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BBC Exposes Facebook FlawEven if you're being safe, your Facebook friends may be putting you at risk. In this BBC expose, learn how simple games and application add-ons put both you -- and your Facebook friends -- at risk of identity theft. (Full story...)
Getting OCS Right the First Time: Expert Tips for Deployment, Security and Compliance 
Join us at this eSeminar with Microsoft and FaceTime to hear how you can immediately benefit from the productivity of Unified Communications -- without exposing yourself to compliance or security risks.
You'll hear from the experts how FaceTime helps maximize your Microsoft Office Communications Server investment by enforcing use of only sanctioned IM clients, enabling policy enforcement on those communications, providing guaranteed message logging and easy retrieval of stored OCS messages – all with powerful reporting and compliance workflow capabilities. You'll also hear how FaceTime gives you proven security to prevent malware over all real-time channels, block P2P file sharing, and control VoIP applications such as Skype. May 15, 2008 12:30pm EST/9:30am PST (45 minutes) Register today
FaceForward: The FaceTime BlogBe sure to read FaceTime's blog, FaceForward, designed to facilitate the exchange of views and opinions about the changing nature of Internet communications. The blog brings important discussions about security, management and compliance for the new, real-time Internet into an open collaborative environment. Please stop by blog.FaceTime.com to read posts, leave a comment, ask a question or suggest a topic to explore. 
Special Offer for SurfControl and Websense Customers - Extended to July 31! Now that Internet communications have evolved from simple Web browsing to real-time communications including Skype, instant messaging, P2P file sharing and Unified Communications, Gartner recommends IT managers look at broader secure web gateway solutions that integrate application control and anti-malware in addition to URL filtering. FaceTime's Unified Security Gateway provides a comprehensive solution. FaceTime has extended its special pricing to SurfControl and Websense customers. Learn more and request a quote today!
IT Concern over Social Networking: 95%We knew that IT managers had concerns with social networking at the office, but what we didn't realize was just how huge those concerns were. We surveyed over 300 attendees at the RSA Conference and found out 95% were "concerned" or "very concerned" about their employees' use of social networks from the office. The biggest threat for 2008 is clear: It's the employees themselves. (Full story...) 
Here, Phishy Phishy...Want to go phish? Probably not, since your job is to fight phishing and other malicious activity. But in case you want to know just how easy it is to make a phishing site, this new 30kb program makes it frighteningly simple to make a fraudulent copy of any site on the Internet. (Full story...)
Doing UC Before UC Was CoolUnified communications is the hot trend in the IP communications space as of late, but that hype has yet to manifest itself in the form of widespread adoption. But some companies have been doing UC for years, long before it became the fad. Many say it has given them a competitive advantage. (Full story...)
Unified Communications for Productivity and CollaborationIf you're interested in rolling out a unified communications plan for your company, don't do it to save money, says research firm Gartner. Do it for productivity and collaboration. (Full story...)
10 Signs That You Aren't Cut Out to be a CIOYou've been dreaming of being a CIO since the day you started your first IT job, but now you're not so sure the title suits you. Find out if you're right for the gig by reading these 10 signs you might not be cut out to be a CIO. (Full story...)
Microsoft Helps to Break Its Own EncryptionCriminals often use the same software designed to keep the rest of us safe from data leaks. Microsoft doesn't want its software being used for crime, so it has released a toolset to law enforcement officials designed to get around criminals' growing use of encryption software. (Full story...)
Understanding Data Security Risks of P2PP2P might be an easy way to transfer media and other file data, but letting it go on inside your corporation is also risky business. A new report tells how IT managers need to carefully monitor their P2P networks for data leaks. (Full story...)
Analysis of Electronic Data:
The Tipping Point for Modern Litigation
U.S. companies face a whopping average of 305 pending lawsuits at any one time. Yikes! The discovery phase is one of the most important steps involved in litigation. As more and more content is created and stored in electronic format, e-discovery is big business. The same U.S. corporations will spend over $10 billion in 2008 to assist them in their e-discovery projects. (Full story...)
AOL to Open VoIP APIs
Following AOL's opening of its popular instant messaging program to developers, the long-time Internet company has announced plans to roll out Open Voice APIs. (Full story....)
Dealing With an IT BullyWe've all been there. We've made a mistake, maybe we even fixed the mistake in a timely fashion, but our superior wasn't happy with the process - and wasn't afraid to let us know just how unhappy he was. This helpful article from IT Career Planet explains how to deal with such an IT Bully. (Full story...) 
When Your Boss Wants You to be a Facebook FriendIt seems everyone is on Facebook these days. The social networking site that takes the social from MySpace and the networking from LinkedIn is sometimes an uncomfortable mix of personal and professional worlds. What would you do if your boss sends you a friend request on Facebook, and what's appropriate etiquette for this often awkward situation? (Full story...) |
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