Latest security news.
Hackers post techniques for reversing iPhone upgrade, 10/02/07: Owners of hacked iPhones have begun posting instructions on how to roll back a recent Apple firmware upgrade that rendered their mobile phones unusable.
NAC alternatives hit the mark: Giant test of NAC point products: Symantec edges Juniper, Cisco and Check Point in test of 13 NAC products. Registration no longer required – check out the test today!
Orange offers businesses all-in-one security portal, 10/02/07: Mobile provider Orange Business services has launched a centrally-managed service to secure PCs in a number of risky situations, including home worker PCs, and roaming laptops.
Paid-for ‘zero footprint’ browser launches, 10/02/07: A U.K. security company has launched a ‘zero footprint’ browser it claims will protect users from the security problems that regularly afflict popular browsers.
Consumers only think they’re cyber safe, 10/01/07: Most U.S. consumers believe they’re protecting their computers against cyberattacks, but their actions indicate they aren’t as safe as they think, according to a study released Monday.
Got carrier questions?: National IT recruiter Matt Colarusso will be available for a live text chat Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern, no registration necessary. Just go to the Network World Chat page at the appointed time and log in.
Security complications when DRM is overzealous: Blogger Tyson Kopczynski continues his exploration of the flaw he found with MS Genuine Office Validation: “From a licensing standpoint Visio and Office are in fact two different products. However, per what I encountered, these two products use the same validation and update framework.”
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