demonstrated a "cookiejacking" technique to show how attackers can steal Web cookies to access user accounts online. READ MORE >> HIPAA, HITECH Compliance Not Improving Health Care Data Security Despite spending a lot of time making sure they are compliant with federal and state regulations, health care organizations claim they are still seeing a lot of data breaches. READ MORE >> Damballa CSP Automates Botnet Identification, Removal Damballa updated its CSP appliances to help Internet service providers and telco carriers roll out systems that can monitor and identify infected subscriber devices on their networks. READ MORE >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Best Practices for Virtual Machine Backups to the Cloud Jun 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) To resolve this conflict some businesses have embraced legacy agent and tape-based approaches that over time become too costly to manage and can fail to meet service level requirements. For many organizations new approaches such as backup and archive to cloud storage solves the dilemma. REGISTER >> What Can Identity Management Do for You? Jun 15, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Register today for this online event to hear industry experts compare and contrast different architectures such as synchronization-based and event-based models. Executives will discuss the common problems most enterprises face when they address identity management, and give you valuable insight into how identity management can become the center of most, if not all, of your IT-management policies. REGISTER >>

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