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Firefox 3.5 eyed for Tuesday release
06/26/09
Mozilla is expected to release its Firefox 3.5 browser on Tuesday morning, a company representative said on Friday afternoon.
Cisco gives IronPort gear a boost with RSA’s data-leak prevention tech
06/24/09
News of the IronPort C-Series upgrade marks the first fruit of the DLP partnership between Cisco and RSA, announced with much fanfare last year.
Mozilla offers Firefox 3.5 release candidate
06/22/09
Mozilla has published a release candidate for the Firefox 3.5 browser that is downloadable from the Mozilla Web site, a company representative said on Monday.
Turning the tables: A 'Users for Dummies' IT guide
06/15/09
Those damned users. They're always whining about how people in IT don't get them, don't know how to communicate, and need to "align" to their interests. As if only IT pros have to do the work in the relationship.
Building an RSS podcast feed, Part 2
06/11/09
Mark Gibbs continues to explore the details of creating an RSS feed for a podcast.
Opera Mobile 9.7 launches in beta
06/09/09
Opera software has made the beta version of its latest mobile browser, Opera Mobile 9.7, publicly available.
Hitachi unveils virtualization clustering
06/03/09
Hitachi Data Systems last week introduced clustering for its Universal Storage Platform V virtualization array, a move that disappointed many analysts in the industry because they expected HDS to announce a next-generation array that would rival EMC's V-Max.
Upgrade to Suite B security algorithms
05/27/09
Most companies do not know what level of cryptography is required to properly protect their data lifeblood, nor do they have anyone tasked with assessing the coverage. As a result, most corporations today are not following cryptographic best practices and are potentially exposed.
Network security: What do Britney Spears, the Wizard of Oz and the Dark Market have in common?
04/30/09
Security experts say the darnest things: RSA Conference 2009 brings out the unexpected.
Apple Looking to Design Its Own Chips
04/30/09
Recent signs indicate that Apple may be looking to design computer chips for its own devices as early as next year. With its own chips, the company could potentially create Apple-only features, but--perhaps more importantly--it could also keep Apple's product plans secret from its competitors, according to The Wall Street Journal.
White House advised to take lead cybersecurity lead
04/27/09
The federal official who led a 60-day review of the U.S. government's cybersecurity programs for President Barack Obama last week called for the White House to play a more direct role in coordinating national information security efforts.
Conficker hype a 'problem,' says FBI cyber-chief
04/24/09
Mainstream media hype leading up to the Conficker worm's April 1 software update may have distracted people from legitimate cyber threats, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's head of cyber security said Thursday.
Cloud security stokes concerns at RSA
04/23/09
Two words — cloud security — dominated discussion and drove the action this week at RSA Conference 2009.
Cloud Security Alliance, Jericho Forum find common purpose at RSA
04/23/09
Two user groups launched cloud-security best-practices campaigns at RSA Conference 2009 and formed an informal alliance to influence the development of security products in accordance with their recommendations.
Cloud computing a 'security nightmare,' says Cisco CEO
04/23/09
If anyone has the right to be excited about cloud computing, it's John Chambers. But on Wednesday Cisco's Chairman and CEO conceded that the computing industry's move to sell pay-as-you-go computing cycles available as a service on the Internet was also "a security nightmare."
VMware to embed RSA security into vSphere 4
04/23/09
Embedded security promised for VMware’s new vSphere cloud computing platform based on RSA’s data-loss prevention and encryption technologies.
Why the Top U.S. Cyber Official is Losing Sleep
04/23/09
The United States' top cybersecurity official already knew the world's digital infrastructure needed help before she took on a 60-day cyberspace policy review. With the review now complete, she admits the gravity of the situation seeps into her dreams and disturbs her sleep.
Has RSA Jumped the Shark?
04/23/09
RSA Conference 2009 is still going on, but for me, the trip is just about over. I sit in the airport, trying to put the last few days in perspective.
Security promises in the cloud
04/23/09
A survey released this week at RSA is troubling in that it says businesses using cloud services are concerned about security, but don't verify what providers do to meet the security promises they make.
Government, military officials at RSA warn of cyber-threats
04/22/09
Cybercrime and military cyber-defense plans were aired by U.S. government officials during the RSA Conference yesterday.
NAC can't get untracked
04/22/09
Five years after it burst on the scene as a response to the Blaster and Sasser worms, network access control has yet to make significant inroads into corporate networks. In fact, during a NAC session at RSA, only a handful of the 250 attendees said they had fully deployed NAC, while the vast majority said they were still in the planning stages.
Security pros seek talent, feel budget pain
04/22/09
While more than 70% of IT security professionals lost budget dollars in the past six months, several plan to hire additional security staff this year.
RSA chief calls for inventive collaboration among vendors
04/22/09
Two years after suggesting that independent security vendors were headed for extinction, Art Coviello, president of RSA, is calling for "inventive collaboration" among vendors for dealing with the expanding range of threats facing business and government.
RSA's Coviello calls on security vendors to take lead in fighting cybercrime
04/22/09
Network security vendors need to cooperate more with each other and with the government to effectively fight cybercriminals, state-sponsored cyberspying and cyber terrorists, the audience crowding the RSA Conference 2009 keynote session was told Tuesday.
NSA chief doesn't want to do cybersecurity solo
04/21/09
The National Security Agency doesn't want sole responsibility for running U.S. cybersecurity, the agency's director said Tuesday.
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