Latest security news.
New Orleans companies prepare for hurricane season, 08/14/06
Following the horrific damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina last year, Network World recently sent a team to New Orleans to report on the efforts of service providers, city officials and enterprises to prepare for the next Katrina.
Nutter’s Help Desk: Securing a network with RADIUS and a VPN, 08/14/06
What are components and cost (initial and ongoing) involved in setting up and maintaining a RADIUS Server and a Virtual Private Network on a wireless network?
In brief: Core Security to update tool, 08/14/06
Core Security Technologies this week is expected to unveil an updated version of its Core Impact penetration-testing tool for host-based systems, adding support for the Apple Macintosh operating system and the ability to export test results to external …
Examining the CSO-CEO relationship, 08/14/06
Executives examine the relationship between the CSO and CEO.
When to report a security breach, 08/14/06
When do you call the police? Find out in the third in a four-part series on the toughest security issues affecting the enterprise.
How Cisco secures its own networks, 08/14/06
For a year John Stewart has been CSO at Cisco. He’s in charge of a team of 60 information security professionals who play a role in IT architecture, policy, audit and incident response to protect an internal user base of about 48,000 employees …
Security in Practice Newsletter: Black Hat shows why no network is safe, 08/14/06
Having just returned from my first Black Hat experience, I can say it was outstanding. From the engagement of the crowd to the quality of the speakers to the controversy of the subject matter, my only regret was leaving after the first day.
Gearhead: Russian software trust and other utilities, 08/14/06
We’ve got more geo-mapping stuff in the works but first have a few items to clear off our desk.
‘Net Buzz: This time the reporter didn’t make it up, 08/14/06
Michael Lynn denies he crashed a Cisco party, Juniper is standing behind its man, and a number of bloggers and comment posters on my blog have alleged that the story about Lynn’s little stunt that appeared on NetworkWorld.com was made up. They’re all …
Opinion: Congress fails to grasp security risk, 08/14/06
Under one proposal, we will hear less about companies that are sloppy with data. With friends like these in Congress, it might be better to let them continue to fail to deal with the issue and keep the state laws in effect.
In brief: Cybercrime center holding a contest, 08/14/06
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center is holding a computer forensics contest.
Solix adds security features to database archiving software, 08/14/06
Solix this week is expected to introduce a version of its archiving software that protects data by applying security such as masking or encryption.
