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U.S. FTC releases social-networking safety game, 10/31/06
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an online quiz-show style game to test teens and other uses on the possible dangers lurking on social-networking Web sites.
New Windows attack can kill firewall, 10/30/06
Hackers have published code that could let an attacker disable the Windows Firewall on certain Windows XP machines.
Vulnerability found in Visual Studio 2005, 11/01/06
A vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 could let an attacker execute code on a targeted Windows machine, Microsoft said Wednesday.
Imprivata rolls out integrated physical/logical security product, 10/31/06
Next week Imprivata is expected to roll out a version of its OneSign authentication and access-management appliance that will let customers manage logical access to computer and network applications at the desktop and authorize physical access to buildings and rooms.
Symantec to double staff at Beijing R&D lab, 10/31/06
Symantec will double the number of research and development staff at its China Development Center in Beijing, the company said Tuesday.
IT Leadership Newsletter: People and processes are key underpinnings of security, 10/31/06
Qualified security staff continue to be one of the most instrumental components for effectively securing your IT infrastructure, according to the results of the third annual Global Information Security Workforce Study.
Promisec upgrades its access control software for enterprise use, 10/31/06
Promisec is rolling out an enterprise version of its Spectator Professional software that evaluates the security posture of devices before they are allowed access to corporate networks.
Hackers break into water system network, 10/31/06
An infected laptop gave hackers access to computer systems at a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, water treatment plant earlier this month.
U.S. intelligence community’s wiki aids info sharing, 10/31/06
Members of the U.S. government’s intelligence community are using a Wikipedia-like community networking Web site to share information across agency boundaries and open dialogue about disagreements over assessments such as those that led to the war in Iraq, project leaders said.
Professor-turned-CTO weighs in on security event management, 10/30/06
Eugene Schultz, CTO at security event management company High Tower Software for the past year, loves to look for trouble. His background includes starting up and managing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Computer Incident Advisory Capability and co-founding the Forum of Incident Response and Security teams.
Tricky new malware challenges vendors, 10/30/06
A tricky malicious program has become more prevalent in spam, but experts don’t know what its creators plan to do with it.
