Archive for the ‘Network World’ Category

Virtual-security appliances winning users over traditional messaging-security software

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There's no question enterprises want messaging security -- the market for products and services worldwide reached almost $3.2 billion last year, up from $2.7 billion in 2010, and will grow to $4.78 billion in 2015, according to research firm IDC. But a fundamental shift is occurring that foresees businesses favoring virtual-security appliances over more traditional messaging security software.

Pirate Bay block prompts Anonymous to launch DDOS

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Anonymous has struck the websites of two anti-piracy organizations, a day after Finnish ISP Elisa blocked access to The Pirate Bay search engine in response to an injunction requested by one of the organizations.

Cloud and disaster recovery: Load-balanced data centers are not a perfect solution

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A growing trend in the disaster recovery arena for cloud providers is the use of load-balanced data centers instead of hot-cold data centers. Companies are deploying private clouds that are load balanced between their datacenters to take care of disaster needs. If one datacenter suffered from a disaster, the other datacenter would be operating even though it is at reduced capacity.

Hacker group threatens to release Symantec AV source code

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Symantec is investigating an Indian hacking group's claims that it accessed source code used in the company's flagship Norton Antivirus program.

Symantec confirms source code leak in two enterprise security products

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Symantec late Thursday confirmed that source code used in two of its older enterprise security products was publicly exposed by hackers this week.

WhatsApp to roll out stronger fixes for messaging vulnerability

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WhatsApp has patched a security flaw in its WhatsApp Messenger mobile app after someone set up a website allowing anyone to change a user's status update.

FBI warns of new Zeus-based malware in phishing scam

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So long as people click on unsolicited attachments in email, scammers will invent new ways to take their money, identities and more.

Security roundup: DOD revving up cyber-defense for 2012; Microsoft to have big January Patch Tuesday

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Buried in the lengthy National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, the $622 billion defense spending bill which was signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 31, 2011, are some interesting nuggets about how the U.S. military wants to expand its cyber-defense strategy over the course of this year.

Facebook Timeline Scams Prey on Wishful Thinking

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If you're not a fan of Facebook's new Timeline, you're not alone. In a CIO.com poll of more than 600 people, 87 percent responded that they dislike the new profile design.

Privacy 2012: I know what you did at 3:30 a.m.

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For a peek into what experts expect this year and beyond when it comes to privacy, we turn to the Rebecca Herold (aka the Privacy Professor) for answers.