Features
The Month: Anti-virus software - Growing market
Sep 4 2006 3:56PM
Security
The Month: HSBC launches review of customer security setup
HSBC's has launched a review of its customer security setup to address the flaws uncovered by researchers from Cardiff University, which could affect three million UK customers. The problem allowed security researchers armed with key logging software to access customers' bank accounts after only nine attempts.
Sep 4 2006 3:56PM
Security
The Month: New threat to businesses emerges
A new threat to businesses has emerged from an unlikely quarter: peripheral devices. Researchers have warned that so-called JitterBugs could be implanted in a keyboard or mouse, which would then covertly transmit user keystrokes.
Sep 4 2006 3:56PM
Security
The Month: Symantec reports weaknesses in Windows Vista
Symantec has reported a number of vulnerabilities in Windows Vista in its third report on the new OS. Although the two companies are partners, Symantec is now in direct competition with Microsoft following the latter's move into the anti-virus space.
Sep 4 2006 3:56PM
Security
The Month: Twice as safe at Barclays
Barclays has announced that it will trial two-factor authentication devices for online customers. A calculator-sized card reader will generate a unique 12-digit authentication code when a bank card is inserted. The bank expects to deploy the devices throughout 2007.
Sep 4 2006 3:56PM
Security
Editorial: Keeping up with the world we live in
Sometimes, events conspire to focus the mind. The happenings of the past month fall into this category. It started when Dell and Apple were forced into an expensive recall of millions of laptop batteries after the evidence that they were liable to cause fires became overwhelming.
Sep 4 2006 3:56PM
Security
Opinion: Chase the cowboys out of town
Now that I am looking for a position, I have put my CV on Job Board, Job Serve, Monster Board, etc, which means just about every recruiter in the world has access to my CV. Recently, I got a message from a recruiter asking me to call back:
Sep 4 2006 3:56PM
Security
Opinion: From the CSO's desk - Think before you hit the send
One of the "advantages" of being the head of a security team for a major company is that my email account is an easy first port of call for security product vendors to introduce themselves. Over the past couple of years, I have seen this means of communication grow exponentially.
Sep 4 2006 3:56PM
Security
Review: NetIQ Security Manager
In our experience, the implementation of this product is no walk in the park. The Security Manager is a small part of a much larger complete security solution by NetIQ. Deployment of this product is massive, with dozens of pre-install steps to be completed on each of the different machines necessary for full deployment. This includes configuration of a database server, a log database computer and a central computer.
Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Enterprise Security Analyzer
Although this program is simple to use, we found it took a little time to work with set-up and configuration. Set-up is guided by the main set-up wizard, which guides the user through installation and a bit of initial configuration. Once the main install is completed, there are follow-up steps of creating SSL certificates for IIS and possibly many other loose ends, depending on the environment.
Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Identity Manager 3
Novell have been around since the very early 1980s and will be associated by many with NetWare and, more latterly, their work in the open source area. With offices around the world, the company is active in many technology areas, including consultancy. It is therefore well placed to understand the eccentricities of network access control, corporate directories, provisioning and such like.
Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Identity Manager 3
Novell have been around since the very early 1980s and will be associated by many with NetWare and, more latterly, their work in the open source area. With offices around the world, the company is active in many technology areas, including consultancy. It is therefore well placed to understand the eccentricities of network access control, corporate directories, provisioning and such like.
Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
