Latest security news.
Bankers giving the finger to network security, 08/21/06
For Daren Mehl, securing billions of dollars in transactions is so easy he can do all the heavy lifting with just a finger.
Network World Video: Patch and protect servers virtually, 08/21/06
How does Blue Lane try to ease the burden of ‘Patch Tuesday’ for server adminstrators? CEO Jeff Palmer explains on this week’s Network World Hot Seat.
Opinion: What’s to become of the Internet?, 08/21/06
In 1992 Dave Clark, an MIT researcher and the original Internet architect, exhorted the IETF to deal with “distant elephants,” such as security and addressing, and their impact on the Internet. He reprised …
Yahoo tests antiphishing service, 08/18/06
Yahoo is testing a security service designed to prevent Web surfers from landing on sites that look like they are from Yahoo but that are fake ones set up by fraudsters to carry out phishing scams.
Microsoft fixes memory bug in security patch, 08/18/06
Microsoft has fixed a bug in a critical security patch that may have been causing problems for some Windows Server 2003 users.
Dealing with worst-case scenarios, 08/18/06
Imagine a natural disaster the likes of Hurricane Katrina or a terrorist attack on a major U.S. city wipes out business operations. In the mad dash to get back online as quickly as possible, security protocols and procedures take a back seat to …
Security check, 08/18/06
There’s no such thing as 100% security, but there are some steps organizations can take to avoid, or at least lessen the impact of, a worst-case security scenario.
XO protects e-mail, 08/18/06
XO Communications this week announced the availability of an e-mail security and disaster recovery service.
Practical tips for avoiding tech travel hell, 08/18/06
Call it the tech-savvy traveler’s nightmare: When you arrive at the airport for your flight, you’re told that, for security reasons, you must check your usual carry-on bag — including all of the sensitive electronics it contains.
Microsoft sets date for final phase-out of SUS update software, 08/18/06
Microsoft plans to discontinue in December offering patches and other updates via the original version of free update software that it made available to corporate users more than three years ago.
Firefox 2.0 delayed by bug outbreak, 08/18/06
The new version of open source browser Firefox has been delayed for a month.
