Small Biz IT Update: Do your security homework

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Title: Small Business IT Update

October 13, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Small Business IT Update NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > HP, #1 in customer support.   > HP's Upgrade Assessment Resource Center Brought to you in partnership with: IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Assess for security success   >  Express offers Lotus new hope in SMB market   >  Survey: SOA prominent in 2005 budgets   >  More headlines   >  There's a word for people like you   >  The Missing Link: Cheney reaction -- site snafu sends surfers to Soros Assess for security success [SearchSmallBizIT.com] You can't rely on technology alone for reliable security systems and policies. Michael Gregg offers some planning tips. MORE INFO: > View our IT Security Survival Guide > Ask our security expert, Michael Gregg, a question   Check out free HP How to Guide on Network Security The network and data security measures you put in place for your business -- from a firewall to a data backup system -- are physical manifestations of business rules. You make business decisions about how important your computer network and the data it holds are to your business, and how you want to protect it. Security systems are the implementation of those business decisions. Click here to view this HP Security White Paper.   Express offers Lotus new hope in SMB market [SearchDomino.com] It's estimated that just 16% of medium-sized companies use Domino, but some say small companies often overlook Domino's robust collaboration features. Survey: SOA prominent in 2005 budgets [SearchWebServices.com] A Yankee Group survey of 473 enterprise decision makers reveals that companies have put aside money for service-oriented architectures. More headlines [From around the Web] The top five IT myths (SearchCIO.com) House OKs bill imposing spyware fines (Associated Press) Gates: Microsoft to offer anti-spyware (CNET News.com) Desktop Linux making inroads at SMBs (SearchSmallBizIT.com) FEATURED TOPIC:  Backup, disaster recovery and security policy Half the SMB security battle is how to give your data the necessary safety nets. Here are tips on backup and disaster recovery best practices; learn how to make security policies to keep security on the front burner.   Assessing the Imaging and Printing Environment Download this paper and learn how optimizing your imaging and printing environment can increase productivity and reduce costs. You'll get an overview of multi-function products and how to develop a strong printing and imaging infrastructure plan. Read it in HP's Upgrade Assessment Resource Center.   IT GLOSSARY CHALLENGE:  There's a word for people like you Actually, it's two words adapted from its TV-related counterpart. If you're addicted to the online, if you'd rather play e-games than read a book or go on a date, if you can't get enough of chat rooms, you could be one of these. Can you guess the term before you peek? QUICK POLL:  Security scares What is your biggest IT security concern? Cheney reaction -- site snafu sends surfers to Soros [Associated Press] Here's a perfect example of why it's important to distinguish your dot coms from your dot orgs. When Vice President Cheney told debate watchers to go to FactCheck.com for the facts about his Halliburton dealings, little did he know he was directing them to a business based in the Cayman Islands. When that site became super-swamped with hits, the irate -- and evidently partisan -- company redirected visitors to a site run by George Soros, the billionaire Bush basher who is going to great (and expensive) lengths to kick Cheney and his boss to the political curb. Oops. Cheney, of course, meant FactCheck.org. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchSmallBizIT: Small Business IT Tech Tip SearchSmallBizIT: White Paper Alerts SearchSmallBizIT: Webcast Alert Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?cid=493684&lid=430722&track=NL-118 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494