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An eventful - but secure - Olympics

An eventful - but secure - Olympics

Bode Miller may have flopped on the slopes, but the Olympics’ IT security staff succeeded all the way to the finish at the recently concluded Winter Games.
Dan Kaplan Mar 23 2006 10:46PM Security
Naughty but nice

Naughty but nice

The fast-growing popularity of peer-to-peer communication, and particularly IM, is bringing an equal expansion of risk. Janine Milne reports
Janine Milne Mar 6 2006 3:56PM Security
Working for easier, but accurate, biometrics

Working for easier, but accurate, biometrics

Biometrics researchers at the University of Buffalo have paved the way to make fingerprint authentication more reliable, even with incomplete prints.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 28 2006 8:24PM Security
Archiving better in U.S. than U.K, but still not good

Archiving better in U.S. than U.K, but still not good

They won’t win a gold medal, but U.S. companies are beating their counterparts across the pond in one important IT security race.
Frank Washkuch Feb 22 2006 8:30PM Security
Whisper it softly, but times are changing

Whisper it softly, but times are changing
Ron Condon Dec 9 2005 5:25PM Security
IM threats decline but grow in sophistication

IM threats decline but grow in sophistication

Threats to instant-messaging systems dropped 33 percent last month, according to Akonix Systems, a supplier of IM security products.
Marcia Savage Sep 7 2005 11:18PM Security
Cybercrime up but losses down - go figure

Cybercrime up but losses down - go figure

Average cybercrime loses have halved since last year, according to the 10th annual Computer Crime and Security Survey.
David Quainton Jul 15 2005 12:32PM Security
Debate» IPS promises much in terms of extra security for networks, but the promise is a false one

Debate» IPS promises much in terms of extra security for networks, but the promise is a false one
Ron Smith Jun 21 2005 12:39PM Security
Mass-mailers decline but mobile threats and phishing rise

Mass-mailers decline but mobile threats and phishing rise

Mass-mailer viruses tapered off in the first quarter of this year but mobile viruses, phishing attacks, and exploits of software vulnerabilities emerged as top threats, according to a report by McAfee's AVERT research unit.
Marcia Savage Apr 25 2005 4:55PM Security
Net viruses plummet but Zafi and Netsky hold fast

Net viruses plummet but Zafi and Netsky hold fast

Viruses and worms in the wild are at the lowest for over a year, according to anti-virus companies' monthly reports.
David Quainton Mar 2 2005 10:46AM Security
Business continuity plans on rise but weaknesses remain

Business continuity plans on rise but weaknesses remain

More companies have implemented enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery plans over the past five years, but those plans continue to have weaknesses, according to a survey by Deloitte & Touche LLP and CPM Global Assurance.
Marcia Savage Jan 31 2005 7:19PM Security
CEOs aware of insider threat but not taking action

CEOs aware of insider threat but not taking action

Chief executives are aware of the information security risks presented by people within their companies but aren't taking action to secure the insider threat, according to a survey by Ernst & Young.
Marcia Savage Sep 22 2004 9:55PM Security
Open source. Love it or hate it, but can you trust it?

Open source. Love it or hate it, but can you trust it?

Open source software (OSS) is firmly entrenched in the infrastructure of the Internet, and is now making inroads into the security market too. But although the darling of techies everywhere, OSS has its doubters. In particular, many corporate managers have concerns about support, accountability, and longevity.
Jon Tullett Jul 28 2004 11:15AM Security
Smartphones are great tools, but at what risk?

Smartphones are great tools, but at what risk?

Hands up if you own a smartphone and feel secure. If so, maybe you haven’t been following the upward trends in Bluetooth vulnerabilities, Symbian worms and ordinary theft.
Jon Tullett Jul 8 2004 4:15PM Security
Deloitte survey shows rise in attacks but flat security budgets

Deloitte survey shows rise in attacks but flat security budgets

A survey of top financial services firms by Deloitte & Touche showed that a majority of financial institutions have suffered external attacks within the past year but many don't expect their security budgets to grow.
Marcia Savage May 26 2004 11:26PM Security
Firms patching high-risk vulnerabilities but ignoring rest

Firms patching high-risk vulnerabilities but ignoring rest

UK companies are patching all but 3.9 per cent of high-risk vulnerabilities.
Dan Ilett May 12 2004 3:58PM Security
Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon”

Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon”

New figures published by Brightmail show that the scourge of spam continues to grow, despite legislation aimed at stopping it.
Ron Condon Mar 4 2004 12:29PM Security
Winning The Virus War - But When?

Winning The Virus War - But When?

Gone are the days when a careless user would infect their machine with a rogue floppy disk, and we’d all look on in dismay as the data disappeared and the monitor went blank.
Jayne Parkhouse Jan 16 2004 10:22AM Security
Web services: Useful but dangerous?

Web services: Useful but dangerous?

Web services promise to change the way we build applications but, as Daniel Murton argues, security poses a huge challenge.
Daniel Murton Jan 13 2004 1:27PM Security
SSL is the ‘Industry Standard’ - But Is ‘The Industry’ Good Enough?

SSL is the ‘Industry Standard’ - But Is ‘The Industry’ Good Enough?

SSL is the backbone of the way we secure connections between internet users and web servers.
Steve Mathews Jan 12 2004 1:15PM Security

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