Recent articles by Jon Tullett

Take the leap to a wireless future

Take the leap to a wireless future

Jon Tullett explains how wireless security standards are being left behind, but why the effort required to understand and use them properly will cut costs, improve productivity and help your organization soar
Jon Tullett May 13 2004 9:21AM Security
Industry changes show at Infosec and Awards

Industry changes show at Infosec and Awards

April held this year’s Infosecurity Europe show with the usual array of security firms touting their wares and hosting discussions. Most exhibitors displayed new products and many were looking markedly happier than last year, when IT spending was in the doldrums and security spending was struggling to hold its head above water. Also interesting was the conference track (despite some spectacularly badly-designed rooms)
Jon Tullett May 6 2004 9:18AM Security
META and SecurePipe form partnership

META and SecurePipe form partnership

META and SecurePipe have joined forces to offer managed security and compliance.
Jon Tullett Mar 26 2004 5:46PM Security
Judge orders US Department of Interior offline

Judge orders US Department of Interior offline

Sections of the U.S. Department of the Interior were taken offline yesterday following a scathing criticism of the department's IT security.
Jon Tullett Mar 17 2004 3:15PM Security
SafeNet completes Rainbow acquisition

SafeNet completes Rainbow acquisition

SafeNet's acquisition of Rainbow Technologies has been successfully closed.
Jon Tullett Mar 16 2004 6:05PM Security
Cisco to acquire Twingo

Cisco to acquire Twingo

Cisco Systems plans to acquire Twingo Systems, a developer of desktop security products for SSL VPNs.
Jon Tullett Mar 15 2004 10:46AM Security
Bagle, Netsky and MyDoom feud at your expense

Bagle, Netsky and MyDoom feud at your expense

Virus writers are engaged in a to-and-fro battle resulting in misery for worm victims around the world.
Jon Tullett Mar 4 2004 12:00PM Security
Worms consuming 5% of Internet bandwidth

Worms consuming 5% of Internet bandwidth

Service providers are experiencing a constant low-level denial of service from Internet worms.
Jon Tullett Mar 3 2004 6:23PM Security
EiP recruit SCC for Foundstone

EiP recruit SCC for Foundstone

Security vendor Foundstone has appointed SCC as a European reseller partner in conjunction with distributor EiP.
Jon Tullett Mar 2 2004 5:08PM Security
Perimeter security spend to hit $6b by 2007

Perimeter security spend to hit $6b by 2007

Datamonitor has predicted enterprise spending on firewalls and VPNs will approach $6 billion in 2007, doubling last year's figures.
Jon Tullett Feb 20 2004 4:20PM Security
Gartner warns of 'very high risk' to Windows users

Gartner warns of 'very high risk' to Windows users

Security analysts at Gartner believe a flaw in Windows may be used to create a worm similar to last year's devastating "Blaster".
Jon Tullett Feb 17 2004 6:58PM Security
Sophos admits letting MyDoom pass

Sophos admits letting MyDoom pass

Sophos has revealed that its antivirus products may let worms including MyDoom pass undetected under certain conditions.
Jon Tullett Feb 12 2004 7:48PM Security
Trustworthy Computing must include browsers

Trustworthy Computing must include browsers

What is Microsoft thinking of? The company’s laudable goals of Trustworthy Computing have seen great strides made in much of its software, its patching process is improving and security-specific products like ISA Server are getting steadily better. But the firm seems to be having huge difficulty fixing fundamental flaws in Internet Explorer, flaws that are being actively exploited by criminals, and is now considering abandoning standards in what appear to be increasingly desperate attempts to secure the browser.
Jon Tullett Feb 12 2004 5:42PM Security
Flaws confirmed in Bluetooth devices

Flaws confirmed in Bluetooth devices

Months after rumours circulated regarding possible flaws in some vendors' Bluetooth implementations, Nokia has confirmed that some of its mobile phones are indeed vulnerable to attack.
Jon Tullett Feb 11 2004 5:22PM Security
Brightmail expands international operations

Brightmail expands international operations

Anti-spam company Brightmail is expanding its international operations with new regional headquarters.
Jon Tullett Feb 9 2004 11:11AM Security
Teenage hacker escapes jail

Teenage hacker escapes jail

A British hacker who triggered a terrorist alert after hacking a US physics laboratory has received a light sentence of 200 hours community service.
Jon Tullett Feb 3 2004 9:43AM Security
Unipalm to distribute Rainbow SSL VPNs

Unipalm to distribute Rainbow SSL VPNs

Unipalm has added Rainbow Technologies' SSL VPN solution, NetSwift iGate, to its portfolio.
Jon Tullett Feb 2 2004 5:08PM Security
Put your right leg in and take your right leg out

Put your right leg in and take your right leg out

The year has got off to a quick start.
Jon Tullett Jan 22 2004 10:58AM Security
Can You Trust Microsoft?

Can You Trust Microsoft?

This year has seen Microsoft out and about wearing its shiny new security cap, proud of internal and external initiatives which it promises will bring about Bill Gates' defined goal of 'trustworthy computing.'
Jon Tullett Jan 16 2004 4:32PM Security
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

Analysts and marketers love surveys.
Jon Tullett Jan 16 2004 2:45PM Security

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