Latest security news.
Technology Insider: Patch Management, 01/17/05
Ask any IT exec to name their top three headaches, and patch management is sure to be on the list. The good news is that automated tools are now available from a growing number of vendors. In this Technology Insider, leading-edge users describe their …
https://www.nwfusion.com/techinsider/2005/0117patch.html?nl
New worm poses as tsunami aid appeal, 01/17/05
Internet users were warned Monday of a new mass mailer worm that masquerades as an appeal for aid after last month’s Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0117newworm.html?nl
Experts warn of trick to bypass IE download warnings, 01/14/05
A computer security researcher and an anti-virus company are warning Microsoft customers about an unpatched hole in the company’s Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow a remote attacker to bypass security warnings and download malicious content onto vulnerable systems.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0114experwarn.html?nl
Panix.com domain hijacked, 01/17/05
Panix.com, the main domain name of New York Internet provider Public Access Networks, was apparently hijacked over the weekend, leaving customers of the company without e-mail and Web access for a day and a half.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0117panixdomai.html?nl
Opinion: Securing a network with VLANs, 01/17/05
Nutter helps a reader protect the servers in his growing network.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/011705nutter.html?nl
Software unmasks those who try to hide identity, 01/17/05
Identity resolution software finds relationships between individuals – demonstrating obscure links between people who could be in cahoots, or discovering that two or more individuals thought to be separate people are in fact the same person.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705ibm.html?nl
IPS gets bigger role in spyware defense, 01/17/05
Users looking to get a handle on the spyware scourge are getting help from traditional intrusion-prevention system vendors that are starting to add features that block spyware, worms and other security threats.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705mcaffee.html?nl
DoD targets child porn on military PCs, 01/17/05
When it comes to cybercrime, one of the biggest problems facing the Department of Defense comes from within – the rank and file personnel suspected of downloading child pornography on military PCs.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705dodcybercrime.html?nl
Opinion: Spam: The dreaded false positive, 01/17/05
Personally, I’ve grown tired of rolling my eyes at anti-spam vendors that say their products absolutely, positively never spit legit e-mail into the spam bucket. But the good news, according to Snyder, is that the better vendors are coming much closer to delivering on that promise.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/011705buzz.html?nl
Opinion: How ISPs can defend their customers, 01/17/05
The ISP and user communities exemplify what can be accomplished when people work together. Many of the worm and virus outbreaks of the past few years were contained and eliminated only by the unsung cooperation of ISP staffs throughout the world.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/011705gezelter.html?nl
BMC adds to ID management arsenal, 01/17/05
BMC Software last week announced it would pump up its management product suite with the acquisition of Calendra and its identity management technology.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705bmc.html?nl
Newsletter: Nokia releases VPN gateways for handhelds, 01/13/05
Nokia this week is announcing a set of IPSec VPN gateways to support handheld devices for businesses that want to secure connections with mobile workers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/vpn/2005/0110vpn2.html?nl
Newsletter: CERTs and CIRTs: homonyms but not synonyms, Part 1, 01/13/05
Although the terms CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) and CIRT (Computer Incident Response Team) are often interchanged synonymously, there exists a distinct difference between the two.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/2005/0110sec2.html?nl
