Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Quick fix for critical Symantec flaw

Quick fix for critical Symantec flaw

Security giant Symantec has quickly patched a "highly critical" flaw in its enterprise anti-virus software that could lead to the remote execution of malicious code.
Dan Kaplan May 30 2006 7:58PM Security
Symantec investigating vulnerability reports

Symantec investigating vulnerability reports

Symantec is investigating the report of a vulnerability in its AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10, the security giant said Thursday.
Dan Kaplan May 26 2006 7:12PM Security
Stronger cybersecurity bill passes House committee

Stronger cybersecurity bill passes House committee

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee today approved a bill that would significantly strengthen existing federal cybercrime law and provide law enforcement with increased enforcement tools.
Dan Kaplan May 25 2006 10:36PM Security
EFF, AT&T look to next month's court battle

EFF, AT&T look to next month's court battle

Fresh off a federal court victory last week in which a judge ruled it could maintain ownership of documents it plans to use in a class-action lawsuit against AT&T, the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is looking forward to another day in court next month.
Dan Kaplan May 24 2006 9:49PM Security
Dems want tighter VA restrictions after massive breach

Dems want tighter VA restrictions after massive breach

U.S. House Democrats called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week to tighten employee access restrictions after the VA announced that the personal information of as many as 26.5 million veterans was stolen in a home burglary.
Dan Kaplan May 23 2006 8:19PM Security
Personal info of 26.5 million veterans lost

Personal info of 26.5 million veterans lost

Electronic data containing the personal information of as many as 26.5 million veterans and some spouses has been stolen from the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee who violated agency policy by leaving the office with the information.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2006 10:01PM Security
Microsoft's Ballmer: Symantec suit won't delay Vista release

Microsoft's Ballmer: Symantec suit won't delay Vista release

Microsoft’s chief executive said today that he doesn’t expect a lawsuit filed by Symantec against the software giant to delay next year’s planned release of the Vista operating system.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2006 9:34PM Security
Iowa phisher gets 21 months in jail

Iowa phisher gets 21 months in jail

An Iowa man, guilty of using phishing schemes to dupe as many as 250 MSN customers into giving up their personal information, was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2006 8:48PM Security
Websense: Keylogger attacks double in a year

Websense: Keylogger attacks double in a year

Almost one in five organizations have been the victim of a keylogger attack this year, a new Websense survey reveals.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2006 8:19PM Security
Poker site aced by new trojan

Poker site aced by new trojan

Knowing when to fold ‘em wasn’t enough to save some poker players from putting their bankrolls at risk.
Dan Kaplan May 18 2006 9:34PM Security
Microsoft acquires SSL VPN vendor Whale

Microsoft acquires SSL VPN vendor Whale

Continuing its push into the information security space, Microsoft today announced an agreement to acquire Whale Communications, a leading provider of Windows-based SSL VPN’s and web application firewalls.
Dan Kaplan May 18 2006 8:25PM Security
From the SC Forum: Content employees less of a risk

From the SC Forum: Content employees less of a risk

Employees who report high job satisfaction are less likely to become insider threats, a speaker said Tuesday at the SC Forum in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Dan Kaplan May 17 2006 7:09PM Security
Social networking restrictions introduced to Congress

Social networking restrictions introduced to Congress

A Pennsylvania congressman has introduced legislation that would essentially prevent minors from legally viewing social networking websites, such as popular MySpace and Facebook, in schools and libraries.
Dan Kaplan May 12 2006 10:39PM Security
Voting machine flaw: threat or not?

Voting machine flaw: threat or not?

An election watchdog group issued a security alert on Thursday claiming Diebold touch-screen voting machines - widely deployed in a number of states to replace traditional paper ballots - are susceptible to hacker attacks that could "incurably compromise" the terminals.
Dan Kaplan May 12 2006 9:57PM Security
Securityview warns of new Firefox flaw

Securityview warns of new Firefox flaw

A new vulnerability has surfaced in Mozilla Firefox that could be exploited to launch a DoS attack, security firms warned today.
Dan Kaplan May 11 2006 9:37PM Security
FTC launches ID theft prevention program

FTC launches ID theft prevention program

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an identity theft education campaign to coincide with President Bush’s creation of a task force designed to tackle America’s fastest growing crime.
Dan Kaplan May 11 2006 8:41PM Security
Kansas firm settles FTC security charges

Kansas firm settles FTC security charges

A Kansas real estate services provider has settled Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it violated security claims made to customers, the agency announced today in a statement.
Dan Kaplan May 10 2006 9:57PM Security
Poll: Give 'botmaster' Ancheta more time behind bars

Poll: Give 'botmaster' Ancheta more time behind bars

Although convicted "botmaster" Jeanson James Ancheta received the longest prison sentence ever imposed on a malware distributor, most people think the judge should have handed out a harsher penalty, according to a new Sophos poll.
Dan Kaplan May 10 2006 8:44PM Security
Avoiding a hostile host

Avoiding a hostile host

Back in the old days, at least by malicious hacking standards, the simplest way to hijack a PC was to compromise the vulnerable entryways of the operating system.
Dan Kaplan May 10 2006 8:03PM Security
Threats for $ale

Threats for $ale

As if dealing with skyrocketing numbers of new vulnerabilities each day is not enough, the IT security world must now brace for a new challenge: an emerging underground vulnerability market that could result in more zero-day attacks.
Dan Kaplan May 10 2006 8:02PM Security

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