Social Networks May Be Sharing Your Info with Advertisers

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• Social Networks May Be Sharing Your Info with Advertisers
• Does Google Have Wi-Fi Data from Your Company?
• Oracle buys Secerno to get database firewall
• AusCert 2010: Wrap up
• Wal-Mart to support smartcard payments
• A third of over 55s worried about ID theft
• Google hit with class-action lawsuit over Wi-Fi snooping
• Pakistan Action The Latest Global Web Crackdown
• Earn Networking Credential by Taking up Cisco CCNA Certification and Training Course
• Our growing security quagmire
• Google Street View Privacy Breach: Lawmakers Get Mad
• Wal-Mart pushing for chip-and-pin payment cards in U.S., report says
• Embattled CEO: LifeLock service a game changer
• Juniper seeks to out-virtualize Cisco in data centers

Social Networks May Be Sharing Your Info with Advertisers Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Lately, social networking sites have been bending over backwards to assure their users that user privacy is of utmost importance--but it may have all been in vain, as the Wall Street Journal discovered Thursday that several social networking sites are sharing, with advertisers, information that can be used to identify individuals.

Does Google Have Wi-Fi Data from Your Company? Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Google is facing scrutiny and investigation around the world following revelations that it has been capturing and archiving wi-fi data collected by its Google Street View vehicles that drive around capturing the image data used by the Street View service. It is questionable whether Google should have done that, but what is not questionable is whether or not Google should have any data from your wi-fi network.

Oracle buys Secerno to get database firewall Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Oracle has bought UK database security startup Secerno for an undisclosed sum, bringing to an end the independence of one of the last decade's most unusual UK-based startups.

AusCert 2010: Wrap up Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT AusCERT is winding up and most of the vendors, delegates and journalists have gone. It was an enlightening experience. I've chewed the fat with security thinkers, cops and hackers, and picked a few locks and brains.

Wal-Mart to support smartcard payments Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Retail giant Wal-Mart is reported to be planning on making all its payment terminals in the U.S. compliant with a smartcard-based credit card technology that is already widely used around the world, but not in the U.S.

A third of over 55s worried about ID theft Posted: 21 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT More than a third of over 55s say having their ID or bank details stolen is their biggest worry when it comes to the web, says Panda Security.

Google hit with class-action lawsuit over Wi-Fi snooping Posted: 20 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Google's secret Wi-Fi sniffing has prompted a class-action lawsuit that could force the company to pay up to $10,000 for each time it snatched data from unprotected hotspots, court documents show.

Pakistan Action The Latest Global Web Crackdown Posted: 20 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT As Pakistan extends its crackdown on Internet material it deems offensive, leading Facebook to consider blocking potentially objectionable content inside the nation, it's interesting to see how this latest battle over Web censorship relates to similar global events in recent years. Here are some notable instances of governments around the world curtailing or cutting off Internet access in their countries.

Earn Networking Credential by Taking up Cisco CCNA Certification and Training Course Posted: 21 May 2010 08:51 PM PDT Is one of the most sought after Cisco certification and it is assumed to be one of the most essential parts of networking training. A hard copy document send to the candidate is high regarded by any IT and other business circles. CCNA training acknowledges your skills in installation, implementation, and configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, routing and switching of average sized computer networks. It also qualifies you to carry out your WAN (wide area network)'s remote connection implementation. Do CCNA actually help your in career growth? If you decide to pursue your IT career at more advanced level by obtaining CCNA certificate then you have to undergo CCNA Certification Training program. These training programs help you to get yourself familiar with other important and critical networking aspects. CCNA credential will also give you to get acknowledge in networking industry. Cisco certifications refine your networking skills and the best aspect of such certification is that they are well documented and world acceptable. Mostly far-sighted employers are always in hunt for such employees with proper networking certification. Their clients express more confidence in such employees. If you get your networking certification at any professional level you very soon can move one step higher on your career path. CCNA Certification comes in two parts Part I and Part II. You cannot add value to your Resume until you pass the both levels of CCNA certification. Where I have to go for my CNNA training? IT companies particularly one networking experts offer specialized training programs to those who wants to pursue networking career with right combination of knowledge and skills. These institutes offer you special training programs and courses that help individuals to successfully earn their networking credential. CCNA training programs provides you access to their online networking training videos, distance learning classes, in-house training, boot camps and numerous other modules to train their students. Online or distance learning programs offer study material in a package of CDs for the self study of the individuals. These live training classes offer better chances of knowledge discussion among a group of different students. Boot camps are closely associated with the training of the individuals seeking networking knowledge. These training camps generally last for 7 or 1 days. Real life examples are used to make better understanding of different networking aspects. Some technology sensitive CCNA training institutes also upload their online lectures and practice questions while at the same giving access to their online lab system. The general duration of the Cisco CCNA certification training program is 6 months and on completion you can sit into your final CCNA certification exams. If you choose to get necessary certification before joining any particular networking path then you must realize what networking industry actually demands from you. It is wise to have expert onion of networking professionals that can help you choose the right and best path for your networking career. Your consultation with networking experts may consume some of your money but it helps you wisely move one step ahead in your career. Don't try to get your Cisco CCNA certification by focusing on the theoretical material. You have to focus more on live training demonstrations given by your instructor. A lot of trusted Cisco training companies offer your CCNA courses. Their fees for your training program may be higher but sometimes include the fee for your final exams. These companies pay your fee to the Cisco and get an exam date for you. It's good to have a deep look at on all the details before you get yourself enrolled for any networking training program. Such certifications are very beneficial for your career growth and you have to make rational decisions. Cisco CCNA Course mostly offers training related to the wireless networking concepts and terms, reduction of security threats and performance based skills.CCNA Cisco certification is generally obtained at an associate level but there are high level certification programs as well that you can tek as your career moves up in networking.

Our growing security quagmire Posted: 20 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Information security was always an esoteric field but with personal computing came personal security issues, culminating in the identity theft problem that concerns even the most techno-phobic of consumers. It's about to get much worse.

Google Street View Privacy Breach: Lawmakers Get Mad Posted: 20 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Want a metric for the speed of U.S. government? Just look at the response to Google Street View cars' accidental collection of private data.

Wal-Mart pushing for chip-and-pin payment cards in U.S., report says Posted: 20 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Wal-Mart wants to see chip-and-pin payment cards adopted in the United States in effort to better secure financial transactions, according to a report from the Smart Card Alliance event this week in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Embattled CEO: LifeLock service a game changer Posted: 20 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT As CEO of LifeLock Inc., Todd Davis has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Two months ago, the Federal Trade Commission slammed his company with a $12 million fine for deceptive advertising practices.

Juniper seeks to out-virtualize Cisco in data centers Posted: 20 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Juniper Networks' announcement this week of switches and routers designed to flatten and simplify legacy networks is the latest sign that this company has no intention of backing off in the face of ever stiffer data center competition from Cisco, HP and others.

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