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Visa and MasterCard act to align data protection

Visa and MasterCard act to align data protection

Visa and MasterCard International have aligned their separate programs for protecting cardholder data into a single standard for the payment card industry, streamlining what some say was a confusing situation for merchants.
Marcia Savage Feb 22 2005 2:20PM Security
Lucid and NCS strike OEM deal

Lucid and NCS strike OEM deal
Staff Writers Feb 22 2005 12:34PM Security
How to cut patchwork… and save a cool $100m

How to cut patchwork… and save a cool $100m

The Air Force was spending more on system patches than on software. Something had to change, as John Gilligan tells Marcia Savage .
Marcia Savage Feb 22 2005 11:56AM Security
So, friend or foe? ID management and access control

So, friend or foe? ID management and access control

Companies need to rationalize their access policies if they are to comply with the new regulations, as Charles Hayhoe explains
Charles Hayhoe Feb 21 2005 5:14PM Security
Zen and the art of intrusion detection

Zen and the art of intrusion detection

If a tree falls in a forest with no-one to hear it, does it make a sound? So goes a typical zen-like philosophical question. While it’s thought-provoking, what does it have to do with Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)?
David Beesley Feb 17 2005 10:02AM Security
Saddam death worm and IM virus pose new threats

Saddam death worm and IM virus pose new threats

A new virus is worming its way around the internet posing as evidence that Saddam Hussein is dead. Cashing in on the continued unrest and interest in Iraq the worm spreads via email and supposes that Hussein was shot dead in a bungled escape bid from custody.
David Quainton Feb 3 2005 4:22PM Security
Harry Potter and the Great Phishing Scam

Harry Potter and the Great Phishing Scam

Author JK Rowling has taken action against phishing scams by warning Harry Potter fans about the dangers of internet fraud.
David Quainton Feb 2 2005 5:18PM Security
Ecora and ComSec join forces

Ecora and ComSec join forces
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:02PM Security
Enterasys and Echo partner up

Enterasys and Echo partner up
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:02PM Security
Spammers are a pain and so is not backing up

Spammers are a pain and so is not backing up
Robert Schifreen Jan 11 2005 12:29PM Security
Educause and CIS in joint offering to colleges

Educause and CIS in joint offering to colleges
Staff Writers Jan 10 2005 5:00PM Security
Escape the fold: Stop being a sheep and be a dolphin

Escape the fold: Stop being a sheep and be a dolphin

Ron Condon speaks to a woman who trains IT professionals to win friends and influence people, right up to the boardroom
Ron Condon Jan 7 2005 5:28PM Security
Microsoft and Cisco play nice

Microsoft and Cisco play nice

Unity has broken out in the realm of endpoint security. But for many organizations, grand plans and vision are all well and good, but what about the practicalities? René Millman goes in search of some answers
René Millman Jan 7 2005 3:21PM Security
New boundaries and new rules

New boundaries and new rules

Securing your perimeter is not what it used to be. John Sterlicchi finds out about the range of new ways to control your borders
John Sterlicchi Jan 7 2005 1:03PM Security
Businesses should manage and monitor employee email usage.

Businesses should manage and monitor employee email usage.

In a few short years, email has become a major part of the national psyche and a business-critical tool of communication.
Jamie Cowper Dec 21 2004 12:09PM Security
Patches and worms - Merry Christmas.

Patches and worms - Merry Christmas.

Microsoft gives patch junkies another fix as it rolls out its pre-Christmas December update.
David Quainton Dec 15 2004 1:04PM Security
More phishing attacks and bot networks likely in 2005

More phishing attacks and bot networks likely in 2005

The next year will bring more phishing attacks and bot networks as cybercriminals look for quick profit, Symantec researchers predict.
Marcia Savage Dec 13 2004 7:48PM Security
Industry and law enforcement team up to fight phishing

Industry and law enforcement team up to fight phishing

Tech firms have joined with ISPs, banks and law enforcement in a new effort designed to fight phishing.
Marcia Savage Dec 10 2004 4:43PM Security
To prevent and protect – new approaches against spyware

To prevent and protect – new approaches against spyware

Ninety two per cent of IT directors can’t be wrong. That’s the overwhelming majority of high-ranking IT professionals that see spyware as more than a nuisance to enterprises [Web@Work research, 2004]. Estimates even put the number of desktops affected by spyware as high as 90 per cent [US National Cyber Security Alliance].
Nigel Hawthorn Dec 8 2004 1:13PM Security
IPsec and SSL VPNs are able to co-exist

IPsec and SSL VPNs are able to co-exist

The combined weight of many marketing machines is trying to persuade us that SSL VPNs will soon replace the old methods of encrypting data, but Mike Smart believes there is still an argument for traditional IPsec VPNs
Mike Smart Nov 12 2004 5:20PM Security

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