Marcia Savage

Recent articles by Marcia Savage

AV companies react to Microsoft's OneCare

AV companies react to Microsoft's OneCare

Antivirus companies went on the offensive Friday, issuing responses to Microsoft's announcement that it plans to offer a subscription security service for consumers.
Marcia Savage May 13 2005 8:25PM Security
2 MINUTES ON… DNS cache poisoning

2 MINUTES ON… DNS cache poisoning
Marcia Savage May 13 2005 12:22PM Security
Mozilla releases Firefox security update

Mozilla releases Firefox security update

The Mozilla Foundation has released a security update for Firefox that fixes critical vulnerabilities reported earlier this week in the open-source browser.
Marcia Savage May 12 2005 10:11PM Security
This is your early warning system

This is your early warning system

Pen testing and vulnerability assessments are essentials. But how often and when these checks are made varies from one company to the next, as Marcia Savage found out
Marcia Savage May 12 2005 4:56PM Security
Will HIPAA bite?

Will HIPAA bite?

Health care organizations are waiting to see how this year’s big legal change is enforced. Marcia Savage takes the industry’s pulse on HIPAA
Marcia Savage May 12 2005 4:06PM Security
Industry group releases roadmap for open authentication

Industry group releases roadmap for open authentication

The Initiative for Open Authentication (OATH) this week released its first version of a reference architecture that provides a standards-based framework for open, interoperable authentication.
Marcia Savage May 11 2005 11:46PM Security
Massachusetts AG sues alleged spam ring

Massachusetts AG sues alleged spam ring

Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly has filed a lawsuit against a Boston-area group that allegedly sent millions of deceptive spam emails.
Marcia Savage May 11 2005 6:08PM Security
DHS rushed secure network project, says IG

DHS rushed secure network project, says IG

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security failed to meet user needs or to conduct enough security testing by rushing development of a secure network for sensitive data, according to a report by the DHS inspector general.
Marcia Savage May 10 2005 7:07PM Security
Trend Micro to acquire anti-spyware supplier

Trend Micro to acquire anti-spyware supplier

Trend Micro has inked an agreement for its U.S. subsidiary to acquire InterMute, a maker of anti-spyware products.
Marcia Savage May 10 2005 5:44PM Security
Novell acquires Linux security firm

Novell acquires Linux security firm

Aiming to broaden its enterprise security offerings, Novell has acquired Immunix, a supplier of host-based application security for Linux.
Marcia Savage May 10 2005 5:11PM Security
IT managers spending more time on security

IT managers spending more time on security

A survey released Monday by security vendor Secure Computing showed that IT managers are spending more hours on security and are more worried about spyware than spam.
Marcia Savage May 9 2005 7:07PM Security
New research lab at Iowa State recreates cyberattacks

New research lab at Iowa State recreates cyberattacks

Iowa State University has unveiled a new research lab designed to realistically simulate internet attacks in order to better study their effects and lead to improved defenses.
Marcia Savage May 9 2005 5:41PM Security
Industry group releases endpoint security architecture

Industry group releases endpoint security architecture

The Trusted Computing Group, an industry standards body, this week detailed its architecture for ensuring endpoint security and released two interfaces for developers to make products based on the open standard.
Marcia Savage May 5 2005 7:45PM Security
WatchGuard: Consider dumping IE due to spyware threat

WatchGuard: Consider dumping IE due to spyware threat

With most spyware targeting Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), network administrators might want to consider deploying a different browser, according WatchGuard Technologies.
Marcia Savage May 4 2005 10:44PM Security
Air Force CIO heading for private sector

Air Force CIO heading for private sector

U.S. Air Force CIO John Gilligan, who recently oversaw a contract consolidation effort with Microsoft to improve the Air Force's security, plans to leave for the private sector May 10.
Marcia Savage May 3 2005 9:53PM Security
Number of web sites with spyware grows

Number of web sites with spyware grows

The number of web sites that install spyware is growing, according to a report released Tuesday by Webroot Software.
Marcia Savage May 2 2005 11:51PM Security
Time Warner says missing tape contained employee data

Time Warner says missing tape contained employee data

Time Warner is notifying current and former employees to be on alert for fraud after a batch of the company's back-up tapes containing their personal data was lost by an outside data storage firm.
Marcia Savage May 2 2005 10:31PM Security
SANS issues list of top vulnerabilities for Q1

SANS issues list of top vulnerabilities for Q1

The SANS Institute, together with security experts from government and industry, released a list of the most critical internet security vulnerabiliites for the first quarter of 2005.
Marcia Savage Apr 29 2005 9:10PM Security
New York AG claims web marketer installed spyware

New York AG claims web marketer installed spyware

New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Thursday filed suit against an internet marketing firm, alleging that it secretly installed spyware and adware on consumers' computers.
Marcia Savage Apr 29 2005 4:30PM Security
Trend Micro reviews development process after software glitch

Trend Micro reviews development process after software glitch

Trend Micro is reviewing its development processes after releasing an antivirus update that caused customers' systems to slow down or in some cases lockup over the weekend.
Marcia Savage Apr 27 2005 10:32PM Security

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