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Directory service wish list still rings true
In our periodic look back to what was happening 10 years ago, it's always fascinating to see some of the same topics show up that are in the forefront of our discussions today. The newsletters from March 2000 are no exception. Read More


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Server Virtualization: Breaking Performance Barriers
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Watchdogs join 'Net heavyweights in call for privacy law reform
They are in some cases strange bedfellows, yet they are lending their names and political muscle to a common cause today: updating U.S. privacy laws that predate the World Wide Web. Read More

NASA tapped to help Toyota acceleration investigation
If you want to solve a major engineering mystery why not bring in some of the world's best engineers? Read More

Managing iPad Security Weaknesses
Apple is like the Disney of technology--always adding a dash of "magic" to its products. Apple has an established base of dedicated fans of the user experience on its various Mac OS X products, and it has had the Midas touch when it comes to portable devices like the iPod, and the iPhone. However, Apple still needs to come up with a spell that wards off evil spirits. Read More


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IT Service Management: Beyond the Myths
Discover best practices and supporting technologies that deliver the straightest path to service reliability, operational efficiency and effective ROI. Also, examine three case studies that show how IT service management works in the real world. Read More!

Tech Secrets: 21 Things 'They' Don't Want You to Know
Yes, the truth is out there. But they don't want you to know about it. Read More

FAA boosts cybersecurity with help from IBM
The Federal Aviation Administration is teaming with IBM to build a prototype security system that will improve defense against cyberattacks on the nation's civilian aviation network. Read More

JC Penney tried to block publication of data breach
Retailer JC Penney fought to keep its name secret during court proceedings related to the largest breach of credit card data on record, according to documents unsealed on Monday. Read More


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Identity and Access Governance – What You Need to Know
Live Webcast: Wednesday, May 5th at 1pm ET/10 am PT. Oracle presents a timely event featuring the Burton Group's, Kevin Kampman, who will provide an overview of the latest technology for identity management. Get guidance on compliance, security, identity management and other topics and participate in a live Q&A. Register Today!

Windows users patch fast when zero-day hype heats up
A researcher says media coverage is a key reason why users patch zero-day Microsoft bugs faster, whether they are part of a standard patch Tuesday release or an out-of-band update. Read More

Security Lessons Learned from Pwn2Own Contest
The CanSecWest security conference is going on this week in Vancouver. Part of the CanSecWest conference is the annual Pwn2Own contest where security researchers show off their hacking expertise and compete to exploit and compromise fully-patched systems--a challenge the security researchers seem to overcome with surprising ease year after year. Read More

A CSO's guide to getting to "Yes"
The meeting was proceeding well. The client we were advising had assembled a team from across IT: systems, applications, network, storage… "Where is security?", we asked. "We didn't invite them – they just say no to everything and slow the meeting down. We'll pass the proposal by them later". Read More

Apple releases security update for Leopard, Snow Leopard
In addition to rolling out an update to Mac OS X 10.6 on Monday, Apple also issued a security update for users of its operating system. Security Update 2010-002 is included with the Mac OS X 10.6.3 update; Leopard users can download the update separately for client and server versions of Mac OS X 10.5. Read More



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