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Cold comfort

Cold comfort

Researchers have uncovered a number of ways attackers could force a PC to cold boot. Better keep that heating on.
Nick Barron May 9 2008 3:20PM Security
Review: Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Suite

Review: Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Suite

Bringing together some of Trend Micro's features from its larger appliance-based systems, the InterScan Web Security Suite focuses on protecting against malicious web-based threats, along with traditional URL filtering.
Peter Stephenson, May 9 2008 3:18PM Security
Researcher discusses iPod supercomputer

Researcher discusses iPod supercomputer

Microprocessors from portable electronics like iPods could yield low-cost, low-power supercomputers for specialised scientific applications, according to computer scientist John Shalf.
Liz Tay May 9 2008 1:52PM Hardware
Review: Clearswift MIMEsweeper Web Appliance

Review: Clearswift MIMEsweeper Web Appliance

Clearswift's MIMEsweeper appliance takes web content management to the next level. This device is loaded with features way beyond the usual web filter.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, May 8 2008 11:59AM Security
Review: St. Bernard iPrism 30h

Review: St. Bernard iPrism 30h

The iPrism appliance is a feature-packed web-content management device that incorporates St Bernard's hybrid technology.
Peter Stephenson, May 8 2008 10:32AM Security
Review: Clearswift MIMEsweeper

Review: Clearswift MIMEsweeper

Clearswift's MIMEsweeper appliance takes web content management to the next level. This device is loaded with features way beyond the usual web filter.
Peter Stephenson, May 8 2008 10:31AM Security
Spintronics professor wins grant, discusses technology

Spintronics professor wins grant, discusses technology

The U.S. Department of Defense has invested half a million dollars in a grant that aims to further the emerging field of quantum spin-based electronics.
Liz Tay May 7 2008 4:38PM Hardware
Is your router rooted?

Is your router rooted?

Could firmware infections during the manufacturing process create backdoors in your network?
Ken Munro May 7 2008 11:27AM Security
When ghosts spam

When ghosts spam

Most spam is sent to non-existent addresses, but that can still generate annoying messages for genuine users.
Ian Castle May 6 2008 2:23PM Security
Review: Cymphonix Network Composer

Review: Cymphonix Network Composer

Network Composer from Cymphonix brings together critical web protection aspects into one product. It not only features URL and web filtering, but also many traffic-shaping and application controls.
Peter Stephenson, May 6 2008 2:13PM Security
Review: IBM Proventia Web Filter

Review: IBM Proventia Web Filter

The Proventia Web Filter is a piece of the much larger Proventia multi-function appliance. It is available either as part of the appliance or as a standalone product.
Peter Stephenson, May 6 2008 2:12PM Security
The importance of recursive DNS

The importance of recursive DNS

To provide a safer internet browsing experience, recursive services are being provided free of charge.
Rodney Joffe, senior vice president and senior technologi May 5 2008 3:50PM Security
Review: Application Security, Inc.'s DbProtect 2007

Review: Application Security, Inc.'s DbProtect 2007

Application Security's DbProtect 2007 is a suite of enterprise database security products that helps organisations discover and manage database vulnerabilities.
Nathan Ouellette May 5 2008 3:48PM Security
Winning against the phishing assault

Winning against the phishing assault

A look at two of the signing technologies PayPal plans to use to improve sent email authentication, which would allow ISPs to drop each email that isn't properly verified.
Amol Sarwate, May 2 2008 1:53PM Security
Review: IBM's Rational AppScan 7.7

Review: IBM's Rational AppScan 7.7

IBM's Rational AppScan 7.7 (Watchfire is now an IBM company) is a stand-alone web application assessment product that is part of IBM's Rational software group.
Nathan Ouellette May 2 2008 1:44PM Security
Facing the reality of internal risk: Thwarting insider threats

Facing the reality of internal risk: Thwarting insider threats

When we think about IT saboteurs, most of us picture a professional cyber-criminal or hacker bent on stealing confidential information or wreaking havoc. In both cases, the perpetrator is an outside party who breaches the data network of a company, institution, or government entity with malicious intent.
David Ting, CTO, Imprivata May 1 2008 7:30AM Security
Review: iSEC Partners Security QA Toolbar

Review: iSEC Partners Security QA Toolbar

The SecurityQA Toolbar from iSEC Partners is a browser-based add-in for Internet Explorer that is used to perform web-application vulnerability testing directly within the browser environment.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol May 1 2008 1:00AM Security
The legal implications of the PCI data security standard

The legal implications of the PCI data security standard

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard presents serious legal challenges and risk for retailers.
David Navetta, InfoSecCompliance, LLC Apr 30 2008 3:23PM Security
Review: Fortify Source Code Analysis Suite 4.5

Review: Fortify Source Code Analysis Suite 4.5

Fortify Source Code Analysis Suite 4.5 performs static source code analysis. Various languages and architectures including ASP.NET, C/C++, C#, Java, JSP, PL/SQL, T-SQL, XML, VB.NET and other.NET languages are supported.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Apr 30 2008 3:13PM Security
Opinion: CDMA closure causes chaos

Opinion: CDMA closure causes chaos

Just one day after the closure of Telstra’s CDMA mobile phone network, complaints are flooding into hotlines across the country with rural and regional callers blaming the shutdown of the service for everything from cot deaths to crop failures.
Ian Yates Apr 29 2008 2:44PM Telco/ISP

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