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IDM: Moving up

IDM: Moving up

Knowing who’s accessing what on enterprise networks that often lack defined perimeters is a necessity. So many company executives are trying to sort out the problems associated with establishing, controlling and terminating their employees’ various user rights.
Rene Millman Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
Breaking up the attack

Breaking up the attack

The industry must learn about packet fragmentation techniques, writes Gunter Ollmann
Gunter Ollmann Apr 7 2006 12:44PM Security
Postini: Spam and IM attacks up, mail viruses down

Postini: Spam and IM attacks up, mail viruses down

Spam and instant messaging (IM) attacks increased in March, while the number of viruses declined, according to message management provider Postini.
Dan Kaplan Apr 6 2006 7:21PM Security
Protegrity snaps up OmniSecure

Protegrity snaps up OmniSecure

Data security management firm Protegrity has announced the acquisition of OmniSecure, a privately held data security company based in Santa Clara, Calif. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
William Eazel Mar 27 2006 9:46AM Security
Now up and running: XP on a Mac

Now up and running: XP on a Mac

Two hackers have some more spending money in their pockets after figuring out how to run Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system on an Intel Mac.
Frank Washkuch Mar 17 2006 10:14PM Security
Community banks team up with Microsoft

Community banks team up with Microsoft

Microsoft and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) have joined forces to help community banks improve their information security practices.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 9 2006 8:58PM Security
Cisco muscles up

Cisco muscles up

Cisco Systems announced yesterday that it will add physical security to its epertoire, announcing the $51 million acquisition of a Connecticut-based video surveillance company.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 8 2006 9:52PM Security
Vulnerabilities up by over a third

Vulnerabilities up by over a third

Hackers are developing malware faster than ever, according to new research.
René Millman Mar 7 2006 3:36PM Security
Feds serve up a stormy cup of tea to Check Point & Sourcefire

Feds serve up a stormy cup of tea to Check Point & Sourcefire

Government fears over national security have slowed the completion of Check Point Software Technologies’ $225 million acquisition of Sourcefire.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 3 2006 3:43AM Security
New mobile virus runs up huge bills

New mobile virus runs up huge bills

Hackers have a created a new trojan that infects Java-based mobile phones and sends text messages to premium rate phone numbers costing unwitting users $6 each time.
René Millman Mar 1 2006 2:46PM Security
Biometric science not up to fighting terrorists

Biometric science not up to fighting terrorists

The science of biometric security “is filled with promise” but still has a long way to go before it can effectively counter the threats of terrorism and identity theft, according to an eminent U.S. scientist.
William Eazel Feb 24 2006 9:42AM Security
Phishers stir up ‘perfect crimeware storm’

Phishers stir up ‘perfect crimeware storm’

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reported today that December last year provided conditions for “a near perfect crimeware storm”. The group’s latest research reveals that crimeware-distributing sites nearly doubled in number in the month of December 2005, hurtling from 1044 in November to 1912.
William Eazel Feb 16 2006 9:56AM 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
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
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
Wake up, you sleepwalkers

Wake up, you sleepwalkers

“We’ve been throwing money at security for 20 years and are no better off now than we were then,” says Eddie Bleasdale. He tells Ron Condon why he is so angry
Ron Condon Jan 25 2006 12:19PM Security
Symantec owns up to 'rootkit'

Symantec owns up to 'rootkit'

Symantec went public with its own use of rootkit-like technology this week, offering users a fix and saying the bug posed only a "low" risk.
Frank Washkuch Jan 12 2006 8:44PM Security
Symantec picks up IMLogic

Symantec picks up IMLogic

Symantec strengthened its position in instant messaging security this week, announcing it has acquired IMLogic.
Frank Washkuch Jan 4 2006 7:46PM Security
IT security professionals moving up the corporate pecking order

IT security professionals moving up the corporate pecking order

Ultimate responsibility for information security is moving up corporate management hierarchies, as board-level directors and CEOs - or CISO/CSOs – are increasingly held accountable for safeguarding IT infrastructures, new research has revealed.
William Eazel Dec 22 2005 11:28AM 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

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