Good-Bye to Privacy?

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• Good-Bye to Privacy?
• Women more likely to snoop at partner's emails
• ZoneAlarm adds cloud automation to Free Firewall
• Microsoft smacks patch-blocking rootkit second time
• Poisoned PDFs? Here's Your Antidote
• Google offers SSL searching to boost privacy
• As smartcards loom, magnetic cards made safer
• Facebook CEO Addresses Privacy Concerns
• Is it worth it to getting CCNA Certified?
• Cisco's NAC goes off track, customers taken aback
• Bugs and Fixes: Security Woes for Windows, McAfee, Firefox
• Benefits of Google Encrypted Search
• Bugnets Could Spy on You via Mobile Devices

Good-Bye to Privacy? Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT New Yorker Barry Hoggard draws a line in the sand when it comes to online privacy. In May he said farewell to 1251 Facebook friends by deleting his account of four years to protest what he calls the social network's eroding privacy policies.

Women more likely to snoop at partner's emails Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Women are more likely to snoop at their partner's emails, text messages and web browsing history, than men.

ZoneAlarm adds cloud automation to Free Firewall Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Check Point has re-launched its most famous consumer product, the ZoneAlarm Free Firewall, adding an upgraded outbound defence layer with access to a cloud-based threat network.

Microsoft smacks patch-blocking rootkit second time Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT MSRT has scrubbed mutating Alureon rootkit from more than 360,000 Windows-based PCs since May 11.

Poisoned PDFs? Here's Your Antidote Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Attacks employing poisoned PDF files have leaped to the top of the threat list, according to statistics from major security companies. Symantec reports that suspicious PDF files skyrocketed in 2009 to represent 49 percent of Web-based attacks that the company detected, up from only 11 percent in 2008. The next-most-common attack, involving a good old Internet Explorer flaw, was far behind at 18 percent.

Google offers SSL searching to boost privacy Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Google users can now search the Internet using SSL encryption to hide search terms from prying third parties.

As smartcards loom, magnetic cards made safer Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT As news of Wal-Marts plans to convert all of its U.S. payment terminals to smartcard-compatible credit card technology surfaces, so does news of efforts in the payment industry to make existing magnetic stripe cards more secure.

Facebook CEO Addresses Privacy Concerns Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday publicly addressed the growing criticisms against his company for its failure to safeguard user privacy. In a column in the Washington Post, Zuckerberg acknowledged Facebook's shortcomings and promised to do better. "In the coming weeks," Zuckerberg wrote. "We will add privacy controls that are much simpler to use...[and]...give you an easy way to turn off all third-party services."

Is it worth it to getting CCNA Certified? Posted: 24 May 2010 03:49 AM PDT It depends on how much you can invest on it – The money and your time. To answer this question, we also need to know about your goal. You can continue with other Cisco certifications or maybe, you can change the line and mix it with something else. Let's have a look, which jobs openings are on the job boards to utilize a CCNA certificate. OnTheCCRoad I- You got only CCNA cert and you are in the way to be a network professional This means that you are beginning your journey to become a network expert. You can work as junior admin in an environment where experienced network professionals work. You will do some daily task including monitoring, hardware installations (as the second guy), and routine things like configuration backup etc. In this position you cannot earn too much money, but it is a good investment for your bright future. If you spend one or two years while preparing for your CCNP, you will have the chance to choose the position, which you desire and also you will get a good income boost. CCNA exam is a mandatory and foundational step for CCNP. JustCCNA II- You got only CCNA cert and you don't want to invest more on it If you say "CCNA is enough for me and I don't want to waste more of my time and money for certifications", then you can find a job in a mid size company as system/network admin. You have to look after windows servers and maybe some other systems. You can make an acceptable amount of cash and work in an environment without too much hierarchy. If you are good in relationships and you are practical in mind this is exact job for you. CCNA certificate is sufficient for this position. It will be very helpful in your career. MsCCNA III- You have got CCNA + some Microsoft certifications (like MCSE) + experience In this case, your dominant specs are system admin specs. You already proved yourself in this area and can work in a Multinational Enterprise branch as senior system admin. You can cover network admin tasks with your CCNA certificate or better, in very large structures, it will let you to lead a team both system and network admins included. NetSecCCNA IV- You have got CCNA + Security certification (CISA+GIAC) + 3-4 years experience You can work as System Security Engineer in Enterprise environment or you can work in a consulting company as information security auditor. Your CCNA certificate will let you have more expertise on network related issues and support your success. ArchCCNA V-You have got CCNA + more than ten years experience on Windows & UNIX If you have development skills, project management skills and you have spent considerable number of years in several areas of IT business, then CCNA is not a big component in your skill set, but at least it shows people that you are still in touch with practicalities of network operations and it can help you achieve Enterprise Architect position. Illustration of CCNA Career Paths As a step or as a component, CCNA is a valuable item in your personal inventory. It is worthy to get it and anybody can get the certificate, but you need other skills and experience to utilize it to the maximum extent. Initially you cannot expect high paying jobs ,but with some experience ,you can climb the ladder of success. For students, I strongly recommend participating to Cisco programs in colleges. This will help them to make an easy start for their careers.

Cisco's NAC goes off track, customers taken aback Posted: 24 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT As the most important supplier of network infrastructure to enterprises, Cisco's NAC products are a natural point of curiosity for network managers. Unfortunately, though, Cisco's approach to NAC has been riddled with in-fighting, false starts, delayed product releases, and a good dose of chaos and confusion.

Bugs and Fixes: Security Woes for Windows, McAfee, Firefox Posted: 23 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT The bugs keep marching in, with Microsoft, McAfee, and Mozilla all having to deal with serious security-related software problems in the past month.

Benefits of Google Encrypted Search Posted: 23 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Google launched a new beta service this week--encrypted search using SSL (secure sockets layer) to protect searches from being snooped or intercepted while traversing the Internet. Encrypted Google search is still not entirely private, but it has benefits for individuals and businesses to ensure sensitive information is not exposed to prying eyes.

Bugnets Could Spy on You via Mobile Devices Posted: 23 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Imagine sitting in a café and discussing the details of a business proposal with a potential client. Neither you nor the client has a laptop; you're just two people having a conversation. But unbeknownst to you, someone half a world away is listening to every word you say. Later, as you leave, you receive a text message referring to the proposal and demanding money in exchange for silence.

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