Latest security news.
RSA: HP finds place for virus throttling, 02/21/05
New technology on servers and switches from HP could slow virus outbreaks on computer networks that use the HP products.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022105-hp-throttle.html?nl
Microsoft preps move on identity management, 02/21/05
Microsoft is working on restructuring its identity management platform, adding services directly into the operating system with an eye toward lessening users’ current integration chores.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022105-microsoft-identity.html?nl
RSA event sets up malware war, 02/21/05
When Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates used his keynote address at last week’s RSA Conference to tout his company’s snowballing initiatives around anti-spyware and anti-virus software, the message was met cautiously by customers, and dismissed by competitors.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022105rsa.html?nl
Security: Vendor fine-tunes policy to control admin rights, 02/21/05
DesktopStandard last week released software that helps corporations secure end-user desktops by controlling the privileges they have on their own PCs on an application-by-application basis.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022105-desktopstandard.html?nl
Face-off: Employees the biggest threat to network security, 02/21/05
Today, insiders represent the single biggest security threat for the simple reason that we haven’t addressed the problem. That’s because IT designed to prevent intrusion from the outside cannot handle the task of keeping confidential data inside the organization. Yet according to Gartner, 84% of high-cost security incidents occur when insiders send confidential data outside the company.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/022105faceoff-insiders.html?nl
Face-off: Intruders the biggest threat to network security, 02/21/05
Companies find it convenient to single out employees as the main threat to internal network security so they can put a face on the problem. But unwanted intruders, not employees, pose the greatest risk to organizations. An intruder can be a malicious hacker, former employee or one of the thousands of third-party connections organizations have opened to help further business goals.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/022105faceoff-outsiders.html?nl
Test: WaveLink Mobile Manager Enterprise, 02/21/05
Save time (and headaches) managing your wireless LAN infrastructure.
https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2005/022105testwavelink.html?nl
Test: Add AirMagnet to complete the puzzle, 02/21/05
https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2005/022105testwavelinkside.html?nl
VoIP security vendors debut new tools, 02/21/05
Gear, education programs seek to speed adoption, keep VoIP networks out of trouble.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022105voipsecurity.html?nl
Opinion: Mobile models lost in translation, 02/21/05
Network managers need to be prepared for heavier demand from their European users for secure mobile data, because the wide availability and relatively reasonable cost have made mobile data an expected service.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/022105snyder.html?nl
Senforce bolsters mobile client security, 02/18/05
Senforce has released the latest version of its software for protecting corporate data on mobile computers, as well as desktops.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0218senforce.html?nl
RSA: Major companies team on vulnerability rating system, 02/18/05
Leading IT companies including Cisco, Microsoft and Symantec are promoting a rating system that will standardize the measurement of the severity of software vulnerabilities.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0218rsa-maj.html?nl
