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Security vendors don prediction hats, flag threats for 2008
... NWC Print Jan 01 2008,NWC Print,Archive ... Web 2.0 will up the security ante for enterprises in 2008. Immediately behind are spam, botnets, event-based ... sites that could be exploited to target a larger number of Internet users, says Websense in its 2008 ... vulnerable to such attacks. McAfee Avert Labs in its 2008 security report also warns of a large increase in use of Web 2.0 sites to distribute malware. 2008 does not promise relief from spam ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-01-01/Security_vendors_don_prediction_hats_flag_threats_for_2008.aspx

As virtual as it gets
... NWC Print May 01 2008,NWC Print,Archive ... There is a seemingly unstoppable phenomenon sweeping the storage, server and desktop environments. The name of that phenomenon - virtualization. The single most benefit that virtualization promises is huge cost ... their top three technology priorities for this year in our Infrastructure Agenda 2008 Survey ... for security, it may increase costs and reduce agility. A report from the research major states ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-05-01/As_virtual_as_it_gets.aspx

Points to Ponder
... NWC Print May 01 2009,NWC Print,Archive ... India had an average of 836 bots per day during 2008 and there were 1,03,812 distinct bot-infected computers observed in the country during the period. India also saw a huge surge in bot command and control servers from 40 in 2007 to 70 in 2008. Bot command-and-control (CandC) servers are computers that botnet owners use to relay commands to bot-infected computers on their networks. Amongst the cities ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-05-01/Points_to_Ponder.aspx

Lock Down Your Data Where it Lives
... NWC Print May 01 2009,NWC Print,Archive ... Why bring encryption into the glass house? To paraphrase bank robber Willie Sutton, “because that’s where ... 2005, and it’s likely that far more were never reported. In the InformationWeek 2008 Strategic ... double your tape consumption. But key management may well be the worst problem. Backup vendors ... , virtualization, compression, and deduplication. Finally, encrypting Ethernet link-layer traffic may seem ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-05-01/Lock_Down_Your_Data_Where_it_Lives.aspx

The Insecure Enterprise
... NWC Print May 01 2009,NWC Print,Archive ... In February ... Team’s website, reveals that a total of 4,475 Indian websites were defaced in the year 2008 What do ... between work and private life. Because of this psychological shift, people may inadvertently share ... 2008. However, as organizations did not keep their software updated, the Conficker worm took advantage ... and viruses, besides using it for prioritizing bandwidth to users. While SMEs may be driving the UTM ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-05-01/The_Insecure_Enterprise.aspx

Recommendations For Enterprises
... NWC Print May 01 2009,NWC Print,Archive ... Change Default Credentials: More criminals breached corporate assets through default credentials than any other single method in 2008. Therefore, it’s important to change user names and passwords on a regular basis, and to make sure any third-party vendors do so as well. Review User Accounts: The review should consist of a formal process to confirm that active accounts are valid, necessary, properly ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-05-01/Recommendations_For_Enterprises.aspx

‘By 2012 we will not require a data center’
... NWC Print,NWC Print May 01 2007,Archive ... Reducing IT costs without compromising on productivity enhancements seems to be right on top of the agenda of most global conglomerates. Network Computing correspondent Ashwani Mishra , who recently caught up with Senior VP and CIO of Sun Microsystems, Robert Worrall , found that Sun is no exception. As a CIO ... be sorted out between 2008 and 2010, then you will begin to see it in a more commercial sense ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/07-05-01/8216_By_2012_we_will_not_require_a_data_center_8217.aspx

Kaboom!
... NWC Print,Archive,NWC Print Jun 01 2008 ... When ... device management products hasn’t been faster may be that companies aren’t all that sure how ... when Microsoft began shipping its System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, first unveiled last October. A new server application that works only with Windows Mobile 6.1, Mobile Device Manager 2008 ... and secure as PCs. The product review site Engadget describes System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-06-01/Kaboom.aspx

AT&T Uses Hosting History To Reassure That Cloud Is Safe
... AT&T,NWC Print,Archive,NWC Print Nov 01 2008 ... As Michael Phelps and other members of Team USA look to make history at the Olympics, the U.S. Olympic Committee expects fans to mob its Web site, seeking news and video from Beijing. To ensure ... on new data centers. And while AT&T may be very experienced in managed network services, it lags ... what specific services are likely to follow. That may be for the customers to decide, if and when ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-11-01/AT_T_Uses_Hosting_History_To_Reassure_That_Cloud_Is_Safe.aspx

Last Mile
... NWC Print,Archive,NWC Print Nov 01 2008 ... In keeping with the trend of covering the global meltdown we present some funny financial quotes sourced from the Internet. Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop. It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich. — Alan Alda I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. — E.E. Cummings Money can't buy happiness ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-11-01/Last_Mile.aspx