Latest security news.
VeriSign security service expanded for apps, databases, 09/11/06
VeriSign last week announced an expansion of its log-management service beyond firewalls, operating systems and intrusion-detection systems to collecting log data related to applications and databases.
Nutter’s Help Desk: Protecting data on laptops, 09/11/06
With reading the news reports of stolen laptops from the Veterans Administration and the Red Cross, to mention just two, I am getting more concerned about the users my company has traveling that have laptops with sensitive company information on them …
Caution urged on endpoint VPN security, 09/11/06
Because endpoint security can prevent infected machines from spreading malicious code to corporate networks via VPN connections, it has become a standard offering of the most remote-access VPN vendors, including Aventail, Check Point, Cisco, Citrix, F5 N
Editorial: Security is SOP for business, 09/11/06
At this week’s Security Standard conference in Boston – which was hosted by Network World and other IDG publications – speakers talked as much about the business of security as the technical options and details.
ScriptLogic offers desktop-security tools, 09/11/06
Desktop management vendor ScriptLogic is expected next week to add controls for securing USB and other ports on desktop computers so administrators can better protect the collection and dissemination of corporate data.
Cisco tops multifunction security platform lineup, 09/07/06
Since the third quarter of 2003, the top four vendors of multifunction security platforms that include firewalls and VPNs have remained unchanged, …
Virus and Bug Patch Alert: New Word flaw being used in attacks, 09/07/06
Today’s bug patches and security alerts …
India’s Nasscom calls for special cybercrimes court, 09/07/06
India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies has asked the Indian government to set up a special court to try cybercrimes and other offenses under the country’s Information Technology Act 2000.
Cisco’s Chambers: Security risks are tied to mobility, collaboration apps, 09/07/06
Cisco CEO John Chambers described IP mobility and collaboration technologies as one of the largest IT security challenges facing enterprises, and possibly one of the greatest tools for converging physical and digital security.
September looks quiet with three Microsoft patches, 09/07/06
After handling 19 sets of patches in July and August, system administrators will catch a bit of a break next week when Microsoft is expected to release just three security updates for its Windows and Office products.
Cisco, Microsoft reveal network access product plans, 09/07/06
Cisco and Microsoft this week shared details of their partnership on network access control technologies, which will include interoperable products and “out-of-the-box” capabilities in future product releases.
NIST guidelines on e-mail security, 09/07/06
One of the nicest aspects of writing this column for so long (I started in 2000) is the tremendous support I get from readers in industry, education and …
Microsoft exec gives his company a B+ on security, 09/07/06
Since Microsoft launched its Trustworthy Computing (TWC) initiative in January 2002, the company has substantially improved the overall security of its products, a company executive said Wednesday at The Security Standard conference being held in Boston.
NIST invites closer interaction with vendors on security vulnerabilities, 09/07/06
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which maintains a database of product software vulnerabilities as a public reference, Thursday invited closer contact with industry to clarify and resolve disputed vulnerability information.
PC hard disk system warns of tsunamis, 09/07/06
Governments seeking inexpensive technology to warn of tsunamis could be interested in a free software application that monitors vibrations in the hard disks of computers in an attempt to detect the undersea earthquakes that cause tsunamis.
Companies need to sell security to business-unit execs, 09/07/06
The focus of network security should shift from securing infrastructure to securing data, and that requires extraordinary marketing measures by IT security staff, according to speakers at the Forrester Research Security Conference Thursday.
View from the Edge Newsletter: Billing, Wiretapping and Security, 09/07/06
Denise Pappalardo reports that a new industry group called the Telecommunications Expense Management Association says it will monitor and publish report …
San Diego man pleads guilty to USC computer hack, 09/07/06
A 24-year-old San Diego, Calif. computer network administrator is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges of illegally accessing the computer network at the University of Southern California (USC) last year. The incident …
Mozilla taps former Microsoft executive for security, 09/06/06
Mozilla has hired a former Microsoft security strategist to help lock down its open-source products against online attacks.
Network/Systems Management Newsletter: Recent acquisitions point to security becoming mainstream, 09/06/06
In recent weeks, we have seen a significant acceleration of the convergence of security companies with players dominant in broader aspects of IT …
Advocacy groups organize to stop surveillance bills, 09/06/06
A group of civil liberties and other advocacy groups are urging supporters to contact the U.S. Congress as it moves ahead to approve an electronic surveillance program run through the U.S. National Security Agency.
Cisco, Microsoft demo network security cooperation, 09/06/06
It has taken nearly two years, but Microsoft and Cisco are finally ready to demonstrate how their network access security products will work together.
Identity Management Newsletter: The future of ID mgmt. is identity providers and user-centric identity, 09/06/06
It seems that user-centric, user-controlled identity is claiming more people’s attention all the time. Last issue, I told you about an …
