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Novell updates identity management software

Novell updates identity management software

Novell released the latest version of its identity management product, Nsure Identity Manager 2 heralding tighter integration between its web services and identity management software.
Rene Millman Jan 14 2004 5:09PM Security
Application security - the weakest link

Application security - the weakest link

You wouldn't walk into a bank and find money or valuables laid out in plain view and easy to reach.
Itay Haber Jan 14 2004 5:07PM Security
Don’t Blame the Pigeons

Don’t Blame the Pigeons

It’s the 15th century, and wireless communications are flourishing. The Cardinal, Sir Dickcheney, sensing imminent invasion from the enemy, has instructed his trusted servant Walker (for centuries known only as “W”) to deliver a message to a military outpost on the remote frontiers of the kingdom, 500 miles away. “Prepare to attack.” reads the message. W’s problem: he has to get it there in 24 hours. His only option: wireless. He runs up to the tower where the master pigeon trainer, Rummy, awaits. They exchange a secret password and W hands Rummy the message. Rummy affixes the message to one of the prize pigeons and off it flies.
Throop Wilder Jan 14 2004 5:04PM Security
Security and Web Services

Security and Web Services

What is in essence a framework for designing, developing and building a new generation of applications around web standards and protocols, web services promises to make it far easier to integrate applications across disparate hardware and software platforms - a constant gripe with existing technology. Backed by all of the major IT vendors (Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, etc.), web services certainly will not suffer from a lack of effort or exposure, but will it take off and what are the issues?
Peter Doyle Jan 14 2004 5:02PM Security
Securing Image Content in Email

Securing Image Content in Email

What arrives in our in-boxes these days is becoming progressively richer and fatter. The content includes HTML formatted rich text, hyperlinks and attachments of various types, including Office documents, databases, images, videos, etc. It is now estimated that more than 5 per cent of emails contain images.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2004 5:00PM Security
Security Tools within the Common Criteria framework

Security Tools within the Common Criteria framework

This is the first part of a two-part article. The second part will discuss specific topics in more detail, including specific system and network security tools such as network port scanners, OS detection, configuration tools and vulnerability assessment.
Fredric Greene Jan 14 2004 4:58PM Security
Aircracked!

Aircracked!

It may not be illegal.
Throop Wilder Jan 14 2004 4:42PM Security
The Best Free (and Cheap) Security Software Part 1: Hashes and Encryption

The Best Free (and Cheap) Security Software Part 1: Hashes and Encryption

This is the first article in a series that will look at some of the best free (and cheap) security software.
Ric Steinberger Jan 14 2004 4:38PM Security
Do Firewalls and IDS Create a False Sense of Internal Security?

Do Firewalls and IDS Create a False Sense of Internal Security?

In an effort to boost sales and generate revenue, one U.S. multinational energy company recently embraced the Internet to bolster external communication and internal collaboration.
Abishek Chauhan Jan 14 2004 4:36PM Security
New Technology Cracks Down on ID Theft?

New Technology Cracks Down on ID Theft?

For the second time in four years, the U.S. General Accounting Office reported identity theft as the fastest growing crime in America, with businesses and consumers losing billions of dollars to identity thieves.
Larry Gilbert Jan 14 2004 4:33PM Security
The Secret of Agents

The Secret of Agents

A generation ago, the world of espionage and counter-intelligence was populated by agents who operated in the shadows of eavesdropping, codes and hollowed-out books to collect and transmit important information.
Larry Lunetta Jan 14 2004 4:31PM Security
Cyberliability: Turning the Spotlight to Internal IT Security

Cyberliability: Turning the Spotlight to Internal IT Security

Is your company data an asset or a threat?
Staff Writers Jan 14 2004 4:05PM Security
A Next-Generation DoS Attack: ‘Distributed Reflection’

A Next-Generation DoS Attack: ‘Distributed Reflection’

Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks just got worse - and easier! DoS is actually a grab bag of a great many techniques (such as worms and SYN flooding), all with the objective of denying legitimate clients access to services running on Internet based servers.
Rodney Denno Jan 14 2004 4:00PM Security
Scalable Encryption Solutions for Today’s Environment

Scalable Encryption Solutions for Today’s Environment

The scope and character of today’s computing environment is changing dramatically.
David Cullinane Jan 14 2004 3:56PM Security
The Six Honest Men of Business Continuity Planning

The Six Honest Men of Business Continuity Planning

"I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who" (Rudyard Kipling, from ‘The Elephant’s Child’ in Just So Stories).
Keith Tilley Jan 14 2004 3:53PM Security
Companies Look to Long-Time Networkers to Combat Cyberthreats

Companies Look to Long-Time Networkers to Combat Cyberthreats

While it makes perfect sense that the United States FBI needs a comprehensive security strategy, many companies and organizations initially did not see the need for securing their intellectual assets.
Robert Blakley Jan 14 2004 3:51PM Security
Smashing The Millstone

Smashing The Millstone

Information security has risen dramatically on corporate agendas since this time last year, fuelled by a combination of the terrorist activities of September 2001, the growing sophistication of malicious online attacks on businesses, and the increasing realization that unbroken network surveillance, instant intrusion detection and immediate response strategies are boardroom responsibilities.
Lisa Dargan Jan 14 2004 3:49PM Security
The Threat of Internet Worms

The Threat of Internet Worms

2001 was without any doubt the year of vulnerabilities.
Yona Hollander Jan 14 2004 3:47PM Security
What to Look for in a Web Application Protection System

What to Look for in a Web Application Protection System

The number of technology pundits decrying the state of Internet security has reached an unbearable level.
Abishek Chauhan Jan 14 2004 3:44PM Security
From Business Policy to Network Policy

From Business Policy to Network Policy

At the core of decisions about Internet access, monitoring and content filtering are business policies that specify where, when and how users will access web content.
Steve House Jan 14 2004 3:40PM Security

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