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2010: A Security Odyssey
Thursday, November 16, 2006
2010: A Security Odyssey:

"Today's enterprises are not spending their security dollars wisely, often shelling out vast sums to protect their least-sensitive digital information while ignoring common risks like insider threats and paper theft - a situation that security experts insist is likely to get worse over the next four years.

Recent research conducted by analyst firm Forrester Research Inc., in Cambridge, Mass., indicates that organizations are spending millions on security, but not in the areas where the risk is greatest."
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Qualys Security Scan Made Available for Free
Qualys Security Scan Made Available for Free:

"Qualys, provider of on demand vulnerability management and policy compliance solutions, announced today the availability of a free network scanning service to help companies find and eliminate vulnerabilities listed in the annual SANS Top 20 update for 2006 that is being announced today at a press conference in Central Hall Westminster, London . The SANS Top 20 is designed by the SANS Institute and security experts from industry and government to provide organizations with a prioritized list of newly discovered exposures to their networks. Qualys' free scan for the 2006 SANS Top 20 is available at https://sans20.qualys.com."
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Hoffacker Charged with Hacking System
Network Security - Hoffacker Charged with Hacking System:

"Prosecutors have alleged that Stevan Hoffacker, who worked for Source Media and its predecessor company from 1998 to 2003, hacked into the company's e-mail network and sent e-mails to two Source Media employees in August and in September of this year, alerting them that they might lose their jobs. The messages were sent from a Yahoo account, according to court documents. "
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IT Director Charged with Hacking Former Employer
A former Source Media Inc. executive was charged with hacking into the company's computer system three years after he was dismissed, and tipping off employees whose jobs were in jeopardy, prosecutors said Wednesday.

In a press release, the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan said Stevan Hoffacker, the company's one-time director of information technology and later vice president of technology, was charged with one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer network.

Source Media is the New York publisher of American Banker, the Bond Buyer and other financial publications. It is a unit of Bahrain's Investcorp.





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