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Virtualization: What are the security risks?: Virtualization: What are the security risks?The biggest security risk in virtualizationis the usual suspect: the administrator. The only difference is that with virtualization there is a chance that the administrator may let his guard down in areas in which he thinks he is safe when he isn't.RE: Virtualization: What are...; Tags: Firewalls, Utility computing, Storage management, virtualization, security risk, security, firewall; Discussion threads 2008-01-22
Virtualization: What are the security risks?: Virtualization will become dominant in enterprises, but the security risks are fuzzy at best. Meanwhile, the usual defense--firewalls, security appliances and such aren't ready for virtualization. Those are some of the big takeaways from a ThinkEquity report by Jonathan Ruykhaver. Another big takeaway is that enterprises could...; Tags: Hypervisor, Security Risk, Environment, Virtual Machine, Attack, Ruykhaver, Reflex Security, BlueLane, Catbird, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Security, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-22
Security Task Manager (exe): Security Task Manager displays detailed information about all running processes (applications, DLLs, BHOs, and services). For each process, it improves on Windows Task Manager, providing a security risk rating, a process description, file path, CPU usage graph, start time, embedded hidden functions (for example keyboard monitoring, autostart entry, and browser...; Tags: Security Risk, Monitoring, A. & M. Neuber, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2007-06-04
Apple's AirPort Extreme can pose security risk: Apple's AirPort Extreme can pose security riskUh OhHere we go...Incoming! ;)So better title is Airport Extreme can pose a security risk if users don'tapply patches that have been created to address it. Ok.The problem has already been fixed dietrich .LOLS - teh macs are teh suck!!:DYou beat me to...; Tags: security risk, Apple Inc., Apple AirPort Extreme, security, Apple Airport; Discussion threads 2007-04-09
Stopping insider attacks: how organizations can protect their sensitive information: In its 2005 global business security index report, IBM uncovered the growing threat of data theft and security risks for smaller corporations. This white paper outlines the issues related to insider attacks and offers suggestions for mitigating these security risks.; Tags: Security Risk, IBM Corp., Attack, Security; White papers 2006-09-01

Internet Cafe Security: This paper shows the reader some security risks in internet cafes. Many people are using these cafes to send emails, play games, chat with friends or to surf in the word wide web (www) while they usually like to drink or eat something. They maybe don't always know much about...; Tags: Security Risk, Packet Storm, Internet, Security; White papers 2006-01-21
Semantic Markup for Secure Survivable Enterprise Applications: While the Internet and distributed computing bring forth fresh and exciting possibilities, they also create greater security risks, threats and obstacles. Due to the security risks associated with the Internet, most of the resources are protected with some sort of security mechanisms. Such protection can be a potential roadblock to...; Tags: Security Risk, Distributed Computing, Enterprise Application, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Network Technology, Internet, Security, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software, Networking; White papers 2005-12-20
iPods are security risk, warns analyst: iPods are security risk, warns analystNews FlashWorkers are security risks. Does that mean we should ban workers?Oh PleaseNo new Microsoft viruses these week (yet) so we get iPods are a security risk.Yes these kind of devices could be a problem - but only for companies that have sensitive data and...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Digital music, Digital media, Fax, security risk, Gartner Inc., Apple iPod, security, iPODS, worker; Discussion threads 2004-07-06
Experts: Windows leak not a security risk: Experts: Windows leak not a security riskSo true, just less work with the actual source, and they have had it anywayThey keep the source code on Windows servers for cryin' out loud. The source code is available to college students and un-trusted foreign governments all over the world. I would...; Tags: Operating systems, source code, security, Microsoft Windows, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Richard Stiennon, security risk; Discussion threads 2004-02-13
Spam seen as security risk: Spam seen as security riskThen someone sends the payroll to NigeriaEvery now and again, you hear that someone embezzled a ton of money at work and sent it to a Nigerian advence fee fraudster who contacted them by e-mail.The amusing ones are where the board of directors approved the plan....; Tags: security risk, security; Discussion threads 2004-02-11
Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union Tightens Information Security With Xacta: In serving members of the United States Congress and employees of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union (WPCFCU) uses Internet technology such as the World Wide Web and e-mail to provide its members with convenient services such as home banking, bill paying, and account...; Tags: Information Security, Telos Corp., Security Risk, Internet, Security; Case studies

Additional Resources

Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka": INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has sucessfully created a proof of concept exploiting the "trust hierarchy" that exists between mail service providers. Taking advantage of the way Gmail forwards messages, the team was able to send 4000 messages in a short period of time from a single account...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Vulnerability, Spam, E-mail Providers, Security, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the norm: Can the price of crude--currently above $125 a barrel and the high gas prices that go with it--make telecommuting the norm? These questions come up typically with crises and natural disasters. For instance, if there was an avian flu outbreak workers across the U.S. would have to...; Tags: Information Technology, Worker, Telecommuting, Help Desk, Call Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
A conversation with Charles Phillips, president Oracle: This morning I participated in a round table conversation with Charles Phillips, president of Oracle, discussing his take on Enterprise 2.0 technologies and how they apply to Oracle's view of the enterprise applications space. While there was nothing earth shatteringly new in what he said, some nuggets emerged. ...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Enterprise 2.0, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-09
A brief summary: This is not an excerpt from Brief - those ended last week, and next week we'll start the long and boring slog through the second volume in the series: Business Information Technology: Foundations and Culture. Its purpose, where Brief is addressed to top level executives and Defen is intended for...; Tags: Information Technology, MySQL, Jonathan Schwartz, Open Source, Databases, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-09
News to know: Office 2007 SP1; Microsoft security; KVM vs. Xen; AMD: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16 EIC podcast: SAP; JavaOne; AMD, Microhoo Larry Dignan: Microsoft previews three critical bulletins; two for Office Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft shares...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Office 2007, Xen, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Microsoft shares more IE8 security details: When Microsoft officials released a first test build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 back in March, they said they were intentionally refraining from talking specifics about new security features and functionality that would be part of the next browser release. In the past few weeks, however, Microsoft...; Tags: Security, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Beta 2, Web Browsers, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Microsoft previews three critical bulletins; two for Office: Microsoft on Thursday previewed three critical bulletins for Microsoft Office and Windows and a moderate denial of service vulnerability for the company's security software. According to Microsoft's advance notification, the software giant will address the following in its Patch Tuesday update May 13: A...; Tags: Denial Of Service, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Office Suites, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of words: Xen cofounder and project lead Ian Pratt said predictions about his virtualization hypervisor's demise to the newer kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) technology are unfounded, a by-product of his competitors' imaginations. "There's no evidence for it. The Xen community is alive and well. Xen is a true...; Tags: Linux, Hypervisor, Linux Kernel, Xen, KVM, Xen Community, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Brewster Kahle offers a cookbook for fighting security letters: Just talked to Brewster Kahle at the Internet Archive about their successful settlement with the FBI of a lawsuit over a National Security Letter. The FBI had demanded personal information on a user; the Archive replied with a lawsuit challenging the propriety of the NSL. As part of the settlement,...; Tags: Security, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FBI, Library, Brewster Kahle, Cookbook, National Security Letter, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-08