Issue 11

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New Standard For IT Governance

The growing importance of IT governance is reflected in fact that a new international standard on the subject is due for publication at the end of May. Known as ISO/IEC 38500, this long-awaited standard for the corporate governance of IT has been developed under the fast track procedure of the International Standards Organisation (ISO).
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Network Nightmare #6 - Unprotected Laptops

By Nick Hutton
With so many staff working at home one or two days a week, and everyone wanting connectivity from anywhere in the world, laptops have become very important tools.
Pretty much every organization now has a VPN to give staff remote access across the Internet, yet only a tiny minority understand how much at risk they are from laptops. If an attacker were able to gain control of a lost or stolen laptop, they would have access to all the information stored on it plus the opportunity to connect to the corporate network via the VPN.
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Global Initiative Launched To Fight Cyber Threats

The first global public-private initiative to fight cyber terrorism has been launched at the World Cyber Security Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism (IMPACT) is dedicated to bringing together governments, industry leaders and cyber security experts to prevent and respond to cyber threats.
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Security Spending Set To Rise Despite Credit Crunch

Research company IDC has predicted that spending on IT security will increase in Western Europe during 2008 despite the uncertainty created by the unsettled economic conditions.
The results of its research indicate that the spending on the various components of IT security, hardware, software and services will increase to €12.5bn during 2008. This is an increase of more than 17% on the 2007 figure of €10.6bn.
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A Pre-emptive Strike Against Data Breaches

Organizations that experience a breach of confidential data can pay a very high price for the loss or theft of personal data. Aside from the cost of restitution, the unauthorised disclosure by an organization of personally identifiable information can result in substantial costs to that organization, whether expended on legal counsel, lost customers or regulatory fines, while the price of reputation or brand damage can be incalculably high.
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SIEM Market Continues To Grow

Gartner's recently published report Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management indicates that SIEM is one of the fastest-growing security markets, with a growth rate of more than 50% in 2006, 30% in 2007 and estimated revenue reaching more than $800m in 2007.
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Dramatic Growth Of Srizbi Botnet

According to new research, a single botnet has grown so dramatically in the past two months that it now accounts for half of all spam. The research, undertaken by Marshal, claims that the Srizbi botnet has steadily increased its network since the beginning of 2008 and is now the world's largest spam botnet.
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