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Taking on the pirates – Russian style

Taking on the pirates – Russian style

A Russian software company will try to even the score with software pirates with its fists.
René Millman Mar 27 2006 12:57PM Security
Companies ignorant of the risks posed by insecure CCTV systems

Companies ignorant of the risks posed by insecure CCTV systems

If you have an IP networked CCTV System on your corporate network, you may have inadvertently enabled vulnerabilities that weren't there previously!
Sarbjit Sembhi Mar 24 2006 11:08AM Security
Tech thieves target the taxed

Tech thieves target the taxed

As the April 15 annual tax deadline approaches, cyber fraudsters are ramping up attacks against online American tax filers to steal confidential information, security experts warned today.
William Eazel Mar 23 2006 10:06AM Security
From the 2006 SC Awards: Professional Award Winners

From the 2006 SC Awards: Professional Award Winners

SC Magazine commended the best in the IT security field at the SC Awards on Feb. 14 in San Jose.
Staff Writers Mar 14 2006 6:54PM Security
From the 2006 SC Awards: Excellence Award Winners

From the 2006 SC Awards: Excellence Award Winners

SC Magazine soluted the best security solutions and companies at the SC Awards Gala in San Jose on Feb. 14.
Staff Writers Mar 14 2006 6:51PM Security
From the 2006 SC Awards: Reader Trust Award Winners

From the 2006 SC Awards: Reader Trust Award Winners

Selected by the IT professionals themselves, winners were announced at the SC Awards in San Jose on Feb. 14.
Staff Writers Mar 14 2006 6:14PM Security
The 2006 SC Awards, a homage to excellence

The 2006 SC Awards, a homage to excellence

As part of the IT security industry’s leading global awards program, the SC Magazine Awards U.S. Gala was organized to honor the professionals, companies and products that help fend off the myriad security threats confronted in today’s corporate world.
Illena Armstrong, Mar 14 2006 4:36PM Security
CSO of the Year

CSO of the Year

Winner: Thomas Dunbar, global CSO, XL Capital
Staff Writers Mar 13 2006 6:15PM Security
SC Awards toast the best in IT security

SC Awards toast the best in IT security

As part of the IT security industry's leading global awards program, the SC Magazine Awards U.S. gala was organized to honor the professionals, companies and products that help fend off the myriad security threats confronted in today's corporate world.
Staff Writers Mar 10 2006 8:50PM Security
No Citibank withdrawals north of the border

No Citibank withdrawals north of the border

Citibank has blocked customers from using their ATM cards for cash withdrawals in three countries after detecting several hundred fraudulent withdrawals in those locations, the company said in a statement.
Dan Kaplan Mar 9 2006 10:33PM Security
Security on the shop floor

Security on the shop floor

Network security has always been an important consideration in office environments but it has been largely overlooked in manufacturing. But as the shop floor has become increasingly linked to the back office and with the expansion of industrial Ethernet, production managers are now taking network security more seriously.
Olaf Siemens Mar 9 2006 10:23AM Security
Debate: Client-side security is a much better way of securing infrastructure than securing the gateway

Debate: Client-side security is a much better way of securing infrastructure than securing the gateway
Paul Goossens Mar 8 2006 5:15PM Security
Marketing is a crucial part of the job

Marketing is a crucial part of the job

if you want to stay alive and continue to be progressive in this profession, you need to be able to create and market your company’s information security strategy.
Randy Sanovic Mar 8 2006 9:29AM Security
Avoiding the proverbial straw house

Avoiding the proverbial straw house

Amature security model is like a soundly built house. A security pro at a large information management provider noted that such a model will help companies to establish more proactive security profiles that rely little on reactive, tactical approaches to security, like patch management. He briefly explained the concept at the recent Cyber Security Summit in Florida.
Illena Armstrong Mar 7 2006 7:53PM Security
A marketing strategy is part of the job

A marketing strategy is part of the job

If you want to stay alive and continue to be progressive in this profession, you must be able to create and market your company’s IT security strategy. My suggestions follow.
Randy Sanovic Mar 6 2006 10:02PM Security
CSO of the year: Thomas Dunbar, global chief security officer, XL Capital

CSO of the year: Thomas Dunbar, global chief security officer, XL Capital

As the global chief security officer at a leading multinational insurance company, Thomas Dunbar has a lot of data to protect, a range of regulations with which to comply and a huge number of employees whose access to corporate IT assets he must manage.
Illena Armstrong Mar 6 2006 8:55PM Security
A view from the top

A view from the top

Compliance issues and identity theft incidents may have dominated 2005, but other problems will unfold over coming months.
Illena Armstrong Mar 6 2006 8:09PM Security
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System: Get your threat priorities right

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System: Get your threat priorities right

Over the years, I’ve seen and used a diverse range of methods to evaluate and explain the risks associated with a particular security threat or vulnerability. Depending on the audience and the nature of the environment being evaluated, there has always been – and always will be – a frequent need to reclassify the severity of a finding. This is particularly relevant when making use of findings derived from automated security tools.
Gunter Ollmann Mar 6 2006 7:04PM Security
Online stalking on the increase

Online stalking on the increase

Cyber stalking is a growing problem with typical abusers being white collar workers without criminal records, according to the 2005 Cyberstalking statistics released today by Working to Halt Online Abuse.
William Eazel Feb 28 2006 9:30AM Security
Endpoint security reaches across the network perimeter

Endpoint security reaches across the network perimeter

The economy may be on the upswing, but increasing global competition combined with a multitude of compliance issues such as regulatory audits continue to pose a costly problem for organisations.
Alan Bentley Feb 27 2006 11:02AM Security

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