Latest security news.
How vulnerable is the ‘Net?, 04/18/05
Security upgrades ongoing, but some argue more needs to be done.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-internet-security.html?nl
Feature: Is your cell phone at risk?, 04/18/05
Not at the moment, although new strains of viruses that infect smartphones pose yet another network security problem that you’ll have to worry about in the future.
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2005/041805-mobile-virus.html?nl
Radio: The mobile threat, 04/18/05
Are cell phones the next big target for attackers and viruses? With news of a new mobile worm coming out nearly every week, security managers should start to worry about the potential threat. We’re joined by Oliver Friedrichs, senior manager of …
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2005/0418radio.html?nl
Opinion: Forced to upgrade without complaint, 04/18/05
By requiring these massive service packs of critical bug fixes, combined with self-serving product enhancements, Microsoft reinforces its stranglehold on the market. Why don’t I hear more complaining?
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/041805backspin.html?nl
Opinion: Catching a problem user, 04/18/05
Suggestions on how to prove a user is violating acceptable use policy.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/041805nutter.html?nl
Big vendors vie for RFID dollars, 04/18/05
With a blitz of new radio frequency identification products ready to ship, major platform vendors continue to bolster their efforts to make sure the wireless tracking technology is ready for corporate users to deploy.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-rfid.html?nl
Symantec readies anti-spyware products, 04/18/05
Symantec this month is scheduled to make spyware protection available as part of its anti-virus software products, joining anti-virus competitors McAfee, Trend Micro and Computer Associates in looking to help users eradicate the problem
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805symantec.html?nl
Symantec CEO outlines plan for Veritas, 04/15/05
Symantec CEO John Thompson said this week that soon after his company merges with Veritas customers can expect to see a new consumer-grade data backup and recovery product — something Veritas dropped four years ago.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0415snw-sym.html?nl
Worms wiggle into IM, 04/15/05
Like airborne viruses, instant messaging worms are fledglings, but very much on the rise. These new worms are also proving that once inside a corporate network they can be just as destructive, if not more so, than traditional e-mail attacks.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0415wormswiggl.html?nl
Vendors call for more gov’t cybersecurity focus, 04/15/05
The U.S. government needs to get more serious about cybersecurity, but Congress should look at broader ways to combat security problems than focusing on bills that address specific issues such as spam or spyware, a group of executives from IT security product vendors said this week.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0415vendocall.html?nl
Newsletter: Report highlights cyber security issues, 04/14/05
Last month, the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) released its latest report, “Cyber Security: A Crisis of Prioritization.”
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/2005/0411sec2.html?nl
Newsletter: PortWise offers comprehensive security factors in latest SSL VPN, 04/14/05
PortWise is coming out with a version of its SSL VPN software that addresses a broad list of security peripherals fast becoming mandatory for purveyors of this type of product.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/vpn/2005/0411vpn2.html?nl
