Cara Garretson

Senior Editor

 

cara_garretson@nww.com

Recent articles by Garretson

Five ways Gen Y job seekers can stand out in a tight employment market
Apr. 06, 2009
Advice for Generation Y job applicants when competing for positions with more experienced workers

Economy forcing 'spoiled' generation to grow up
Apr. 06, 2009
With fewer IT jobs out there, Generation Y job seekers must learn to compete with experienced applicants

Start-ups air cable industry innovations
Apr. 02, 2009
A panel of five start-ups at The Cable Show '09 pitched technologies designed to change the cable industry.

Security researcher Kaminsky pushes DNS patching
Feb. 19, 2009
Dan Kaminsky, who for years was ambivalent about securing DNS, has become an ardent supporter of DNS Security Extensions.

How to fashion a 'security first' enterprise
Mar. 17, 2008
When security professionals think business, the business thinks security.

Do you have a 'security first' mindset?
Mar. 17, 2008
Turning a company into a security-first enterprise takes business savvy.

Q&A: Data leak prevention pros and cons
Jan. 07, 2008
Anti-data leakage vendors make bold claims about how far their products can go to protect enterprises from unauthorized information sharing. This irks Nick Selby, head of enterprise security research at The 451 Group, ...

Data loss start-ups sell out
Jan. 07, 2008
The rapid consolidation in the anti-data leakage market in the past year is enough to make an IT manager's head spin: This segment of the security sector ballooned to include dozens of startups, then even more quickly ...

One in six PCs could be infected with malware
Nov. 02, 2007
As many as one in six PCs may have active spyware or malware infections.

Barracuda adds zero-hour threat protection to antispam appliance
Jul. 06, 2007
E-mail security vendor Barracuda adds zero-hour threat protection to its appliances to catch new viruses, spam, and malware in real time.

Veracode rates the security of software
Jun. 27, 2007
Veracode extends its application security outsourced offering with a new rating system

IronPort releases high-performance e-mail security appliance
Jun. 05, 2007
IronPort Systems on Tuesday announced a high-performance model in its family of e-mail security appliances designed for high-volume enterprises and ISPs.

How secure is your security software?
Jun. 05, 2007
Think that commercial software you just bought has been adequately tested and is ready for deployment? Think again.

What it takes to be a great CISO
May. 22, 2007
The function of information security is splitting into two, with security technology implementation moving back into the IT department and the administration of information security becoming a management issue.

UPDATE: Black Hat: Much ado about RFID
Feb. 28, 2007
ARLINGTON, VA – IOActive, a small security consulting company, brought out some big guns to help defend itself against an RFID giant at the Black Hat conference here Wednesday.

RSA `07: Avinti powers e-mail security appliance for enterprise use
Feb. 05, 2007
Avinti on Monday will release Version 3.0 of its iSolation Server, an e-mail security appliance that the company has tuned for enterprise use.

Legg Mason's network make-over
Feb. 04, 2008

Antispam group targets transactions, not messages
Nov. 08, 2007
Antispam group targets transactions, not messages Spammers aren’t the problem, sellers are By Cara Garretson , Network World , 11/08/2007 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print A father-son team that has ...

Virtualization still hot, death of antivirus software imminent, VC says
Dec. 17, 2007
In 2008, investments in start-ups that target consumers are expected to remain significantly hotter than those in companies building enterprise wares, as has been the case for the last few years. However, there are a ...

12 spam research projects that might make a difference
Nov. 20, 2007
Those who commit cybercrime know they need to stay on the cutting edge of technology to come up with new and different ways to swindle people. Luckily, the good guys are also spending time in research labs developing ...

Whaling: Latest e-mail scam targets executives
Nov. 14, 2007
With targeted phishing attacks on the rise, it's no surprise that cybercriminals are doing their research and aiming at those with the most to lose – executives.

Spammers beg for money in pre-holiday blast
Nov. 07, 2007
According to security vendor Marshal, this new spam blast – timed conveniently to coincide with the beginning of the holiday season of giving – uses few technical tricks, relying instead on social engineering. In these ...

Spammers latch on to political subjects
Nov. 07, 2007
According to Symantec's Spam Monthly Report issued Monday, presidential hopefuls for the 2008 election are already hot subject-line topics, with Congressman Ron Paul emerging as spammers' favorite. Image spam is ...

Inside a green data center
Nov. 05, 2007
The San Diego Supercomputing Center is building a data-center expansion designed to beat state mandates for energy efficiency by more than 50 %. The center is already practicing the philosophy behind the new building by ...

Creature comforts: supercomputing temperature concerns
Nov. 05, 2007
In 2005, the San Diego Supercomputing Center won a best-practices award for the design that will help to make its data-center expansion a model of energy efficiency. As rewarding as that distinction is, the project ...