Ericka Chickowski

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Misdirected bounce attacks on the rise

Misdirected bounce attacks on the rise

IronPort said this week that the number of email bounce attacks and misdirected bounces are on the rise this year.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 27 2006 5:21AM Security
Visa upgrades PCI merchant classifications

Visa upgrades PCI merchant classifications

The security experts at Visa announced that the company is changing the criteria for merchants required to comply with Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 26 2006 12:01AM Security
LSP trojan targets PowerPoint

LSP trojan targets PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint users have been targeted by a trojan that acts as a layered service provider (LSP), Symantec reported this week.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 21 2006 10:41PM Security
More websites not as innocent as they seem

More websites not as innocent as they seem

Experts warned today that innocent internet users are increasingly at risk of visiting innocuous websites that have been taken over by stealthy bad guys.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 21 2006 4:22AM Security
OpenSSL in a FIPS flap

OpenSSL in a FIPS flap

The leading developer of open source encryption technology reported this week that its government certification was under question for the second time in a year.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 20 2006 3:16AM Security
Oracle fixes 65 flaws

Oracle fixes 65 flaws

Oracle released fixes for 65 security vulnerabilities today.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 19 2006 12:45AM Security
FBI: Cybercrime losses down last year

FBI: Cybercrime losses down last year

The financial losses related to cybercrime are going down, and the number of businesses willing to report these crimes is going up, according to a new survey co-sponsored by the FBI.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 15 2006 12:30AM Security
Vishing scams now duping consumers

Vishing scams now duping consumers

Just as consumers have learned to protect their identities online from phishers, they are facing a new VoIP-enabled telephone scam based on the same principals, experts reported this week.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 14 2006 3:10PM Security
Secure Computing and CipherTrust merge in $273.6 million deal

Secure Computing and CipherTrust merge in $273.6 million deal

Secure Computing announced Tuesday that it is purchasing CipherTrust for total consideration of $273.6 million.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 12 2006 1:02AM Security
Cover Story: Working for Gold

Cover Story: Working for Gold

For all of the change that occurs in the industry, there remains one immutable consideration that every IT security manager must deal with: the justification of security costs.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 10 2006 8:48PM Security
WebEx flaw found

WebEx flaw found

Researchers with Internet Security Systems' (ISS) X-Force announced last week that it discovered a remotely exploitable vulnerability in the highly-popular WebEx conferencing software.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 7 2006 11:16PM Security
McAfee threat catalog doubles in less than two years

McAfee threat catalog doubles in less than two years

Researchers at McAfee Avert Labs said this week that it took only two years to double the number of malicious threats registered in its vulnerability database.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 7 2006 7:54PM Security
Analysts: EMC-RSA deal different than Symantec-Veritas

Analysts: EMC-RSA deal different than Symantec-Veritas

Though the recently announced marriage between EMC and RSA resembles last year’s merger between Symantec and Veritas, analysts say that the new merger is targeted to integrate security into information lifecycle management (ILM).
Ericka Chickowski Jul 1 2006 1:56AM Security
EMC announces $2.1 billion RSA acquisition

EMC announces $2.1 billion RSA acquisition

EMC announced Thursday that it will acquire the security juggernaut RSA Security for nearly $2.1 billion.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 30 2006 8:11AM Security
White House orders feds to improve data security

White House orders feds to improve data security

The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has ordered government agencies to improve their security controls within 45 days.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 28 2006 10:44PM Security
Windows Live marketing head mysteriously leaves Microsoft

Windows Live marketing head mysteriously leaves Microsoft

Just as Microsoft began its marketing efforts to promote its Windows Live services, including the vaunted OneCare security service, the company announced this week that its newly-promoted marketing vice president in charge of the campaign left the company.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 22 2006 9:16PM Security
World Cup worms entice soccer fans

World Cup worms entice soccer fans

The World Cup continues to generate opportunities for malware creators to spread their work, experts warned yesterday.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 21 2006 4:24PM Security
McAfee releases Falcon betas

McAfee releases Falcon betas

McAfee released the beta version of its new security platform on Friday, code-named “Falcon.”
Ericka Chickowski Jun 20 2006 12:29AM Security
Former software piracy kingpen Ferrer cops guilty plea, settles with Justice Department

Former software piracy kingpen Ferrer cops guilty plea, settles with Justice Department

A former software piracy mogul pled guilty to copyright infringement on Friday as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Ericka Chickowski Jun 19 2006 5:38PM Security
Aladdin: Spyware threats tripled in 2005

Aladdin: Spyware threats tripled in 2005

A study released this week found that the number of distinct spyware threats more than tripled last year, while the number of trojan threats more than doubled last year.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 16 2006 9:12PM Security

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