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Watch your threats

Nov 11, 2005 | Comment Now

George Washington University needed to boost its vulnerability scanning in a mixed system environment. By Marcia Savage

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Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans

Oct 21, 2005 | Comment Now

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How visa made a safer internet

Oct 21, 2005 | Comment Now

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is making online payments safer for everyone. Marcia Savage talks to Visa’s risk guru

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Safe as houses

Oct 21, 2005 | Comment Now

Listings systems are great for realtors. But the move to web-based apps has brought a greater need for security, reports Marcia Savage

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Special Report - Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans

Oct 10, 2005 | Comment Now

Leaving in its wake immense destruction and huge financial impact, Hurricane Katrina reaffirmed the criticality of up-to-date disaster recovery plans to keep people safe and ...

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Case Study - Safe as houses

Oct 10, 2005 | Comment Now

Bob Baucom, director of operations and technology at Consolidated Multiple Listing Service in Columbia, S.C., heard lots of horror stories from others in the real estate industry.

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Malware targeting confidential data on the rise

Sep 19, 2005 | Comment Now

The internet saw an increase in malicious code that exposed confidential information as online criminals sought to make a profit, according to Symantec.

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Citadel offers software warranty

Sep 15, 2005 | Comment Now

Citadel Security Software has teamed with an insurance company to offer a performance warranty for its Hercules vulnerability management product.

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FBI investigating Hurricane Katrina online scams

Sep 14, 2005 | Comment Now

The FBI is investigating several reports of fraudulent sites pretending to be charitable organizations collecting money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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Users likely to take more online risks at work than home

Sep 13, 2005 | Comment Now

Corporate users are more apt to click on suspicious links or visit suspicious web sites at work than home, according to a survey conducted by anti-virus supplier Trend Micro.

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Microsoft pulls September patch for more testing

Sep 13, 2005 | Comment Now

Microsoft has pulled its plan to release one security bulletin this month to fix a critical flaw in Windows, saying more testing is needed.

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CardSystems submits PCI compliance report

Sep 8, 2005 | Comment Now

Credit card processing company CardSystems is banking on an independent assessment validating its compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard to ...

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VoIP adoption helping drive security appliance market

Sep 8, 2005 | Comment Now

Many businesses implementing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) plan to replace their security appliances to address security issues associated with the emerging technology, ...

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Cisco warns of flaw in its software

Sep 8, 2005 | Comment Now

Cisco Systems has issued an alert about a flaw in its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software that could allow an attacker to launch a denial-of-service or execute remote ...

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IM threats decline but grow in sophistication

Sep 7, 2005 | Comment Now

Threats to instant-messaging systems dropped 33 percent last month, according to Akonix Systems, a supplier of IM security products.

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Symantec patches corporate anti-virus software

Sep 7, 2005 | Comment Now

Symantec has issued a patch for a flaw in its corporate anti-virus software that could allow an attacker to access a server.

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Online scammers exploiting Katrina disaster

Sep 1, 2005 | Comment Now

Internet criminals wasted no time in exploiting the hurricane Katrina disaster, immediately orchestrating online donation scams and sending malicious email.

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Companies lack resources to meet privacy requirements

Aug 31, 2005 | Comment Now

Companies believe keeping their customers' data private is critical to their brand image but many do not have the resources to manage increased privacy rules, according to a ...

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Federal data mining not doing enough to protect privacy

Aug 30, 2005 | Comment Now

Data mining efforts at five federal agencies did not follow all rules for ensuring privacy of personal information, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability...

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Portal provides free email sender reputation data

Aug 29, 2005 | Comment Now

CipherTrust has launched a new portal that provides data about email sender reputation by domain and IP address, free of charge.

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