Latest security news.
Sniffer gets enterprise-scale upgrade, 11/14/05
Network General last week uncrated product enhancements that make it possible to centrally manage distributed copies of its popular Sniffer protocol-analysis tools.
Survey: Security concerns over IP convergence, 11/14/05
As viruses and malicious software bloom, senior executives across a range of industries see security as their top concern in implementing converged IP networks, according to a joint study released Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit and AT&T.
Microsoft renames anti-spyware product, 11/14/05
Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when the finished version becomes available next year, a …
AOL’s new privacy policy, 11/10/05
It’s somewhat of a good news/bad news scenario when it comes to AOL’s new privacy policy. The company says it will no longer share subscriber names and addresses with other…
Some Microsoft security updates aren’t reaching users, 11/09/05
Users of Microsoft’s Software Update Services (SUS) will have to wait a little longer to obtain Microsoft’s latest security patch, the software vendor said Wednesday. Microsoft issued a patch fixing three critical graphics bugs in the Windows …
NCipher buys provisioning pioneer; ActivCard unveils new company name, 11/09/05
This issue I want to catch up on the comings and goings – the adds, modifies and deletes, if you will – in the identity niche of the computing …
Securing the mobile workforce, 11/09/05
Security is tricky for the mobile populace. The user might be accessing the corporate network via any number of public (“untrusted”) connections and devices.
Hacking copiers, software focus raised at document management conference, 11/09/05
You might think you’ve heard about every possible security vulnerability in your network, but what about your copiers?
The rise of data security management, 11/09/05
Not that long ago, the top priority of IT security was protecting the network. That still ranks high today, of course – but a number of issues have converged over …
Juniper hires Cisco rabble-rouser, 11/09/05
Over the summer ISS researcher Michael Lynn (left) caused a big ruckus at the annual Black Hat show when he disclosed vulnerabilities he found in Cisco routers over the objections…
