Ericka Chickowski

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600K available in Panda grant prizes

600K available in Panda grant prizes

Panda Software is putting more than $600,000 in cash and product donations up for grabs as part of a new grant program designed to promote better access to secure technology across the globe.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 20 2006 9:24PM Security
More clever hackers emerging

More clever hackers emerging

Cyber crime grew more sophisticated, targeted, and dangerous in 2005 according to a report released this week by Counterpane Internet Security and MessageLabs.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 17 2006 9:59PM Security
Federal IT security well below self-set standard

Federal IT security well below self-set standard

The U.S. House Government Reform Committee released its Federal Computer Security Scorecards today, and the results were not good for most government agencies.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 16 2006 10:31PM Security
Has FISMA helped?

Has FISMA helped?

After blasting federal agencies with an average grade of D+ in information security practices last year, the U.S. House of Representatives Government Reform Committee will announce on Thursday whether the federal government has improved its preparedness against major cyber attacks.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 15 2006 10:21PM Security
Change of pace on Patch Tuesday

Change of pace on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released two security bulletins today through March’s Patch Tuesday release, including a fix for several Office vulnerabilities that are considered critical.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 14 2006 10:25PM Security
March indeed mad for IT pros

March indeed mad for IT pros

When the NCAA basketball tournament kicks off this week, even non-hoops fans in the IT world should take note.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 13 2006 9:34PM Security
Community banks team up with Microsoft

Community banks team up with Microsoft

Microsoft and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) have joined forces to help community banks improve their information security practices.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 9 2006 8:58PM Security
Redmond to take on counterfeiting

Redmond to take on counterfeiting

Microsoft announced today that it hopes to improve user awareness of counterfeit software’s security risks by launching The Genuine Software Initiative.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 9 2006 8:43PM Security
Cisco muscles up

Cisco muscles up

Cisco Systems announced yesterday that it will add physical security to its epertoire, announcing the $51 million acquisition of a Connecticut-based video surveillance company.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 8 2006 9:52PM Security
New U.K. institute could make mark internationally

New U.K. institute could make mark internationally

Analysts with Gartner advised businesses in the U.S. and beyond to keep an eye on a new U.K.-based security organization that may become a global leader in setting standards for information security professionals.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 6 2006 9:53PM Security
Network security market growing

Network security market growing

Infonetics Research reported today that the network security market increased by 15 percent last year and predicted that revenue will grow another 32 percent by 2009.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 6 2006 9:40PM Security
Network security field growing

Network security field growing

Infonetics Research reported today that the network security market increased by 15 percent last year and predicted that revenue will grow another 32 percent by 2009.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 6 2006 9:12PM Security
Execs want more IT security improvements

Execs want more IT security improvements

Information technology security ranked as the area where business executives most desire technological innovation, according to a survey released this week by the Business Software Alliance.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 3 2006 9:52PM Security
Feds serve up a stormy cup of tea to Check Point & Sourcefire

Feds serve up a stormy cup of tea to Check Point & Sourcefire

Government fears over national security have slowed the completion of Check Point Software Technologies’ $225 million acquisition of Sourcefire.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 3 2006 3:43AM Security
VMware offers big bucks to new developers

VMware offers big bucks to new developers

The industry’s leading virtualization software developer put $200,000 up for grabs on Monday to promote the community development of virtualized appliances.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 1 2006 8:36PM Security
Working for easier, but accurate, biometrics

Working for easier, but accurate, biometrics

Biometrics researchers at the University of Buffalo have paved the way to make fingerprint authentication more reliable, even with incomplete prints.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 28 2006 8:24PM Security
A real treasure for turning in software pirates

A real treasure for turning in software pirates

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced today that it has increased its cash incentive to $200,000 for information on software piracy that leads to an infringement settlement with software vendors.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 28 2006 8:13PM Security
Half-dozen Vistas cleared by Redmond

Half-dozen Vistas cleared by Redmond

Microsoft will sell six different versions of its soon-to-be released Windows Vista operating system.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 27 2006 9:58PM Security
Microsoft takes server sales lead

Microsoft takes server sales lead

Last year Windows took the top spot in server sales from Unix, according to new data released by IDC analysts this week.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 24 2006 11:28PM Security
EPIC wants fraudulent data collection overruled

EPIC wants fraudulent data collection overruled

A leading privacy organization took lawyers to task over the use of data collected by fraudulent means.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 23 2006 9:54PM Security

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