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e-Discovery and IM: How to Ensure ALL Your Electronic Messages are CompliantDate: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Time: 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET Duration: One Hour Register today at: https://www.cmpnetseminars.com/ars/eventregistration. do?mode=eventreg&F=10113&K=1AA1C The new U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require companies of all sizes to understand, control, and manage all e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents they maintain as business records, and if involved in litigation, produce them according to specific requirements. Most companies have implemented solutions to archive and monitor e-mail, but fewer have established archival and retrieval systems for IM, web conferencing and other real-time communications. 
Hear from an expert panel including messaging analyst Michael Osterman from Osterman Research, litigation attorney and assistant general counsel from Electrolux North America John Heer, and FaceTime as they debate and explore:
Register now!
Information Security Magazine Hot Pick
With a straight "A" grade for effectiveness, policy control and reporting, Information Security has awarded the FaceTime Internet Security Edition with a "Hot Pick."
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U.S. House Backs Anti-Spyware Bill
The government is finally going after spyware makers. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would impose specific penalties for the fraudulent use of spyware. But software makers remain off the hook, for the time being. (Full story....)
Malware Runs Rampant on the Web
Google, the top Internet search engine, is now searching for security problems online. In its new report on Web-based malware, Google said that some of the most common malware sites were those that contained advertising, and that the average computer users have no way to protect against these malicious threats. (Full story....)
AT&T Gives VoIP Service a New PushAT&T once worried that offering VoIP services would cannibalize its sales. But times have changed. AT&T is breaking the long cease-fire among big local phone companies with a renewed push for its Internet phone service in two regions. (Full story...)
CIOs Want More Technical Skills Does your IT staff need to pursue further technical education? If you're a CIO of a company and are tired of the lacking skills of your staff, you're not alone. In a recent poll of 1,400 CIOs, a whopping 25 percent of them wanted their IT staff to improve in their technical abilities. (Full story...)
Personal Time During the WorkdayIf you're working 60 hour weeks on your own time, does your company still expect that you are doing work all the time you're in the office? Not that it should get out of hand, but a bit of personal time during the workday can be healthy for the person, and for the business. "Most employees work at least eight hours doing what they get paid to do, and intersperse personal matters when they have time," said one respondent in the global survey by NFI Research. (Full story...)
Are Security Certifications All They're Cracked Up to Be?CISSP, CBCP, CPP, CFE, CISA, GIAC, ISSA, ISACA, ISC2, SANS, CCSE, MCSE, TICSA, VCPE, RSA/CSE, CCNA, CNE, CIW, FCSS, EWSCP. Easy to decipher? No. But in the world of security certification, such acronyms can carry the same cachet as an Ivy League education or a PhD. And, often, salary is directly proportional to the number of letters you can attach to your name or resume. (Full story...)
First ID Number Spoofing Attacks Against Popular TwitterTwitter, the social networking service that allows users to send "updates" (text-based posts, called "tweets", up to 140 characters long) via SMS, instant messaging, or through other easy means, isn't 100 percent secure. There's no "bullet-proof" authentication- at this time it is pretty easy to impersonate someone because of the lack of authentication. There's been a few fake Steve Jobs on Twitter. Is anyone trying to impersonate you? (Full story...)
Skype Worm Jumps to ICQ, MSN Too
Have you heard of the Stration worm? A new variant of the bug has jumped from Skype to the ICQ and MSN Messenger networks. The latest variant popped up earlier this week, according to Chris Boyd, a researcher at FaceTime Communications. (Full story....)
The Six Best Practices of IT SecurityIt calls for a good laugh to point fun at IT "stupid mistakes." The truth is, however, that stupid mistakes happen, and the best thing to do is to figure out how to prevent them before you're kicking yourself. Here are six practical tips to get you on your way to avoiding these problems. Click here to learn more... 
Droids and Jedis and Stormtroopers, Oh MyAny self-proclaimed geek loves Star Wars. And this reporter for CNET is no exception. If you're not an official member of the Star Wars fan club, you might want to read all about his trip to the recent Star Wars fan fest in Los Angeles. (Full story...) |
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