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Medium enterprise: Layering for fast expansion

Medium enterprise: Layering for fast expansion

One day, you are the IT security pro for a tidy, small company with about 700 PCs on your mind. The next day, more than one thousand additional unique users plug into your system – each with the average 18-to-22-year-old’s collection of spyware and viruses stored on a range of PCs.
Frank Washkuch Jan 13 2006 8:47PM Security
RSS malware plague predicted for 2006

RSS malware plague predicted for 2006

The fast growing popularity of RSS (really simple syndication) means that the technology will pose increasingly significant problems for IT security professionals this year, new research has warned.
William Eazel Jan 12 2006 11:34AM Security
2 minutes on...Securing energy facilities for the future

2 minutes on...Securing energy facilities for the future

The monitoring systems of power plants and other industrial installments will become better defended against internet-based threats in coming years, one leading security analyst has predicted.
Frank Washkuch Jan 11 2006 9:46PM Security
Larger Lone Star lawsuit for Sony

Larger Lone Star lawsuit for Sony

Texas has added new charges, these citing use of MediaMax technology, against recording industry giant Sony-BMG Entertainment
Frank Washkuch Dec 27 2005 8:55PM Security
Security experts fear Nazi Sober worm epidemic poised for January

Security experts fear Nazi Sober worm epidemic poised for January

The recent Sober.AH epidemic could form part of an orchestrated neo-Nazi strategy to saturate mailboxes worldwide with pro-Nazi spam, security experts have warned.
William Eazel Dec 22 2005 11:30AM Security
Web consortium calls for simplified secure browsing

Web consortium calls for simplified secure browsing

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has called on IT security industry experts for help with a forthcoming workshop that aims to identify methods to simplify secure web browsing.
William Eazel Dec 20 2005 11:42AM Security
5 steps for ensuring storage network security

5 steps for ensuring storage network security

The Storage Security Industry Forum (the security forum in SNIA) recommends a five-step review for improved storage network security.
Staff Writers Dec 15 2005 10:43PM Security
Critical Microsoft patch set for release

Critical Microsoft patch set for release

Microsoft is set to release two security updates today as an installment of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” release cycle.
Frank Washkuch Dec 12 2005 8:47PM Security
Sony 'regret' for MediaMax

Sony 'regret' for MediaMax

Sony-BMG Entertainment has issued another mea culpa of sorts for its use of spyware-like technology on CD-Roms.
Frank Washkuch Dec 9 2005 9:13PM Security
Nazi Sober mutant gears up for anniversary onslaught

Nazi Sober mutant gears up for anniversary onslaught

The next wave of attacks from this year's most prolific email worm family, Sober, is scheduled to start on Jan. 5, 2006, analysis of source code has revealed. The attack date coincides with the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Nazi party.
William Eazel Dec 8 2005 3:13PM Security
Clean house for easier Exchange migration

Clean house for easier Exchange migration

PC users planning to upgrade email programs at the end of this year should get rid of zombie accounts and reduce the amount of data in storage, one email management company has advised.
Frank Washkuch Nov 30 2005 9:55PM Security
British MP calls for cybercrime tzar

British MP calls for cybercrime tzar

A member of Parliament has called on the British government to take a lead from the U.S. and form a new national cybersecurity agency - with its own czar - to combat the threat of online crime.
René Millman Nov 29 2005 1:54PM Security
New advisory for IE flaw

New advisory for IE flaw

Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer were warned this week about a flaw that can lead to the exploitation of JavaScript and the eventual compromise of a Windows system.
Frank Washkuch Nov 23 2005 2:44PM Security
Microsoft reaches out for new anti-phishing program

Microsoft reaches out for new anti-phishing program

Microsoft’s upcoming anti-phishing program will be a collaboration among the Redmond, Wash.,-based company and three outside partners.
Frank Washkuch Nov 18 2005 10:56PM Security
Cyber gamers vie for world glory in Singapore

Cyber gamers vie for world glory in Singapore

SINGAPORE - More than 700 computer game enthusiasts are gathering in Singapore to take part in the world's biggest competition for computer and video games.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2005 3:29PM Software
Consumers teach companies a lesson for losing data

Consumers teach companies a lesson for losing data

Customers are "actively punishing" companies that lose their confidential and private information, research published today has claimed.
William Eazel Nov 16 2005 12:08PM Security
Keyloggers: Weapon of choice for hackers

Keyloggers: Weapon of choice for hackers

Keylogging is quickly becoming the favorite technique of hackers looking for financial gain, data released this week claimed.
Frank Washkuch Nov 15 2005 10:33PM Security
Phishing net open for PayPal users

Phishing net open for PayPal users

A bait-and-switch scheme is targeting users of the financial service PayPal, according to security researchers.
Frank Washkuch Nov 10 2005 10:13PM Security
Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

Enhanced federal legislation and closer scrutiny of user behavior were at the top of leading security professionals’ wish lists this week as news of last month’s theft of a TransUnion PC containing the personal credit information of about 3,600 clients spread.
Frank Washkuch Nov 9 2005 9:41PM Security
Superhero name for Microsoft anti-spyware program

Superhero name for Microsoft anti-spyware program

What’s in a name? For Microsoft, there’s an added sense of confidence in its abilities to ward off spyware from users' PCs.
Frank Washkuch Nov 9 2005 9:08PM Security

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