Embrace the Cloud for Disaster Survival and Recovery

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	Embrace the Cloud for Disaster Survival and Recovery The world is still watching the island nation of Japan intently as it struggles to address the aftermath of a record 8.9 magnitude earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami, a volcano eruption, and multiple nuclear reactors threatening to meltdown. In the wake of the destruction, business as usual needs to resume as quickly as possible, and companies that have embraced cloud solutions have a distinct advantage. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver - April 28, 2011 IT Roadmap Denver returns April 28 to the Colorado Convention Center! Through executive keynotes, ROI workshops, technical tutorials, strategy sessions, networking opportunities and a private IT expo, attendees will gain insights into the latest IT issues, trends, challenges and solutions from top IT analysts and practitioners. Register now to attend! In this Issue IE9: Five Changes CIOs Should Care About Cloud Security: Symantec CEO Shares Why it's a Game Changer Japan Earthquake's Impact on IT Yet to Be Determined: IDC 4 Reasons Why Facebook and Vanity Don't Mix HBGary's Hoglund Identifies Lessons in Anonymous Hack Intel Targeting Security in the Cloud with McAfee Twitter Boosts Security, Enables New HTTPS Browsing Option BlackBerry Security: RIM Tells Users, Admins to Disable Webkit Browser JavaScript Square CEO Rebuts VeriFone's Claims About Security What Do Security Auditors Really Think? Looking for Vulnerable Web Sites? Try Schools Nigeria, Ghana and U.S. Named Online Fraud Hotspots Rustock Botnet Goes Quiet, Reason for Takedown Unclear Google Adds Site-Blocking Option to Search SURVEY: Global Security Survey 9th Annual Global Security Survey CIO, CSO & PricewaterhouseCoopers are conducting our 9th annual survey of worldwide information security practices. Participate & receive a copy of the survey summary when completed, a valuable tool that can help measure security initiatives against peers & provide insight into the current state of information security practices & challenges. Complete our survey & enter a prize drawing for an Apple iPad. IE9: Five Changes CIOs Should Care About What does the new version of Internet Explorer have in store for enterprise IT? More speed, security features and broader support for Web standards should entice CIOs to take a look at IE9. Read More Cloud Security: Symantec CEO Shares Why it's a Game Changer Symantec Corp. CEO Enrique Salem outlines why 03 is such a critical initiative for the company, and how cloud and virtualization changed the security threat landscape and the business opportunities for Symantec. Read More Japan Earthquake's Impact on IT Yet to Be Determined: IDC It may be weeks before the full impact of the Japanese quake and resulting tsunamis is on the flow if ICT between the disaster-affected country and Australia is known, IDC has warned. Read More 4 Reasons Why Facebook and Vanity Don't Mix My colleague, Bill Brenner, has a t-shirt he likes to wear that basically says social networking feeds the darker sides of human nature. The shirt is a parody of a Venn Diagram and shows the relationship between sites like Facebook and Twitter to what some might called undesirable character traits, such as ADHD, stalking and narcissism. Read More HBGary's Hoglund Identifies Lessons in Anonymous Hack Companies need to make sure that they are protecting their cloud assets, not just their networks, the beleaguered CTO of HBGary says. Read More Intel Targeting Security in the Cloud with McAfee Intel on Tuesday said it will use assets acquired from McAfee to provide cloud security services to protect the growing number of mobile devices that face malware and cyberattack threats. Read More Twitter Boosts Security, Enables New HTTPS Browsing Option Do you access your Twitter feed via public Wi-Fi? If so, you should enable Twitter's new secure browsing safeguard. Here's how. Read More WEBCAST: Accenture Key IT Decisions For the Enterprise Hear Accenture's Agile Infrastructure and Cloud experts Steve Nunn and Jimmy Harris talk about the impact of computing, social media, IP convergence and the continued focus on sustainable cost reduction on IT and the enterprise. Learn More BlackBerry Security: RIM Tells Users, Admins to Disable Webkit Browser JavaScript BlackBerry users running the BlackBerry 6 OS should disable browser JavaScript to avoid a potential security issue, RIM says. Read More Square CEO Rebuts VeriFone's Claims About Security The CEO of mobile payment service startup Square called accusations that the company was distributing credit-card skimming devices inaccurate and unfair. Read More What Do Security Auditors Really Think? What do auditors involved in making sure companies meet compliance requirements really think? For starters, companies don't care much about privacy and security, while encryption gets applied at a minimum to meet rules, according to a study of 505 security auditors by Ponemon Institute. Read More Looking for Vulnerable Web Sites? Try Schools Educational institutions and social networks are the worst when it comes to leaving their Web sites exposed to known vulnerabilities, with health care and banks doing the best, according to a study by WhiteHat Security. Read More Nigeria, Ghana and U.S. Named Online Fraud Hotspots Online fraud against UK merchants is at levels that have forced many to refuse orders from certain countries, with Nigeria, Ghana and the US heading the list, a new ecommerce report has found. Read More Rustock Botnet Goes Quiet, Reason for Takedown Unclear Spam-sending botnet Rustock has suddenly ceased activity, but it's having a small effect of spam levels. Read More Google Adds Site-Blocking Option to Search Ever wish you could keep certain sites from showing up in your Google search results? Thanks to a new feature being rolled out right now, you can. Read More
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