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The reaction to WMF

The reaction to WMF

The new year wouldn’t be complete without Microsoft announcing another security flaw. What is different about the latest one, however, is that it seems to affect virtually every single version of Windows right back to that granddaddy version 3.0.
René Millman Feb 13 2006 10:10AM Security
Debate: Defence in depth is turning out to be nothing more than an expensive failure

Debate: Defence in depth is turning out to be nothing more than an expensive failure
Abe Kleinfeld Feb 13 2006 10:10AM Security
One chance to succeed

One chance to succeed

Melissa Loveday asks what’s been done to ensure IT systems for the Winter Olympics have been hardened against attack
Melissa Loveday Feb 10 2006 4:25PM Security
Ten ways to counterattack

Ten ways to counterattack

Enterprise database infrastructures, which often contain the crown jewels of an organization, are subject to a wide range of attacks. The most critical of these are listed below, followed by recommendations for mitigating the risk of each.
Amichai Schulman Feb 8 2006 8:51PM Security
RSA Conference: Staying up to the challenge

RSA Conference: Staying up to the challenge

The RSA Conference will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year. How has it evolved to keep up with the times?
Illena Armstrong Feb 8 2006 8:00PM Security
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Staff Writers Feb 7 2006 7:40PM Security
Industry finally begins to can the spam

Industry finally begins to can the spam

The volume of spam messages per consumer is set to decrease 13 percent every year through 2010, as ISPs tackle the spam issue through improved filtering technology, industry analysts have predicted.
William Eazel Feb 6 2006 10:17AM Security
Sober worm hangover finally draws to a close

Sober worm hangover finally draws to a close

The long-running IT security hangover caused by the Sober worm has finally come to an end, newly published threat monitoring data claimed today. According to the latest monthly malware report from Fortinet, the worm’s activity “spectacularly dropped” on Jan. 6, as it made the transition from its spreading phase to an update phase.
William Eazel Feb 3 2006 10:32AM Security
Enterprises urged to update pre-Kama Sutra Worm

Enterprises urged to update pre-Kama Sutra Worm

Security experts have warned enterprises to update anti-virus systems and conduct server backups to protect themselves against the potentially devastating Kama Sutra worm, which is scheduled to activate tomorrow.
William Eazel Feb 2 2006 2:44PM Security
IT security giants team up to solve spyware

IT security giants team up to solve spyware

In a bid to combat the growing menace of spyware, IT security giants McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro, ICSA Labs and Thompson Cyber Security Labs Unite have teamed up to define identification and testing methodologies for spyware mitigation technologies.
William Eazel Jan 31 2006 10:09AM Security
Bank spammers try to catch U.K. napping

Bank spammers try to catch U.K. napping

More than 2.4 million emails containing the trojan-downloader Win32.small.cfg were sent to U.K. businesses late Sunday night before the anti-virus community could react, an IT security firm warned today.
William Eazel Jan 31 2006 9:45AM Security
ABN AMRO banks on authentication application to fight identity theft

ABN AMRO banks on authentication application to fight identity theft

ABN AMRO, one of the world's largest international banks, has rolled out an automated document authentication system in a bid to achieve compliance with pending regulations designed to fight identity theft. The project to deploy Viisage’s iA-thenticate offering, was undertaken in conjunction with Viisage's Netherlands business partner, Securitech B.V.
William Eazel Jan 27 2006 11:26AM Security
McAfee exec to head up BSA board

McAfee exec to head up BSA board

Kent Roberts, executive vice president and general counsel at McAfee, has been elected chairman of the Business Software Alliance's (BSA) board of directors for 2006.
William Eazel Jan 26 2006 2:55PM Security
Microsoft lends hand to state spyware battle

Microsoft lends hand to state spyware battle

Microsoft today vowed to support Washington state's battle against malware after state Attorney General Rob McKenna filed the first legal action under the Washington Computer Spyware Act, enacted last year. The software giant also filed its own parallel lawsuit alleging violation of the same law.
William Eazel Jan 26 2006 2:50PM Security
It can be better to be needed than wanted

It can be better to be needed than wanted
Ron Condon Jan 25 2006 4:19PM Security
Former Veritas CEO to quit Symantec

Former Veritas CEO to quit Symantec

Gary L. Bloom, president and vice chairman of Symantec, will leave the company in two months.
Frank Washkuch Jan 24 2006 8:16PM Security
Analyst: Credit card firms must do more to fight fraud

Analyst: Credit card firms must do more to fight fraud

MasterCard’s recent move to offer financial incentives for companies using its SecureCode payer authentication system is a step in the right direction to fight online card fraud, but still "not enough," Gartner has warned.
William Eazel Jan 24 2006 10:33AM Security
IBM: Cybercriminals to get stealthier

IBM: Cybercriminals to get stealthier

Cybercrime will focus on attacking specific organizations or companies for extortion in the next year, moving away from mass global attacks, a recent report has said.
Frank Washkuch Jan 23 2006 9:05PM Security
Novell urged to build open source around AppArmor Linux

Novell urged to build open source around AppArmor Linux

Industry experts have predicted that Novell’s recent decision to open up the source code of its AppArmor Linux security offering will only have a “meaningful result” if the firm succeeds in developing a true open-source community around the technology.
William Eazel Jan 20 2006 10:11AM Security
Network Access Control market will soar to $3.9B by 2008

Network Access Control market will soar to $3.9B by 2008

Global manufacturer revenue for Network Access Control (NAC) enforcement will grow 1,100 percent, from $323 million to $3.9 billion between 2005 and 2008, new research has predicted.
William Eazel Jan 19 2006 10:01AM Security

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