Latest security news.
Juniper crams security tools into appliances, 09/04/06
Juniper Networks is delivering on a promise to pack lots of security features into its firewalls and appliances for medium-sized businesses and branch offices.
CipherTrust blocks bad mail at the network edge with upgraded appliance, 09/04/06
CipherTrust Wednesday plans to announce an upgraded version of its IronMail Edge appliance that includes new features for blocking annoying and malicious e-mail messages before they enter the corporate network.
Trapeze bolsters WLAN software security, 09/04/06
Trapeze Networks has released a new version of its wireless LAN software that it says improves customer security by linking with a third-party wireless intrusion detection/prevention system applications.
F-Secure warns of PayPal man-in-the-middle attack, 08/31/069/11 disconnect: 5 years later, many first responders stuck with second-rate wireless gear …, 08/31/06
Cities and states are trying hard to upgrade their public-safety networks in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, but first responders in many jurisdictions don’t have such state-of-the-art capabilities as in-building coverage, support for Internet …
EU/U.S. discord could ground passengers, air chief says, 08/31/06
A failure by the U.S. and European Union to reach a new agreement next month on the provision passenger data for trans-Atlantic flights could ground as many as 105,000 people each week, the International Air Transport Association’s director general …
Newsletter: Two cybercrime textbooks, 08/31/06
The fall 2006 semester has begun at Norwich University and I’ll be teaching “Cybercrime and Cyberlaw” with my colleague Adjunct Professor Julie Tower-Pierce.
Sales of SSL VPN gear enjoy solid growth, 08/31/06
Juniper sold more SSL VPN gear by revenue in the first half of this year, hanging on to the No. 1 spot from the previous year, according to a Synergy …
XO protects e-mail, 08/31/06
XO Communications announced the availability of an e-mail security and disaster recover service.
FaceTime secures distributed enterprises’ use of IM, 08/30/06
FaceTime Tuesday announced a new version of its security and management software for IM communications designed to accommodate distributed workforces.
Putting wireless networks to the terrorism test, 08/30/06
University of California, San Diego researchers last week got a chance to test out a host of network technologies on something they hope they will never really have to be used for: a terrorist attack.
AT&T online store hacked, thousands affected, 08/30/06
AT&T Tuesday confirmed that its online store had been hacked and the credit card information and personal data of up to 19,000 customers possibly compromised.
(ISC)2 publishes career guide for the security profession, 08/30/06
“You wouldn’t give an untrained person cheese and eggs and expect a perfect soufflé. But many companies seem to think that security is something …
As Ernesto approaches, a domain storm, 08/30/06
With tropical storm Ernesto now blowing off the coast of Florida, Internet security experts are warning that fraudsters may be hard at work claiming Ernesto-related Web site domains.
Newsletter: The thin edge, 08/29/06
In my last two columns, I’ve been looking at the possible consequences of increased restrictions on cabin baggage on aircraft. I pointed out that business travelers …
Microsoft to patch app that strips DRM technology, 08/29/06
Microsoft plans to patch an application that can strip Windows Media files of their DRM (digital rights management) technology.
Nokia appliances to get a snort of Sourcefire, 08/29/06
Nokia plans to integrate Sourcefire’s intrusion prevention software into its line of network security appliances by year-end.
Study: Many believe data thefts can’t be prevented, 08/29/06
Fresh on the heels of a string of highly publicized, corporate data breaches, 63% of respondents to a new data security study said they don’t believe they can prevent such breaches.
