Latest security news.
From Cisco Subnet: Cisco security products open to attack: Cisco’s security tools are vulnerable to LDAP authentication bypasses and denial of service attacks, warns the vendor. Click here for more.
Web-hosting companies accused of being havens for infected sites, 05/04/07: StopBadware.org on Friday identified five Web-hosting companies with myriad infected Web sites residing on their servers, which the industry watchguard says puts unwitting Internet users at risk. Click here for more.
Opinion: Data leakage prevention: The dangers of port dependence, 05/07/07: My organization has a mandate to deploy Data Leakage Prevention next quarter. How do I gauge the completeness of a solution with respect to coverage of all network traffic? Click here for more.
Privacy groups renew push against Real ID bill, 05/04/07: Privacy advocates are making a last-ditch effort to muster public opposition to the controversial Real ID bill, which proposes to create a national standard for issuing state drivers’ licenses and other forms of state-issued identification. Click here for more.
Oracle database auditing product aids compliance, 05/07/07” Oracle Monday announced general availability of auditing software that consolidates and manages information from databases, providing an in-depth view of audit data. Click here for more.
Opinion: Do we really need a security industry?’, 05/03/07: Security expert/pundit/provocateur Bruce Schneier, always entertaining, had one of those “He’s right but so what?” columns on Wired.com last week. Click here for more.
U.K. tightens border controls through biometrics, 05/03/07: The British government — beset by fears of terrorists, crime and illegal immigration — has drawn up wide plans to drop a tight electronic curtain over its borders over the next seven years. It is testing several technologies as part of its “e-Borders” program, which aims for more thorough oversight over travelers coming to the U.K. Click here for more.
