Data breaches plague U.S. companies; Cisco IOS server backdoor planted?

Opinion
May 16, 20072 mins

Latest security news.

Data breaches plague U.S. companies, 05/15/07:  For many companies, the question is not will they experience a data breach, it’s when and how often, according to survey results released this week. Click here for more.

Vendor: Cisco IOS server backdoor may have been planted:  Eweek is reporting that a security vendor is questioning whether the IOS FTP Server vulnerability Cisco reported last week could be an intentionally planted backdoor, rather than one that was inadvertently programmed into IOS. Click here for more.

Tech groups support new cybersecurity bill, 05/15/07:  A tech trade group and a leading cybersecurity vendor applauded new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would broaden penalties for cybercrime, including first-time penalties for botnet attacks. Click here for more.

Secure Computing makes e-mail reputation scores available, 05/15/07:  Secure Computing announced on Monday a free service that allows any e-mail user to check the reputation of the domain from which they send e-mail. Click here for more.

BorderWare integrates communication security, 05/14/07:  BorderWare on Monday announced an integrated security product that provides protection from e-mail, instant messaging and Web threats in a single appliance. Click here for more.

U.S. piracy crackdown nets 50th conviction, 05/15/07:  A U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on online piracy has recorded its 50th felony conviction, the agency announced. Click here for more.