Group to examine cloud standards

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• Group to examine cloud standards
• Freebie JonDo Protects Your Identity Online
• HP consolidates, protects data centers
• Hackers vandalise 200 web sites, cripple 150
• HP draws on Avaya as a unified communications partner vs. Cisco
• Asian SMBs focused on protecting their information
• Social networks leak your information, study says
• You Are Here: Scary New Location Privacy Risks
• The pros and cons of Windows 7 security
• Misconfigured Cisco gear could lead to Wi-Fi breach
• State of the CSO 2010: Progress and peril
• VMware co-founder tackles virtualization at Cisco

Group to examine cloud standards Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the "Cloudchasers" series of podcasts hosted by noted raconteur Mathew T. Grant. This one included Ajay Sharma, the product marketing manager for identity management at Novell, and myself talking about "Identity and the enterprise cloud."

Freebie JonDo Protects Your Identity Online Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT JonDo (free) anonymizes your connections using a proxy service, so that a Web site or other Internet destination won't be able to see where you're really coming from. But while the software is free, and there's also a free level of service, it'll still cost you a good deal of connection speed.

HP consolidates, protects data centers Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT HP this week unveiled data center switching and security products designed to simplify server connectivity and protect data in a converged infrastructure.

Hackers vandalise 200 web sites, cripple 150 Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT The web sites of more than a whopping 200 Australian organisations were hijacked and vandalised in a spate of hacks last week.

HP draws on Avaya as a unified communications partner vs. Cisco Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT HP has brought Avaya into its alliance partners program in a move that will help it compete against Cisco by offering more choices to customers interested in unified communications and contact centers.

Asian SMBs focused on protecting their information Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs with 10 to 499 employees) are now focused on making protecting their information their highest IT priority, according to Symantec.

Social networks leak your information, study says Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT A study finds that shows that mobile social networks are giving data about users' physical locations to tracking sites and other social networking services.

You Are Here: Scary New Location Privacy Risks Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT Location-based services on a mobile phone are terrifically helpful when you need to find a nearby business or directions to the freeway. They're also terrifically helpful to advertisers, government agencies and even stalkers who can use them to track your every move.

The pros and cons of Windows 7 security Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT Businesses are eyeing a transition to Microsoft Windows 7, and with a wealth of security features that are part of it, it's worth figuring out the good and bad about each of them, says Gartner analyst Neil MacDonald, who notes in some cases, third-party security products might be the better fit.

Misconfigured Cisco gear could lead to Wi-Fi breach Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT Users of a popular Cisco Systems wireless access point may be setting themselves up for trouble if they leave a WPA wireless migration feature enabled, according to researchers at Core Security Technologies.

State of the CSO 2010: Progress and peril Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT Security is very old in most respects, yet very young in others. As a corporate discipline, security unfortunately languished for years in the basement.

VMware co-founder tackles virtualization at Cisco Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT VMware co-founder Ed Bugnion, now at Cisco, is making sure the network adapts to the age of virtualization.

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