Latest security news.
Charney on what security fears keep him awake, 09/21/07: As corporate vice president of Trustworthy Computing (TwC) at Microsoft, Scott Charney is among those at the helm of the company’s long-standing efforts to improve the security of its products. In an interview with Computerworld, Charney — a former federal prosecutor of computer crimes and an assistant district attorney in the Bronx before that — talked about TwC, the changing threat environment and what security fears keep him awake at night.
Security outsourcing on the rise , 09/21/07: As one of the world’s largest outsourcing providers, Wipro Technologies is ramping up its security services business in a big way.
Researcher sees potential iPhone security problems, 09/21/07: Apple’s iPhone is a tough target for hackers, but a security researcher warned Friday that there are ways the sleek device could potentially be compromised.
Hacker bears bad news about PDF, 09/21/07: The hacker who discovered a recently patched QuickTime flaw affecting the Firefox browser says he has found an equally serious flaw in Adobe Systems’ PDF file format.
Video: Dealing with Web 2.0: How do you let employees access Web 2.0 and social networking sites while still maintaining overall security? We asked the experts at The Security Standard conference.
Accenture is sued by Connecticut over theft of bank account and purchasing card data, 09/21/07: Accenture is in hot water with the state of Connecticut for putting sensitive data about hundreds of state bank accounts and purchasing cards as well as 58 taxpayers on a backup tape that was later stolen.
Video: Security Buzz: What the experts think: Speakers at The Security Standard conference weigh in on what they feel is the biggest security threat today. Featuring: Whitfield Diffie (Sun), Steve Hanna (Juniper), Scott Weiss (IronPort) and Richard Palmer (Cisco).
Chat with Amazon.com’s CTO live: If ever there were a man that knew how to eek out capacity and secure a data center, it would be Werner Vogels, vice president & CTO of Amazon.com. Join him for a live chat on Monday Oct. 1 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT.
