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Quick Bytes: Bad Education

- About one-third of data breaches occur in the educational sector, according to a study by Madison, Wisconsin-based J. Campana & Associates, yet the industry comprises less than 1 percent of total organizations.

A Site to See: PassPub

- Many people don’t secure their wireless router with a password. That could be a reason to visit PassPub, which can automatically generate passwords specifically tailored to the security protocols of wireless routers.

New in Plaintext: Network Security Assessment

- This text helps readers sort through vulnerabilities to identify the real threats to network security.

RoboForm Enterprise

- Password manager RoboForm has released an enterprise version to help employees quickly and securely access a growing number of Web-based company applications.

Measuring True Security Risk

- When planning expenditures, IT security managers should work with other department heads to assess the company's overall risk.

Behind the Numbers: Malware Infections by Industry

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Behind the Numbers: Data Security Errors by Industry

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Hotel Internet Security

- Hotel Internet network security varies widely, according to a recent Cornell study. A relatively common weakness is the use of hub technology, for example, which can be hacked fairly easily. Researchers advise connecting with a virtual private network if possible and to try to use Web sites with Secure Socket Layer protection.

Site to See: Robtex

-  Find out why Robtex calls itself the "Swiss Army Knife Internet tool."

New in Plain Text: Data Security

-  Only risk-based methodologies can secure today's mission-critical IT systems, argues Dan Greer, Jr, in Economics and Strategies of Data Security.

Numbers

-  61 The percentage of mid-sized companies that reported a hacking or unauthorized intrusion in 2008, according to a study conducted by Amplitude Research. That’s up from 49 percent in 2007 and 44 percent in 2006.

Securing the Clouds

-  One new product helps companies secure their virtual machines even when they are "in the cloud."