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There has been a steady increase in corporate litigation over the past decade, and those legal proceedings are having an unforeseen impact on IT managers. This trend has been accelerated by the recent changes in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). Nokia launches its latest IP security applicances to the Australian enterprise market. Just as bacteria evolve around the technological barriers we put in their place, so too do the tactics and strategies employed by computer attackers. When a security measure is put in place, our enemies immediately set out to exploit its weakness. When they are repelled, they adapt their tactics and strategies, regroup and come back yet again. Although this product is easy to use, it requires a lot of configuration. The main program is set up on a server via a simple-to-use wizard. Once installed, its interface is organized with a clumsy tree menu to the left and a configuration menu on the right. The menus can be confusing and awkward to work with. The ForeScout CounterACT was the device which took the most time to install and configure. The IDsentrie identity management appliance brings together several forms of secure user management into one device. This appliance focuses on two main areas of identity management, the first being network authentication. A swifter assessment process may soon await merchants and service providers trying to demonstrate compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. Secure Computing has announced the launch of a new global initiative - which includes a dedicated website and programs - aimed at educating users about the Payment Card Industry’s (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) and its looming June 30 compliance deadline.
External threats to network security have always grabbed the headlines, but it's a well-known fact that the biggest dangers are likely to come from inside your perimeter. As a Network or Systems Administrator, you must feel lately that you're between a rock and a hard place. Many of the recent trends in data centre evolution have involved doing more with less by consolidating systems and unifying management - recent technologies such as server and storage virtualisation come to mind. The internet has come under a sustained and significant threat from network malware, especially since the emergence of the global Windows network worm in 2001 with Code Red and Nimda. Prior to this, most network worms were on a small, localised scale. A student and a recent graduate of a US high school in New Jersey have been charged with using unauthorised access privileges to change students' grades. Social network providers should enhance the security controls that are available to their users, analysts say. Enterprise security firm Secure Computing has announced plans to purchase Securify, provider of identity-based network monitoring solutions. A strong feature set makes McAfee’s Security Internet Gateway (SIG) a heavy hitter in any organisation’s architecture. The SIG provides anti-virus scanning against all protocols, while anti-spyware scanning blocks potentially harmful spyware, cookies and adware from getting on to the network. To protect against spam the SIG uses an engine consisting of anti-spam, anti-phishing rule sets, permit-or-deny lists and a spam-learning feature. The SIG enforces policy and compliance issues regarding out-going data transmission as well as some forms of data leakage. This appliance is easily configurable by IT staff and, once configured, requires minimal administrator intervention. 2008 will usher in more security issues whose challenges can only be met by an array of security solutions. Now is the time to start thinking about your 2008 New Year's security resolutions. How misconceptions about data encryption are preventing A/NZ companies from effectively protecting data exchanged with employees, partners and suppliers.

The recent rash of high profile security breaches, data loss incidents and associated fraud highlights the fact that the security industry is failing to meet the threats. Service Pack 3 adds support for the Network Access Protection (NAP) mechanismin Windows Server 2008