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Vulnerability Assessment

Type: Keyphrase
Name: Vulnerability Assessment
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Metasploit's expected entry into the commercial penetration testing market is the latest step toward making pen testing more mainstreamDarkReadingPenetration testing, once considered a risky practice for the enterprise and even a tool for evil hacking ... [Dark Reading - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Tags: Dell, Event Tracker, HP, Prism, VMWare, monitoring, security, servers, virtualizationChannel: Security, VirtualizationServer virtualization is one of the most complex operational projects that most large organizations are undertaking. Unfortunately ... [Network Computing - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
(Prudent Press Agency)--- There are a lot of reasons your organization needs to conduct vulnerability testing. It can be done to perform a checkup of your overall web security system. If there are a number of servers in your organization then the vulnerability ... [Prudent Press Agency - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
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Cloud computing users face problems including loss of control over data, difficulties proving compliance, and additional legal risks as data moves from one legal jurisdiction to another, according to a assessement of from the European Network and Information ... [CIO Magazine - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents
NEW DELHI: Recognising that Naxal violence could cripple India as a growing economic power, the corporate sector has proposed deeper international cooperation and private sector involvement in securing domestic and international borders.Ficci taskforce ... [Times of India - 11/15/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Part of the ECT News NetworkIt's around this time of year that we often see lists of the top new security and IT threats on the horizon. That sort of information has its place -- everyone should be aware of trends in their profession. Just don't let tomorrow's ... [E-Commerce Times - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
More water research is neededUSAID[JOHANNESBURG] Africa's freshwater resources are under serious threat from climate change and urgent adaptation measures are needed, says a study.The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report 'Fresh Water Under Threat, Vulnerability ... [SciDev.Net - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents
White Hat founder and CEO Jeremiah Grossman said more improvements are needed, but companies can learn from firms taking website security seriously. ... [CIO Decisions - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 3 Documents
Photo: Abdullah Shaheen/IRINNine million Afghans survive on less than 66 US cents a dayKABUL, 5 November 2009 (IRIN) - The average per capita monthly expenditure of nine million Afghans is less than 66 US cents a day, and millions of other Afghans spend ... [IRIN - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
(Telecompaper) Over half (56%) of 6,545 observed wireless Wi-Fi networks in Dublin, Cork and Limerick are vulnerable to attack, according to the latest wireless vulnerability assessment by Deloitte... ... [Telecom Paper - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Agent or agent-less? Point solution or suite component? CISOs and analysts offer dos and don'ts for finding the patch management software that's right for your organization.» add a commentPatch management software helps organizations acquire, test and ... [CSO Magazine - 11/09/2009]
First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 1 Documents
NEW DELHI: Recognising that Naxal violence could cripple India as a growing economic power, the corporate sector has proposed deeper international cooperation and private sector involvement in securing domestic and international borders.FICCI taskforce ... [Times of India - 11/09/2009]

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...has been a bit too edgy up until now to fully integrate with the more safe and steady-as-she-goes vulnerability assessment scanning,' Selby says. "But that's changing: Over the coming year, we'll see better integration with the existing partnerships Core and Immunity have. And with the rapid integration of Rapid7 and Metasploit, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing will become better defined in the minds of run-of-the-mill security specialists and managers."
...Rime is a graduate of the University of California-Berkeley with a bachelor s degree in Political Science. Deke George, CEO of NetSPI, said that "We are very excited about bringing Nelson on board to build on our company's momentum and develop a strong presence on the East Coast." About NetSPI NetSPI, a privately held Minneapolis-based information-security consulting company, was founded in 2001...
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report "Fresh Water Under Threat, Vulnerability Assessment of Freshwater Resources to Environmental Change, Africa" was released at the 2nd Africa Water Week in South Africa last week (November 9–13)
...Three main players remain in the point solution market: BigFix, Lumension and Shavlik. Still, Colville says, "no vendor can make a full business on just patch management, so they've brought in other functions." For instance, BigFix has broadened its security focus to include more configuration functions (such as inventory and software distribution), she says...

