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Network Security: Archive: October 2009 

Symantec' s DLP Opens to Third Party Vendors

Data Loss Prevention 10 release will integrate with vendors such as Oracle, GigaTrust, Liquid Machines and PGP Corp.

Stolen Laptop Reveals Medical Records

Hospital officials concede that a stolen laptop potentially revealed more than 33,000 patients' medical data.

Net Neutrality Action Draws Mixed Response

Reaction was passionate and highly conflicted after a recent action by the FCC regarding Net neutrality.

Spammers Target Auto Industry

A mere ten percent of the email received by auto industry and its staffers is legitimate.

Electronic Health Records: Privacy Issues Remain

Converting paper records to a digital format creates its own issues, even as it makes the health system more efficient.

Mcafee Unveils Email App as Cloud Hybrid

The security software firm is offering its new email security solution as a cloud or on-premise app, or a hybrid of both.

McAfee Launches Mac Endpoint Protection

The software includes antivirus and antispyware protection as well as a system firewall.

Google Tracks Malware on Sites

The new tool provides Webmaster with samples of the malicious code that Google's automated scanners detected on their sites.

Sophos Offers Free Data-loss Protection Apps

The move appears to be an effort to challenge similar programs sold by competing vendors.

DHS to Hire 1,000 Cybersecurity Staffers

The lead government agency that coordinates with the private sector on network security will hire as many as 1,000 cybersecurity professionals.

Web More Risky Than Ever

Hackers grow continually more sophisticated, making the Internet more dangerous with each successive season.

Security Audits: Important but Rare

A new survey finds that there is little follow-up to security audits.