Latest security news.
Start-up targets network access, 07/24/06
Start-up Apere this week plans to introduce a LAN-based access-control appliance for keeping track of users’ network access rights and blocking unauthorized attempts to gain access to resources.
Security Strategies Newsletter: The eyes have it, 07/20/06
A recurring problem in information assurance (IA) is the paradox of success: the better our security, the less immediate …
House panel passes Veterans Affairs cybersecurity bill, 07/20/06
Legislation approved by a House of Representatives committee Thursday would elevate the positions of CIO and chief information security officer (CISO) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in an attempt to avoid data breaches like the early May …
Entrust acquires Business Signatures for $50 million, 07/20/06
Entrust Thursday announced it has acquired Business Signatures, the privately held Redwood City, Calif., vendor of the eFraud Detector anti-fraud detection software used primarily in online banking, for $50 million in cash.
VPNs Newsletter: Reader needs remote-access software to play nice, 07/20/06
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Virus and Bug Patch Alert Newsletter: Oracle has 65 fixes in latest security update, 07/20/06
Today’s bug patches and security alerts …
Wiretapping suit against AT&T can go forward, 07/20/06
A federal judge on Thursday denied motions by the government and AT&T to stop a lawsuit over alleged participation by the carrier in an illegal wiretapping program by the National Security Agency (NSA).
Security Blog: For he’s a jolly good “Technical Fellow”, 07/19/06
Technical Fellow” is the new job title for Mark Russinovich, co-founder of Winternals with Bryce Cogswell. Yesterday Microsoft announced it acquired Winternals for an undisclosed sum, and is taking Russinovich on board as a “Technical Fellow.” …
Service Provider News Report: Government agency details its experience of IPv6 deployment, 07/19/06
Try to find an enterprise that’s running IPv6 in production mode, and you’ll likely come up empty handed. That’s because few U.S. organizations …
Databases assaulted by SQL injection attacks, 07/19/06
Hackers are striking databases in record numbers, trying to pilfer a rich trove of personal and financial data, a security vendor said Wednesday.
Identity Management Newsletter: Do politics and identity management mix?, 07/19/06
We’re currently looking at the big three no-nos of polite conversation and IT projects – sex, religion and politics. Today it’s the turn of politics.
Black Hat: Cisco to be under scrutiny again, 07/19/06
Cisco’s products will again come under scrutiny again at this year’s Black Hat USA 2006 conference, which kicks off later this month in Las Vegas.
Outsourcing Newsletter: Tips to safely outsource your security functions, 07/19/06
When making a security outsourcing decision, you not only have to trust that the company can competently do the work, but you have to trust that you …
HP’s Memory Spot presents security challenge, 07/19/06
HP’s tiny Memory Spot chip is designed to put digital information on documents and photos. However, the chip’s size and wireless capability can also be used by corporate thieves to copy and steal valuable data.
Barracuda nets image-based spam, 07/19/06
Responding to the increasing amount of image spam now traversing the Internet, Barracuda Networks Wednesday announced downloads for its e-mail security appliances to help block this latest nuisance.