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James Cash, Jr., Ph.D., Joins Veracode Board [Dark Reading - 5 hours ago]
EU Security Agency Highlights Cloud Computing R... [CIO Magazine - 11/20/2009]
Vulnerability Testing is Required to Strengthen... [Prudent Press Agency - 11/19/2009]
Prism Adds Much-Needed Monitoring [Network Computing - 11/19/2009]
NetSPI Names Nelson Rime to Open First East Coa... [Freshnews.com - 11/19/2009]
Penetration Testing Grows Up [Dark Reading - 11/19/2009]
Critical Watch Strategic Alliance With M.Tech E... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/19/2009]
Web application vulnerability assessment shows ... [CIO Decisions - 11/18/2009]
Critical Watch Strategic Alliance With M.Tech E... [Street Insider - 11/18/2009]
NetSPI Names Nelson Rime to Open First East Coa... [DMN Newswire - 11/18/2009]
NetSPI Names Nelson Rime to Open First East Coa... [Business Wire - 11/18/2009]
Africa must act to tackle water crisis, says re... [SciDev.Net - 11/17/2009]
Back to Basics: 5 Things IT Could Do Better in ... [E-Commerce Times - 11/17/2009]
EA States Ask for Donor Help On Climate Change [AllAfrica.com - 11/17/2009]
World Summit on Food Security Highlights for Mo... [IISD - 11/17/2009]
'Naxals threat to India's eco power' [Times of India - 11/15/2009]
Safe Holliday online shopping with GamaSec Webs... [Prlog - 11/15/2009]
Free "HealthCheck" for Website Securi... [ComplianceHome - 11/13/2009]
How to Compare Patch Management Software [ITworld.com - 11/13/2009]
Over 157,000 Need Food Relief [Individual.com - 11/12/2009]
RP watersheds checked to avert looming water cr... [Individual.com - 11/12/2009]
Tanzania: Over 157,000 Need Food Relief [AllAfrica.com - 11/12/2009]
CORE IMPACT Pro Recognized as One of the 20 Mos... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/10/2009]
Cenzic Report: More Web Attacks Exploit Faults ... [Dark Reading - 11/10/2009]
Firms not ready for data breaches, says survey [Computing.co.uk - 11/10/2009]
Yangtze warned to prepare for more droughts, fl... [WWF - 11/10/2009]
Naxals could hit investment climate, warns FICCI [Times of India - 11/09/2009]
How to Compare Patch Management Software [CIO Magazine - 11/09/2009]
How to Compare Patch Management Software [CSO Magazine - 11/09/2009]
How to Compare Patch Management Software [NetworkWorld - 11/09/2009]
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Yangtze Basin to Face More Droughts, Floods and... [Green Car Congress - 11/11/2009]
Temperatures across China’s Yangtze River Basin could increase from 1.5 to 2 °C (2.7 to 3.6 °F) over the next 50 years, while extreme weather events will also become ...
Yangtze Basin to Face More Droughts, Floods and... [Green Car Congress - 11/11/2009]
Temperatures across China’s Yangtze River Basin could increase from 1.5 to 2 °C (2.7 to 3.6 °F) over the next 50 years, while extreme weather events will ...
REC Market inundated with consumer credits [Larvatus Prodeo - 10/27/2009]
Today’s Fin led with the news that the upturn in consumer spending has put pressure on the market in RECs, whose price is a kind of scoreboard for the renewable ...
Feldman comments on HPC in the cloud [insideHPC - 06/08/2009]
Michael Feldman brings together several examples of working HPC use in the cloud in a recent blog piece at HPCwire For example, the company was able to rent CPU ...
Security Expert Suggests Twitter Focus on Outpu... [ReadWriteWeb - 04/19/2009]
Twitter's status blog this morning announced that Twitter has addressed the most recent variant of the Mikeyy worm but recommends that you still avoid viewing the ...
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