Latest security news.
Cisco finally brings security push to LAN, 10/17/05
Cisco this week is expected to announce Phase II of its Network Admission Control program, including the ability to block network access for dangerous clients at the LAN/wireless LAN device level.
RSA boosts security of single sign-on, 10/17/05
RSA Security next month plans to extend its single sign-on software to support applications that are protected by two-factor authentication.
Looking beyond simple spam filtering, 10/17/05
Messaging security vendors face a dilemma; they must stay focused on blocking spam, viruses and other nasty code flooding corporate e-mail streams. But as spam and virus blocking become check-list items instead of purchase drivers, vendors looking to …
Anti-spam offerings grow up, 10/17/05
Today, companies need to protect themselves from more than unwanted e-mail, and are looking to their messaging security providers for myriad functions, including instant messaging and Web security, outbound e-mail encryption, policy enforcement and …
Reactivity unwraps single sign-on, 10/17/05
Reactivity this week is reinforcing its Web services gateway appliances with support that will help users integrate Windows logon credentials into single sign-on projects for Web services.
Opinion: Still more questions about the FCC order on ‘Net wiretapping, 10/17/05
The FCC says that CALEA applies to carriers offering services ‘for sale to the public.’ I wonder what that means for free Wi-Fi hot spots, including the systems that some cities are working on, or Google’s ad-supported service. This order does warn …
Will Microsoft’s moves chafe Europe? 10/17/05
Microsoft’s moves into the security software market could be an agitator for more antitrust concerns over how it uses its market strength for other software offerings.
Review: Guidance merges incident response with forensics, 10/17/05
EnCase Enterprise 5 from Guidance expands into incident response realm.
Review: Data Protection Manager a decent step for Microsoft, 10/17/05
Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager moves toward backup, but leaves some machines unprotected
Editorial: Lessons from the NW security tour, 10/17/05
You can’t police and enforce a security policy that doesn’t exist, and more often than not companies are missing this key security resource.
Finnish technology may help curb mobile phone theft, 10/14/05
Thieves may soon have to learn how to imitate walking styles if they hope to steal pricey handsets and notebooks, which have become popular targets in recent years.
