Latest security news.
Govt. braces for key security standard, 02/28/05
The National Institute of Standards and Technology last week raced to meet a weekend deadline to issue a smart-card standard that will be the basis for products that give federal employees and contractors secure access to networks and buildings.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805fips201.html?nl
Mozilla warns of security holes, patches Firefox, 02/25/05
Several security vulnerabilities in Firefox and the Mozilla Suite of Internet software put users of the open-source products at risk of hacker attacks, the Mozilla Foundation warned Thursday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0225mozilwarns.html?nl
Software safeguards mobile net devices, 02/28/05
Updated software from Credant Technologies promises to simplify data encryption on mobile devices and fill in cryptographic gaps left by rival products.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805credant.html?nl
Opinion: Dumber decisions – safer world? 02/28/05
I hope by now ChoicePoint has made enough dumb decisions to ensure that we get some useful national mandates that require reasonable protection for data about people.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/022805bradner.html?nl
Best of the Tests: Security management, 02/28/05
Winner: Preventsys’ Network Audit and Policy Assurance System
https://www.nwfusion.com/best/2005/022805tests5.html?nl
Best of the Tests: Security infrastructure, 02/28/05
Winner: Juniper’s NetScreen-SA 5000.
https://www.nwfusion.com/best/2005/022805tests4.html?nl
NTT prepares new smart card, fingerprint technologies, 02/25/05
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone is developing new smart card and fingerprint sensor technologies that could bring greater convenience to various types of security application, the company said Thursday during an open day at its Yokosuka research and development center west of Tokyo.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0225nttprepa.html?nl
U.S. gov’t security agency names privacy committee, 02/25/05
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has appointed a 20-member Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee to advise the department’s secretary and chief privacy officer on privacy, data integrity and data interoperability issues.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0224usgovt.html?nl
Newsletter: Applications of biometric flash drives, 02/24/05
In my last article, I described the ClipDrive Bio, a family of USB flash drives with an integrated fingerprint reader and control software.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/2005/0221sec2.html?nl
Newsletter: What’s the fate of BorderManager?, 02/24/05
At LinuxWorld last week, Novell announced the availability of “Novell Security Manager powered by Astaro” (there’s a mouthful for you!). This is a new packaging and branding of the Linux-based perimeter management appliance from Astaro Internet Security.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/netware/2005/0221nw2.html?nl
Newsletter: VPN security paper helps users get into an attacker’s mindset, 02/24/05
Response to a newsletter last week indicates that many readers are interested in the nitty-gritty of setting up sound VPNs and are in search of tips on how to do so. So here are some more tips.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/vpn/2005/0221vpn2.html?nl
