Latest security news.
Cisco warns on security problems with WLAN software, 06/30/06
A new Cisco security warning reports that the company’s wireless LAN management application has “multiple vulnerabilities” including one that lets a remote user log in with a default administrator password.
EMC to buy RSA for $2.1 billion, 06/29/06
Continuing its multiyear shopping spree, storage giant EMC said Thursday it would acquire RSA Security for about $2.1 billion.
Podcast: A look at C3, 06/30/06
Fresh off the LimoLiner, Keith gives his take on the just completed C3 show in New York. Plus we talk
Messaging Newsletter: Policies driving messaging security and compliance, 06/29/06
We’re about to start a major study on messaging policy management practices in North American organizations to discover how policies will shape the …
VPNs Newsletter: WatchGuard completes upgrade to all its VPN gear, 06/29/06
WatchGuard is launching a set of appliances that roll VPNs in with a variety of other functionality aimed at improving the efficiency of branch …
Lawmakers: Two other data breaches at VA, 06/29/06
U.S. lawmakers said Thursday they have learned of two more data breaches at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) even as the agency announced that law enforcement agencies had recovered stolen computer hardware containing the personal information …
Security Strategies Newsletter: BCC prevents e-mail nuisances, 06/29/06
The consensus in our profession – despite the dreadful lack of hard statistics – is that something like two-thirds of all the damage caused to our information …
Virus and Bug Patch Alert: Two updates from Cisco, 06/29/06
Cisco warns of flaws Web browser interface for access points …
Analysis: Microsoft’s plunge into unified communications stirs VoIP waters, 06/29/06
Microsoft’s headfirst rush to claim a spot in the IP telephony and unified communications race follows a familiar pattern for the company in that it is long on vision and short on deliverables, according to observers.
The results are in: All e-voting machines vulnerable to software attacks, 06/29/06
All three of the nation’s most commonly used electronic voting systems are vulnerable to software attacks – attacks that could affect the outcome of local or national elections.
Foundry launches barrage of security switches, 06/29/06
Foundry Networks this week launched several lines of security-focused switches aimed at locking down desktop LAN ports, enterprise edge and WAN connections, and data center server links.
Analysis: San Francisco Wi-Fi won’t target all users, 06/28/06
Despite having proposed a free wireless Internet service in San Francisco with advertising targeted to users’ locations and interests, Google won’t require an e-mail address for login or make users stay associated with a particular identity the whole …
Research center takes aim at ID theft, 06/28/06
A group of schools, vendors and government agencies are banding together to fight identity fraud and theft through the creation of a research center at Utica College in New York.
Researcher publishes details of Amazon.com, MSN holes, 06/28/06
Frustrated with what he calls a lack of response from Microsoft and Amazon.com, a security researcher has gone public with details of flaws on the two companies’ Web sites.
Identity Management Newsletter: Customers see more choices in niche identity management sectors, 06/28/06
This week we’re talking about the lack of merger and acquisition announcements at the recent Burton Group Catalyst Conference. In the last issue …
Getting strong security into Wi-Fi phones, 06/28/06
The Wi-Fi Alliance has a full agenda for new interoperability and RF performance tests that it intends to conduct (see A WLAN technology maturity …
CipherTrust upgrades instant messaging security appliance, 06/28/06
Security company CipherTrust on Monday announced an upgrade to its appliance designed to secure and manage corporate use of instant messaging with features that add tighter control and better threat protection to this popular communication channel.
Indonesia joins Microsoft to battle child predators, 06/28/06
Indonesia has joined forces with Microsoft to fight child predators, making it the first country in Asia to join a growing Internet collaboration.
Security Blog: RSA’s chip shot, 06/28/06
RSA Security and Broadcom Corp. yesterday said they’ve entered an arrangement …
