TechTarget News Roundup --- March 27, 2006

SearchAppSecurity.com:
Protecting the crown jewels of IT -- the application layer
http://searchappsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid92_gci1174896,00.html
Risk at the application layer was one of the themes at Boston's SecureWorld, but both security tools vendors and attendees stress more education is needed among developer communities.

SearchOpenSource.com:
Golden's Rules: Why new chips + Xen = dream machines
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid39_gci1176065,00.html
Consultant Bernard Golden explains why new multi-core processors from Intel and AMD, teamed with Xen virtualization, will lead to super PCs, laptops and servers.

SearchSecurity.com:
Microsoft warns of brand-new IE exploit code
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1175559,00.html
The software giant offers workarounds for the so-called createTextRange flaw as security experts issue sober warnings about the potential impact.

Check Point drops plans to acquire Sourcefire
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1175561,00.html
Amid controversy, the companies have decided to pursue alternative ways to partner in the security solutions business.

Security Blog Log: Clues point to bot ‘sleeper cells’
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid14_gci1175159,00.html
This week, security bloggers see signs of a massive bot attack in the works, while Sunbelt Software warns of a Russian Web site selling eBay accounts.

SearchStorage.com:
Hospital admin talks shop
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci1175834,00.html
Hal Weiss of Baptist Memorial Healthcare talks to SearchStorage.com about data growth, maintaining patient confidentiality and learning to forecast storage needs the hard way.

SearchWinIT.com:
High expectations in enterprise not dampened by Vista delay
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci1175692,00.html
Windows managers, analysts weigh in on the new plans to delay the release of Vista.

Microsoft shakeup: Nash is out
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci1175379,00.html
Microsoft has made another sweeping reorganization. Among the changes? Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the security technology unit was put on hold.