Latest security news.
Who’s to blame for browser bug? IE or Firefox?, 07/11/07: A security researcher has found a security bug that could be attacked in Internet Explorer. Mozilla said it plans to patch the problem in its next Firefox software update.
Podcast: 6 ways to secure mobile devices: Reports say that 40% of enterprises have no policies in place regarding mobile security. Keith Shaw talks with John Jefferies, VP of marketing at RedCannon Security, about RedCannon’s Six Laws of Mobile Security, a new framework for how enterprises can use mobile security best practices to protect private data yet still enable the use of mobile devices. (13:25)
Phishing tool constructs new sites in two seconds, 07/10/07: Software developers like to make installation of their programs simple and quick. So do hackers.
EEye: Sun update system exposes users, 07/10/07: Sun is putting millions of Java users at risk by staggering the release of security patches for the software, security vendor eEye Digital Security said Monday.
Identity theft, personal bankruptcies and you: Cisco Subnet blogger Mark Kadrich explains how identity theft has led to some personel bankruptcies and why it’s up to network security folks to help stop the problem.
Texans used botnets, spam in stock scheme, SEC says, 07/10/07: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed securities-fraud charges against two Texas men who allegedly hijacked computers nationwide to send millions of spam e-mails and cheat investors out of more than $4.6 million.
A practitioner’s advice on biometrics for authentication, 07/09/07: For the past two weeks, I’ve written about the growing use of biometrics as a means of identification as well as authentication for a range of services. Greg Faust, CEO of Florida-based Valid Technologies, wrote to me to offer some practical information about using biometric authentication for enterprise IT.
