Amazon EC2 debacle drags on into Day 2

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	Amazon EC2 debacle drags on into Day 2 Amazon isn't saying exatly what's wrong, but its East Coast outage that has sidelined some big-name Web sites hosted by Amazon EC2 is still limiting service. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Guidelines for Choosing a QSA The independent white paper in this security KnowledgeVault is just one of the resources to help you make the right decision. It details the top 5 questions to ask a prospective QSA firm and offers guidelines on everything from making sure they adequately handle compensating controls to assessing their expertise with virtualization. Learn more. In this Issue Video: Amazon's EC2 outage Researchers make weak passwords strong with CAPTCHAs plus an algorithm State Police can suck data out of cell phones in under two minutes Security start-up gives PC shoulder surfers the cold shoulder Dropbox CTO responds to privacy concerns Security firm founder Kaspersky's son reportedly kidnapped in Russia WHITE PAPER: Splice Communications The Benefits of Outsourcing Telecom Management Choosing the right network solutions provider (NSP) will help businesses improve network reliability, service quality, operating efficiency, billing accuracy and better allocation of resources – all reducing the total cost of ownership of your network infrastructure. Many companies have realized the benefits of working with an NSP. Read now! Video: Amazon's EC2 outage Keith Shaw chats with Network World's Jon Brodkin about the Amazon EC2 cloud service outage and what it means to businesses considering using cloud services. Read More Researchers make weak passwords strong with CAPTCHAs plus an algorithm Researchers have found a way to get around the persistent problem of remembering strong passwords -- break them in two in such a way that one part is easy to remember and is used to encrypt and decrypt the other part that is long and complex. Read More WHITE PAPER: Coyote Point Ensuring Disaster Recovery with Equalizer and Envoy In this paper, we'll explore how to use Coyote Point's Envoy to ensure 24x7 availability and fast connections for web content deployed at more than one geo¬graphic location or data center. See this and other independent product reviews available by clicking here. Read More State Police can suck data out of cell phones in under two minutes Michigag State Police have a device that captures all the information stored on mobile phones but won't say how and when they use it. Read More Security start-up gives PC shoulder surfers the cold shoulder Start-up Oculis Labs says it's got security software that obscures the display on a computer screen when a user walks away or when someone approaches within 15 feet of it while it's in use in order to prevent people from peeping over other people's shoulders to see what they're up to. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Defending the Assault on Your Data Learn how turning to outside help, specifically designed for small and midsized businesses, can affordably provide the protection you need. It's just one of the resources, along with expert Webcasts and IDG security survey results, you'll find in this data security KnowledgeVault. Learn more. Dropbox CTO responds to privacy concerns Dropbox has alwlays been willing to decrypt and hand over customer files to federal authorities armed with the appropriate warrants, but stating that policy explicitly has caused a flap for the storage/synching service provider. Read More Security firm founder Kaspersky's son reportedly kidnapped in Russia Several news services are reporting that the son of Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky Labs, has been kidnapped for ransom in Russia. Read More
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