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Google Account Security ChecklistGoogle today pushed a “Security Checklist,” primarily designed for Gmail users but something useful for all Google Accounts and Google Apps users. Several of the tips are obvious, but some tips and features that Google references may not be commonly used or paid attention to.

New Information Security Resource Provides Guidance that Addresses the People, Process, Organization and Technology Aspects of Information Security. The ISACA this week published the Business Model for Information Security (BMIS), as an educational resource for security professionals and to provide comprehensive guidance that addresses the people, process, organization and technology aspects of information security.

Symantec's New LogoSymantec today officially launched its new company logo. The company says that the new logo “symbolizes the company's focus on enabling confidence and ensuring customers have simple and secure access to their information from anywhere, seamlessly moving between their personal and professional lives.”

Situation Management Solution for Electric Utilities Improves Security Operations and ComplianceOne of the main challenges being faced by electric utilities in the United States today is ensuring effective security operations that can handle incidents in real time, with limited resources across hundreds of sites that are often equipped with thousands of monitored sensors and multiple disparate security and safety systems.

Akamai Employee Arrested on Wire Fraud Charges. Accused of Trying to Sell Information to a Foreign Government.An employee of Akamai Technologies was arrested and charged today in federal court with secretly providing confidential business information to a person he believed to be an agent of a foreign government.

Cyber Protest Group Launches DDoS Attacks Against Spain's Copyright Society 

Protecting Your Data from The Automated Cyber Mafia

AT&T to Offer First Carrier-Provided, Two Factor Encryption Service for Smartphones

Threats from Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)

McAfee and Citrix Systems have delivered the first product of a joint collaboration announced earlier this year to make virtual desktop security simpler and more scalable for large enterprise deployments. Released today at the Citrix Synergy conference in Berlin, McAfee Management for Optimized Virtualized Environments AntiVirus (MOVE AV) has been specifically designed for Citrix XenDesktop, helping customers secure corporate data and applications delivered to virtual desktops running on servers in the datacenter.

Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance and AnyConnect 3.0 Bring Enhanced Security and Performance Features to the EnterpriseCisco announced new products and services this week across several elements of its “Borderless Network Architecture,” Cisco’s vision of connecting anyone, anywhere, on any device -- securely, reliably, and seamlessly.

GFI Software today announced the top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of September 2010.

A new report issued by Verizon this week on compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) reveals that only 22 percent of the organizations assessed were PCI compliant at the time of their initial examination. But compliance is worth the trouble. According to the report, organizations that suffer credit card data breaches are 50 percent less likely to be PCI compliant.

While Bugs May No Longer Be Free, Exploits Really Want To Be

Acquisition Expands Company’s Research Capabilities for IDS/IPS and Malware DetectionQualys, a provider of on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that it has acquired Nemean Networks in a deal that was actually completed back on August 31, 2010.

ThreatMetrix, a provider of fraud prevention solutions, today announced that it has secured $12.1 million in financing in a Series C round.

President Obama announced today his intent to appoint James Q. Crowe, Level 3 Communications’ Chief Executive Officer to the position of Chair of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).

iTunes Users Targeted in Massive Phishing AttackUpdated - 12:25AM 10/5/2010

The results a study that examined Federal chief information officers’ (CIO) and chief information security officers’ (CISO) perceptions and usage experiences for CyberScope was released today.CyberScope is the new Federal Information Security Management Act’s (FISMA) online reporting created by the Obama administration to streamline the reporting process, enhance analysis, and reduce the $2.3 billion the federal government spends on compliance each year.