IBM red-faced after handing out infected USB drives

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• IBM red-faced after handing out infected USB drives
• Facebook fixes bug that allowed friend deletion
• Novell unveils new version of Identity Manager
• Code Security: MidAmerican Energy's top priority
• Google offers encrypted Web search option
• Hackers can delete Facebook friends, thanks to flaw
• Micosoft System Center 2010
• How managers stopped worrying and learned to trust the cloud
• More than half of Facebook users may quit site, poll finds

IBM red-faced after handing out infected USB drives Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Delegates at an Australian security conference got hit by a double dose of malware thanks to IBM

Facebook fixes bug that allowed friend deletion Posted: 22 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Facebook has fixed a flaw that let hackers delete Facebook friends without permission.

Novell unveils new version of Identity Manager Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Last week Novell brought BrainShare back to Europe after a four year absence. But the gathering in Amsterdam almost didn't happen, as the Icelandic ash cloud closed Amsterdam's Schiphol airport two days before the conference was to begin. I heard lots of stories about people scrambling for ways to get to the city. But it did get going on time and, I'm really happy to say, it looks like Novell is back.

Code Security: MidAmerican Energy's top priority Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT MidAmerican Energy Company is the largest utility in Iowa, strategically located in the middle of several major markets in the Midwest, providing service to more than 725,000 electric customers and more than 707,000 natural gas customers in a 10,600 square-mile area from Sioux Falls, S.D., to the Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois. This makes it a tempting target for an attacker bent on striking a blow to critical infrastructure.

Google offers encrypted Web search option Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT People who want to shield their use of Google's Web search engine from network snoops now have the option of encrypting the session with SSL protection.

Hackers can delete Facebook friends, thanks to flaw Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT A bug in Facebook's Web site lets hackers delete Facebook friends without permission.

Micosoft System Center 2010 Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Last month, Microsoft released the first two products in the System Center 2010 wave: the management suite System Center Essentials 2010, and the backup-and-recovery-focused Data Protection Manager 2010. I've been evaluating these products in late prerelease form, and I'll share my impressions and what I've discovered here.

How managers stopped worrying and learned to trust the cloud Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Managers are getting more trusting on cloud security

More than half of Facebook users may quit site, poll finds Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT About 60% of Facebook users are considering quitting the social network due to concerns over whether the site adequately protects the privacy of their posts.

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