Latest security news.
Legal actions filed against Hotmail, MSN phishers, 11/22/06
Microsoft has initiated 97 lawsuits throughout Europe and the Middle East during its eight-month investigation into fraudulent Web pages, with another 32 criminal complaints filed in cooperation with local authorities, the company said Wednesday.
Firefox vulnerable to password-stealing attack, 11/22/06
A flaw in Mozilla’s Firefox browser makes it easy for cybercriminals to steal user information on Web sites where users create their own pages, such as MySpace.com.
Face-off: Mobile VPN is a better choice than an SSL VPN, 11/24/06
Mobile workers face unique challenges and need a VPN designed to address them. SSL VPNs work well for remote workers but take a back seat in mobile and wireless environments.
Face-off: Mobile VPN is not a better choice than an SSL VPN, 11/24/06
An SSL VPN is a comprehensive VPN, including being a mobile VPN. The real choice is whether you should select a proprietary, single-application, network layer-only VPN or a flexible, application- and network-layer SSL VPN for mobile users.
Opinion: The economics of cybercrime, 11/24/06
There was a workshop on the Economics of Information Security held at Cambridge in England last June. Studying the economics of information security is, to me, absurdly trivial. It is like studying the economics of operating a trading desk, an interesting pursuit for the accountants at Schwab and eTrade but completely irrelevant to what is going on in the real economy.
Opinion: PatchGuard and Windows security circus, 11/24/06
Here’s a metaphor for the future of Windows security: Microsoft and the industry are two acrobats on a tightrope with no net. The trick is to meet in the middle, shake hands and maneuver around each other.
Holiday Gift Guide
The “Cool Yule Tools” are back, with the 100 hottest tech products for holiday gift-giving (or receiving). Categories range from desktops to digital video to home entertainment to wireless.
