Facebook agrees to install 'panic button'

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• Facebook agrees to install 'panic button'
• How to keep Windows XP SP2 safer after Microsoft stops patching
• Microsoft Expands Beta for Windows Intune
• A third of Brits don't check holiday travel websites
• Microsoft expands Intune beta to 10,000 more users
• Anonymous malice and e-mail protocol
• Case study: Hungry for virtual server security
• The challenges of cloud security
• Review: Firewall operations management
• The White House plan to safeguard cyberspace
• The virtual blind spot

Facebook agrees to install 'panic button' Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Facebook has revealed it will install an app on the social network that allows web users to access the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) reporting centre as well as advice on staying safe online.

How to keep Windows XP SP2 safer after Microsoft stops patching Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Tuesday marks the end of patches for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). If you're still running that edition of XP, you can still take steps to protect your PC.

Microsoft Expands Beta for Windows Intune Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Microsoft kicks off its annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) today in Washington, DC. One of the first announcements to come out of the event is about the new features and expanded availability of the Windows Intune beta.

A third of Brits don't check holiday travel websites Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT One in three Brits are putting themselves at risk of fraud because they do confirm the authenticity of travel providers before giving out their credit card details when booking a holiday online, says GetSafeOnline.org.

Microsoft expands Intune beta to 10,000 more users Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Microsoft's hosted desktop management service Intune moves to the second beta stage

Anonymous malice and e-mail protocol Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT A couple of incidents recently reminded me of principles I teach my students in computing courses about how to govern ourselves when using e-mail.

Case study: Hungry for virtual server security Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT When it comes to sampling innovative technology, Schwan Foods, a multibillion-dollar frozen food producer, digs right in.

The challenges of cloud security Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Some IT execs dismiss public cloud services as being too insecure to trust with critical or sensitive application workloads and data. But not Doug Menefee, CIO of Schumacher Group, an emergency management firm in Lafayette, La.

Review: Firewall operations management Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Anyone running multiple firewalls in a complex, enterprise environment knows how difficult it can be to catch misconfigurations, avoid conflicting rules, identify vulnerabilities and meet auditing and compliance mandates.

The White House plan to safeguard cyberspace Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT The plan to "reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities and improve online privacy protections" floated in June by Howard Schmidt, the Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President, is comprehensive and an important step in the right direction.

The virtual blind spot Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Malicious hypervisors. Subversive virtual machines. Live migration impersonators. Welcome to the world of server virtualization, where the threats are new and the traditional security tools like firewalls and intrusion-prevention systems don't cut it anymore. Unfortunately, at many enterprises, security strategies haven't kept pace with the shift to x.86 server virtualization http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2010/ndc2/032210-ndc-tools-trends.html?source=nww_rss . "Many companies that have virtualized environments haven't contemplated the security ramifications of what they're doing yet," says Forrester analyst John Kindervag.

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