Illena Armstrong

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Access, compliance and overall security top concerns

Access, compliance and overall security top concerns

About 30 percent of some 100 IT executives stated that control of access to critical infrastructure is the most important improvement to achieve for their IT operations.
Illena Armstrong Apr 14 2004 2:44PM Security
More holes leave companies vulnerable

More holes leave companies vulnerable

Various infosecurity companies have rated several of Microsoft’s recently released vulnerabilities as extremely severe and are warning companies to install patches against them.
Illena Armstrong Apr 13 2004 10:55PM Security
Linux or Windows: Which is more vulnerable?

Linux or Windows: Which is more vulnerable?

After examining security vulnerability data over the last year, Forrester Research has determined that both Windows and Linux can be deployed securely, but vendors need to ensure they address several criteria to make this process easier.
Illena Armstrong Apr 6 2004 10:05PM Security
Sobering up over the weekend

Sobering up over the weekend

A new variant of the Sober worm, Sober-F worm (W32/Sober-F), is in the wild.
Illena Armstrong Apr 6 2004 7:59PM Security
System management company turns an eye to patch management

System management company turns an eye to patch management

Mobile Automation has released a patch management solution to aid companies in securing the machines outside their office walls.
Illena Armstrong Mar 18 2004 4:16PM Security
Transaction security company launched {Embargoed: March 22}

Transaction security company launched {Embargoed: March 22}

Former security experts from the likes of Oracle, ISS, Symantec and other IT giants have launched a new company that focuses on safeguarding organizations’ biggest assets: their profits.
Illena Armstrong Mar 18 2004 4:12PM Security
Monitoring your information zoo

Monitoring your information zoo

Employees use email and the internet to do their work every day. So do cybercriminals. Illena Armstrong explores how to manage a company’s indispensable pet, information
Illena Armstrong Mar 12 2004 5:19PM Security
Bagle.B hits Germany and France

Bagle.B hits Germany and France

A new version of the mass mailing worm Bagle.A, W32/Bagle.B, is in the wild and is likely to spread, according to alerts from BitDefender, F-Secure, Norman Data and Sophos.
Illena Armstrong Feb 17 2004 5:16PM Security
Email stamps could nix spam

Email stamps could nix spam

A San Francisco-based think-tank believes the way to solve spam overload is to start charging to send email.
Illena Armstrong Feb 13 2004 12:25PM Security
Move over DHS, another alerting service on offer

Move over DHS, another alerting service on offer

About two weeks after the Department of Homeland Security recently announced an improved National Cyber Alert System, St. Bernard Software Inc. has unveiled free alerting services of its own to keep users up to date on the newest Microsoft-based security threats and patches.
Illena Armstrong Feb 13 2004 12:21PM Security
This government can’t keep pointing fingers

This government can’t keep pointing fingers

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was one of eight federal agencies that scored an F on the most recent Federal Computer Security report card. That's scary and funny all at once.
Illena Armstrong Feb 12 2004 5:54PM Security
Prepare for more threats on Valentine’s Day

Prepare for more threats on Valentine’s Day

Akonix Systems, an enterprise security solutions provider, is warning companies to be on guard for additional infosec threats come Valentine’s Day.
Illena Armstrong Jan 28 2004 9:50PM Security
Top 10 list of web application vulnerabilities released

Top 10 list of web application vulnerabilities released

Companies wanting to better secure their web applications and services can start the process by reviewing the newly released Top 10 list of critical web application security problems recently disseminated by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).
Illena Armstrong Jan 28 2004 9:48PM Security
TruSecure product nixes vulnerabilities based on company assets

TruSecure product nixes vulnerabilities based on company assets

{Announcement hits Monday}TruSecure Corporation has released a product to help security administrators quickly understand intelligence data from their disparate security solutions and take action where necessary.
Illena Armstrong Jan 23 2004 3:04PM Security
More sophisticated email fraud emerges

More sophisticated email fraud emerges

Anti-spam company MailFrontier is warning companies that a new phishing technique has surfaced.
Illena Armstrong Jan 23 2004 2:46PM Security
Preparing for battle

Preparing for battle

Know your enemy: That’s the thrust of a new book just released through O’Reilly by infosec gurus Cyrus Peikari and Anton Chuvakin.
Illena Armstrong Jan 23 2004 2:45PM Security
Let’s work together like the cyber attackers do

Let’s work together like the cyber attackers do

Another New Year has begun and with it come predictions about the types of cyber attacks.
Illena Armstrong Jan 22 2004 11:19AM Security
Critical infrastructure companies must be mindful of infosec

Critical infrastructure companies must be mindful of infosec

Critical infrastructure companies in telecommunications, financial services, transportation and utility markets will need to heed the impact the adoption of new technologies will have on their IT security deployments and practices if they want to keep up with the vulnerabilities such upgrades often cause.
Illena Armstrong Jan 20 2004 9:16PM Security
Check Point offers dedicated internal protection

Check Point offers dedicated internal protection

To help companies tackle threats inside their networks, Check Point has introduced what it is calling an internal security gateway. InterSpect offers network zone segmentation, worm and pre-emptive attack protections, LAN protocol security and more.
Illena Armstrong Jan 20 2004 7:44PM Security
Lawyer offers tips to companies for avoiding RIAA lawsuits

Lawyer offers tips to companies for avoiding RIAA lawsuits

With groups from both the recording and motion picture industries still threatening to file lawsuits against businesses for their employees’ downloading habits, organizations must do more than plead ignorance as the basis for their defense, said an Internet and computer lawyer from Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Illena Armstrong Jan 20 2004 5:25PM Security

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