Latest security news.
‘Italian job’ Web attack hits 10,000 sites, 06/19/07: Online criminals have launched a widespread Web attack that has turned tens of thousands of legitimate Web sites into weapons, security vendors said Monday.
How to create a computer-emergency response team, 06/18/07: The basics of pulling together an incident-response team to react to data security breaches.
The do’s and don’ts of data breaches, 06/18/07: Security consultants and professionals advise on how to react to a data breach.
Red Hat Linux gets top government security rating, 06/15/07: Red Hat Linux has received a new level of security certification that should make the software more appealing to some government agencies.
Tumbleweed upgrades e-mail security appliance, 06/19/07: Tumbleweed adds data-leak prevention, botnet defenses to e-mail security appliance.
SonicWall upgrades e-mail security software, 06/18/07: SonicWall on Monday announced a new version of its e-mail security software that runs on Windows servers or the company’s own appliances.
PatchLink pounces on little SecureWave, 06/18/07: PatchLink has announced plans to acquire application security company SecureWave for an undisclosed sum.
“Warning! You cannot access network resources after you try to log onto a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer”: Tyson Kopczynski works his way through a fun little security problem involving the above error message.
When physical security isn’t guaranteed, call on RODC: Lost in the noise over the release of the Beta 3 build of Windows Server 2008 was this gem: the read-only domain controller, or RODC. Microsoft Subnet blogger John Obeto explains.
Call for entries: Enterprise All-Star: We’re now accepting nominations for our third-annual Enterprise All-Star Award. The Enterprise All-Star Awards program honors user organizations that demonstrate exceptional use of network technology to further business objectives. Consider entering your great projects now. Find an entry form here.
