Integrating Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation: Guidelines to Maximize Performance and Benefits   11 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
(Source: Patchlink) According to a recent Gartner research, organizations that implement an effective Vulnerability Management Program will experience a 60 percent reduction in successful external attacks. The purpose of this paper is to outline the process for successfully integrating vulnerability scanning and remediation capabilities to ensure your organization maintains a secure environment while complying with internal and external security policies.

Source: Computerworld

Best Practices for Implementing NAC: Why Remediation is the Key to Maximizing NAC Capabilities   11 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
(Source: Patchlink) The ability to assess and evaluate endpoint's policy and remediate any vulnerabilities and mis-configurations are the most important elements of the NAC architecture. In this whitepaper you will learn best practices approach to implementing an effective NAC architecture with vulnerability assessment and remediation at the core.

Source: Computerworld

Hackers audition Yahoo Messenger exploits   11 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Users of Yahoo's Messenger software should patch the program as soon as possible, security vendors said today, because hackers are now using exploits that target the instant messaging application.

Source: Computerworld

OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systems   11 Jun 2007 11:57 GMT
Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says.
Source: ZDNet

Retailers Fuming Over Card Data Security Rules   11 Jun 2007 05:00 GMT
Retailers attending the ERIexchange conference in Boston complained that security standards imposed by credit card companies are costly to implement and leave them with an unfair burden in securing credit card data.

Source: Computerworld

Credit Union Bills TJX $590k for Breach Costs   11 Jun 2007 05:00 GMT
A credit union in Massachusetts has sent TJX an invoice for $590,000 to cover the monetary costs and reputational damage that the financial institution says it incurred as a result of the data breach disclosed by the retailer in January.

Source: Computerworld

Global Dispatches   11 Jun 2007 05:00 GMT
Global Dispatches: Royal Bank of Scotland blames hardware problems for an IT shutdown; and a staffing firm begins installing packaged ERP software from U.K. vendor Agresso Ltd.

Source: Computerworld

At Deadline   11 Jun 2007 05:00 GMT
Short items about late-breaking IT news developments.

Source: Computerworld

Briefs   11 Jun 2007 05:00 GMT
Brief IT news items.

Source: Computerworld

Drawn to Vegas by Virtualization   11 Jun 2007 05:00 GMT
Mathias Thurman heads to Interop to learn the security implications of VMs and configuration management databases.

Source: Computerworld