The SC Magazine Newswire


November 20, 2008 — Click here to view this newsletter online

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Survey Says: Portable Storage Devices a Growing Threat

Survey asked 323 IT professionals about potential security impact of iPods, USB flash drives and other devices in the workplace. Although organizations see rapid growth in such device usage, few have a solution to prevent widespread data loss. Download report.

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SC Magazine Awards - Finalists announced

See what vendors, organizations and products made the cut for the 2008 SC Magazine Awards, to be held in April in San Francisco.

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Latest News

Microsoft delivers seven patches; five impact Vista

Jim Carr December 11, 2007

After a light November round, December's Patch Tuesday fixes from Microsoft is likely to have security administrators on their toes. The Redmond, Wash.-based company today released seven fixes for 11 vulnerabilities, labeling three of them "critical" because they could allow an attacker to remotely hijack a user's computer.
 

Gartner: Victims of online phishing up nearly 40 percent in 2007

Jack Rogers December 07, 2007

An annual study by Gartner will report that the number of consumers who were taken in by bogus online offerings increased by nearly 40 percent in 2007 compared to the previous year.
 

Codec flaws threaten Windows Media Player, Winamp

Dan Kaplan December 10, 2007

Researchers today began noticing increased activity on ports directed to media players, a strong indication that attackers are actively screening machines for a new codec vulnerability reported over the weekend.
 

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nCipher purchases most of insolvent NeoScale

Dan Kaplan December 11, 2007

U.K.-based encryption and key management provider nCipher announced today it acquired most of the intellectual property and assets of NeoScale Systems, an appliance-based enterprise storage security firm that recently ceased operations.
 

Breach notification bill to get priority in House Judiciary Committee

Jack Rogers December 10, 2007

The U.S. House of Representatives is unlikely to take up a tough identity theft law passed by the Senate last month before considering a broader measure proposed by the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, a committee counsel told SCMagazineUS.com today.
 

IBM acquires Arsenal Digital Solutions

Jim Carr December 10, 2007

IBM has announced it is acquiring Arsenal Digital Solutions, a provider of managed data-protection and storage management services.
 

Attackers hack into Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dan Kaplan December 07, 2007

A targeted assault of phishing emails opened the door for hackers to glean the sensitive information of up to 12,000 visitors to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, officials said Thursday.
 

Finalists for 2008 SC Magazine Awards announced

December 07, 2007

SC Magazine has announced the finalists for the 2008 SC Awards. The awards presentation dinner will be held April 8, 2008, in San Francisco, Calif.
 

Principal Sponsor - Credant

Survey Says: Portable Storage Devices a Growing Threat

Survey asked 323 IT professionals about potential security impact of iPods, USB flash drives and other devices in the workplace. Although organizations see rapid growth in such device usage, few have a solution to prevent widespread data loss. Download report.

Click here for more information.



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