Latest security news.
Skype patches medium-risk security hole, 05/22/06
Skype Ltd. is advising users to upgrade to a more recent version of its VOIP software to fix a security bug reported late last week by a security researcher in New Zealand.
Yahoo messaging worm installs bogus browser, 05/22/06
Malware writers have created a new worm that installs a new browser, plays screeching music and dumps a graphic on the victim’s desktop.
Nortel adding IPS feature to Alteon application switch, 05/22/06
Nortel today is set to announce the addition of intrusion-prevention capability to the Nortel Alteon application switch.
Reflexion bolsters anti-spam features, 05/22/06
Reflexion Network Solutions this week is scheduled to release an upgrade to its anti-spam hosted service based on the company’s belief that multiple e-mail addresses are better than one.
SANs on the move, 05/22/06
Because of the large-scale growth in data, many of today’s storage-area networks have evolved considerably from their early, well-contained deployments. Corporate IT executives are pushing SANs to their limits – in size, complexity and functionality …
Giving servers the boot, 05/22/06
In response to IT demands for increased efficiency in managing diskless and blade servers, storage-area network vendors have begun crafting next-generation tools that perform advanced server provisioning.
Opinion: Ratcheting up SpamAssassin to block even more spam, 05/22/06
You wrote a column on 5/1 about controlling spam with SpamAssassin. We have taken the steps you suggested but we still have an amount of spam getting through greater than we think would be the norm. Are there any other steps that we can take?
Opinion: You say you want a security revolution – Network World, 05/22/06
Well, you know … I’m not much of a singer. Just ask my kids. But the old Beatles anthem about revolution doesn’t have much of a place in today’s network and security space. Not that a revolution isn’t sometimes needed, but most of the time it’s not …
Software targets internal leaks, 05/22/06
A new company that was recently spun out of a larger software maker this week will announce a product designed to protect companies from internal security and information leakage threats.
Feature: Phishing attacks become more virulent, 05/22/06
Traditional e-mail phishing exploits are still growing in numbers, but they seem almost tame compared with newer, more virulent malware used by cybercrime rings that trade in financial account information.
The hacker-resistant database, 05/22/06
How many identities will be stolen or corporate assets commandeered before you build as strong a fortress around your database as you do around the perimeter? Millions? Dare I say, billions?
New Zfone release encrypts VOIP for Windows users, 05/22/06
Zfone, a free piece of software that encrypts voice over IP calls in a way that may circumvent government eavesdropping laws in some countries, is now available to Windows users, its developer said on Sunday.
New Trojan targets Word, 05/19/06
Microsoft Word users should be extra careful about the files they download because hackers are exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in the popular word-processing software.
Security Weblog: The ITU’s Cybersecurity Gateway Portal, 05/19/06
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), that part of the United Nations where governments and the private sector try to coordinate network activities …
