Secret Service cracks down on cybercrime

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* Secret Service cracks down on cybercrime * Your CEO, exposed! * IronPort C60 secures e-mail from all sides * Security losses can be less than high-tech * US senator introduces phishing penalties bill * Microsoft says no new security patches this month * Cabir mobile phone virus spreads to France, Japan * Product Guide: Dell PowerEdge 1855

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SECRET SERVICE CRACKS DOWN ON CYBERCRIME

Last week, I spoke with Brian Nagel, assistant director of the Secret Service's Office of Investigations. The Secret Service is famous as the agency that provides bodyguards to the president -- at one time Nagel served in the Presidential Protective Division -- but both he and the agency do far more than that nowadays. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C0CA76:353CA35

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YOUR CEO, EXPOSED!

On a recent business trip with a couple of colleagues, I learned that my otherwise sober workmate had a special fondness for trashy tabloids like Star Magazine and Us Weekly. When offered a glance at these publications on a long cross-country flight, I firmed my grip on my New Yorker and kept my Harvard Business Review at the ready. I would have none of this Brad-and-Jen prattle. I sneered at celebrity garbage, resting comfortably in my superiority to "journalists" who depend on the antics of the rich and famous for their livelihood. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C0CA72:353CA35

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IRONPORT C60 SECURES E-MAIL FROM ALL SIDES

E-mail administrators have their hands full these days. They have to protect against spam, phishing, viruses, and address-verification robots while ensuring that content policies are enforced and messages properly encrypted. The IronPort C60 addresses all these issues from a single appliance, combining the power of Symantec Brightmail's anti-spam engine, Sophos anti-virus technology, and IronPort's Reputation Filters and reporting tools. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C0CA74:353CA35

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SECURITY LOSSES CAN BE LESS THAN HIGH-TECH

Last week, I talked about the hack of Paris Hilton's T-Mobile system and the subsequent, uh, exposure of much of her personal data on the Internet. The hack of the T-Mobile system took a bit of intelligence, some skull work, and no doubt a bit of elbow grease. You can almost respect the person or persons who committed this act, as heinous as it is. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C0CA73:353CA35

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US SENATOR INTRODUCES PHISHING PENALTIES BILL

WASHINGTON - A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would allow prison time of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 for people who design fake Web sites for the purposes of stealing money or credit card numbers. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C0CA71:353CA35

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MICROSOFT SAYS NO NEW SECURITY PATCHES THIS MONTH

Microsoft does not plan to release any security bulletins or patches this month despite claims from IT security companies that flaws require fixing. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C0CA75:353CA35

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CABIR MOBILE PHONE VIRUS SPREADS TO FRANCE, JAPAN

Mobile phones infected with the Cabir virus have turned up in Japan and France, according to antivirus software company F-Secure of Helsinki. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=C0CA70:353CA35

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PRODUCT GUIDE: DELL POWEREDGE 1855

Dell's dual-processor blade system is a huge advance from its earlier Pentium III-based offering. It leads the market in network connectivity, thanks to the dual PCI-X/PCI Express daughter cards on each server and flexible communications bays. However, the system's rack-mount density lags behind the density offered by other top-tier vendors, and Dell offers fewer processor choices, lacks integrated optical storage, and has weaker server management software.

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