Success Formula for Discussion Forums in Financial Services

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• Success Formula for Discussion Forums in Financial Services
• Microsoft releases beta of upgraded Security Essentials
• Dell warns of malware on server motherboards
• Obama considers fate of UK NASA hacker
• Information Commissioner steps up FOI enforcement
• DHS, vendors unveil open source intrusion detection engine
• Don't Wait for Adobe Sandboxing to Secure PDF Viewing
• Unified security
• Siemens: German customer hit by industrial worm

Success Formula for Discussion Forums in Financial Services Posted: 21 Jul 2010 06:56 AM PDT They see the benefit of the tool in a strict learning environment, but have difficulty seeing its use in an expanded role. Of course, there's no easy answers here, but lots we can discuss and learn around this. Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs Brought to you by: Informal Learning Flow

Microsoft releases beta of upgraded Security Essentials Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Microsoft has released a beta for the next version of its free security software, Security Essentials, according to a blog post.

Dell warns of malware on server motherboards Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Dell is apparently warning customers that "a small number" of its PowerEdge R410 server motherboards may contain malicious software.

Obama considers fate of UK NASA hacker Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT NASA hacker Gary McKinnon could be spared trial to the US after Barack Obama told Prime Minister David Cameron he would try to find an 'appropriate solution' to the ongoing battle over McKinnon's extradition to the US.

Information Commissioner steps up FOI enforcement Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT The Information Commissioner has announced a range of measures that public authorities will face if they continually fail to comply with the Freedom of Information Act or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

DHS, vendors unveil open source intrusion detection engine Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT An open source foundation partially funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security unveiled an open source engine it said improves on past technologies built to detect and prevent network intrusions.

Don't Wait for Adobe Sandboxing to Secure PDF Viewing Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Adobe has revealed that it will strengthen the security controls in the Adobe Reader application by adding sandboxing in the next release. With malicious attacks targeting Adobe products more frequently, it is definitely a move in the right direction, but there are also more secure PDF reader alternatives you can start using today.

Unified security Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Sometimes it seems that we are looking at cyberattacks through pinhole cameras. We apply separate tools to monitor attacks on our perimeters (firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems), attacks mediated through malware (antimalware products), attacks mediated by deception (antiphishing solutions) and attacks on data in motion (traffic analysis and logging for networks) and on data at rest (system and application logging). Each component contributes valuable information but we rarely seem to correlate all the data into coherent cyber situational awareness.

Siemens: German customer hit by industrial worm Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT Siemens confirmed Tuesday that one of its customers has been hit by a new worm designed to steal secrets from industrial control systems.

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