Recent articles by William Eazel

Open source databases safer than proprietary

Open source databases safer than proprietary

Proprietary database servers are almost twice as likely to have suffered a security breach in the last year compared to open source database servers, new research has revealed today.
William Eazel Oct 21 2005 11:54AM Security
Better protection possible with lower budgets, claims Gartner

Better protection possible with lower budgets, claims Gartner

Organizations that focus on security processes and not products will be able to lower their total information security budgets while simultaneously improving their overall level of protection, Gartner claimed today.
William Eazel Oct 21 2005 10:04AM Security
Identity theft threatens 26.7m Americans

Identity theft threatens 26.7m Americans

There are currently 26.7m Americans at risk from identity theft because they are unwittingly transmitting sensitive personal data to international hackers and criminals, a newly published report has claimed.
William Eazel Oct 20 2005 10:30AM Security
IBM aims to boost SOA security with DataPower acquisition

IBM aims to boost SOA security with DataPower acquisition

In a bid to improve the security of its business application software IBM has agreed a take over of DataPower, privately-held provider of products designed help improve security and speed the processing of computer transactions.
William Eazel Oct 20 2005 10:26AM Security
Fear of identity theft holds back global e-commerce

Fear of identity theft holds back global e-commerce

Although online transactions are increasing in both the U.S. and Europe, a growing fear of identity theft and other online fraud is eroding confidence in e-commerce, newly published research has warned.
William Eazel Oct 19 2005 10:43AM Security
Microsoft warns of flaw in latest Windows patch

Microsoft warns of flaw in latest Windows patch

Microsoft has issued a warning that flaws in its latest Windows patch designed to protect against newly discovered critical Windows vulnerabilities have been causing “various problems” for an as yet unknown number of users.
William Eazel Oct 19 2005 10:35AM Security
US branded worst spamming nation as impact of zombie computers rises

US branded worst spamming nation as impact of zombie computers rises

Recent attempts to can spam in the United States appear to be paying off, with a newly published study reporting that the country now relays “substantially less” of the world's spam than it did a year ago.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 11:14AM Security
The Mechanics Bank revs up IT security

The Mechanics Bank revs up IT security

The Mechanics Bank, the largest independent community bank in the San Francisco Bay Area, has undertaken an infrastructure upgrade that aims to boost the security of its Citrix Presentation Server-based application environment in the face of a growing threat from viruses and hackers.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 11:08AM Security
Phishing and pharming set to soar, groups warn

Phishing and pharming set to soar, groups warn

U.S. consumer groups have warned of a growing danger from phishing and pharming attacks.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 10:25AM Security
Microsoft set to ignite desktop security price war

Microsoft set to ignite desktop security price war

Enterprises can look forward to cheaper antivirus and anti-spyware software after Microsoft enters the desktop security market next year, industry experts predict.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 10:17AM Security
Tougher sentence demanded for TKBot-A Trojan authors

Tougher sentence demanded for TKBot-A Trojan authors

The vast majority of business PC users believe that UK legal authorities were too soft on the members of the Thr34t-Krew cyber crime gang who were sentenced last week for causing unauthorised modification of computers with intent.
William Eazel Oct 17 2005 10:12AM Security
Veterans Affairs targets $10m at IT security upgrade

Veterans Affairs targets $10m at IT security upgrade

The US Department of Veterans Affairs has kicked off a wide ranging information security systems overhaul. Worth around $10m in total the project will see Veterans Affairs (VA) develop a training programme and course designed to boost the skills of its information security officers.
William Eazel Oct 17 2005 10:08AM Security
Microsoft aims to boost IT security

Microsoft aims to boost IT security

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the software giant's Security Technology Unit, have outlined a strategy and product road map that they claim will help boost IT security for the firm's customers.
William Eazel Oct 12 2005 10:18AM Security
Liberty Alliance touts federated identity management guidelines

Liberty Alliance touts federated identity management guidelines

The Liberty Alliance Project today unveiled business and policy guidelines designed to help organizations cope with the business, legal and privacy challenges of deploying federated identity management.
William Eazel Oct 12 2005 9:55AM Security
Firms urged to revamp outdated identity management policies

Firms urged to revamp outdated identity management policies

Researchers warned today that there is a pressing need for companies to scrutinize existing identity management policies to keep pace with rapid developments in access technology and mobile devices.
William Eazel Oct 11 2005 1:06PM Security
ISPs leave themselves open to 'enemy within'

ISPs leave themselves open to 'enemy within'

Up to 12 percent of all scanning attacks targeting broadband service providers networks are launched internally, from their own subscribers, newly published research has claimed.
William Eazel Oct 10 2005 11:58AM Security

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