Latest security news.
Code posted for IE attack, 03/26/07
New software has been published on the Internet that could be used to exploit a known flaw in Internet Explorer.
SANS to test programmers’ security sense, 03/26/07
Amid growing Internet crime enabled in part by faulty programming, the SANS Institute will introduce a series of four exams for developers to test how well they can write secure code.
Reconnex data-leak prevention now protects endpoints, 03/26/07
Reconnex on Monday announced a new component of its data-leak protection product that blocks sensitive information from leaving endpoints.
Despite upgrades, security experts fear $100 laptops, 03/26/07
Despite a concerted effort on the part of the One Laptop per Child project to improve the overall security of its devices, researchers contend that the effort to distribute new teaching resources to the world’s young and poor could create significant problems.
Cellular network security on tap from Narus, 03/26/07
Narus this week at CTIA Wireless in Orlando is unveiling plans for a software module designed for cellular network security, to be added to the company’s carrier security platform.
Free security tool attracts 38 million downloads, 03/26/07
An Internet scorecard application which rates potential risks on Web sites has been downloaded more than 38 million times since it was launched 12 months ago.
Windows Home Server testing uncovers 2,400 bugs, 03/23/07
Microsoft’s Windows Home Server developers have been inundated with bug reports on the under-construction consumer server software, which — when it was announced in January — was expected to ship this summer.
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