Latest security news.
New Internet Explorer holes causing alarm, 06/11/04
Four new holes have been discovered in the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser that could allow malicious hackers to run attack code on Windows systems, even if those systems have installed the latest software patches from Microsoft, security experts warn.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0611newie.html?nl
Switches taking on new security roles, 06/14/04
Security innovations being built into switches are attracting attention from buyers who not long ago focused primarily on feeds and speeds.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0614switchsecurity.html?nl
Weblog: Switching to something new, 06/14/04
https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/security/005394.html?nl
Security titans intensify rivalry, 06/14/04
Network Associates and Symantec long to be more than anti-virus vendors. The rivals want to be one-stop security shops where businesses buy everything from intrusion prevention to spam control to firewalls.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0614antivirus.html?nl
When misery means moolah, 06/14/04
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0614virusside.html?nl
IronPort extends spam-detection tool, 06/14/04
E-mail security vendor IronPort Systems is administering its spam-catching service to help users stop viruses before they penetrate their corporate networks.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0614ironport.html?nl
Opinion: Security issues with ODBC in client/server and wireless nets, 06/14/04
What security implications are there in using Open Database Connectivity in a client/server environment? Can we use it over a wireless LAN?
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0614internet.html?nl
Opinion: Net scans delivered as a service, 06/14/04
It seems a given at this point that companies have to do more vulnerability scans. So it is really just a question of whether you use a service like Qualys’ or bring in products from companies like Preventsys and do it yourself.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0614edit.html?nl
Security vendors tout new wares, 06/14/04
Network Associates, Trend Micro and eEye Digital Security this week will each unveil upgraded versions of their products aimed at protecting networks from viruses, worms and other types of attacks.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0614trendnainews.html?nl
Trend Micro sees future in anti-virus services, 06/14/04
Trend Micro expects network anti-virus services to grow to make up a quarter of its revenue in three years as the threat posed by network worms such as Sasser continues to grow, according to the company’s CEO.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0614trendmicro.html?nl
Weblog: Convincing your boss you need to test your security, 06/11/04
A paper could help convince C-level types why you need to go to all the bother.
https://napps.nwfusion.com/compendium/archive/005374.html
ArcSight updates SIM software, 06/10/04
ArcSight last week rolled out its bolstered security information management product used for aggregating data from multi-vendor equipment by adding a way for customers to spot patterns of attacks and automate a response.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0610arcsight.html?nl
Microsoft research targets security, searching, 06/10/04
Microsoft Wednesday showed off some forward-looking technologies during a research road show, including new ways to protect users from worms and to identify “Web spam.”
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0610microresea.html?nl
Weblog: It was a dark and stormy net, 06/10/04
Darknet is a project to help you monitor malicious traffic on your network.
https://napps.nwfusion.com/compendium/archive/005361.html?nl
Pharmaceutical industry banking identity standard on PKI, 06/09/04
Leading companies and agencies within the biopharmaceutical industry Wednesday released a proposed standard based on PKI for securing documents with digital signatures in an effort to satisfy regulatory requirements.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0609pharm.html?nl
Search finds more holes in open source tool, 06/09/04
A close investigation of a common open source tool has uncovered more critical security holes in software used by developers to track and manage changes in computer code.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0609searcfinds.html?nl
CipherTrust unveils reputation-based e-mail filtering tool, 06/09/04
E-mail security vendor CipherTrust Monday announced Version 4.1 of its IronMail gateway appliance that includes a reputation-based authentication tool designed to weed out spam by identifying “good” senders.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0609cipher.html?nl
Newsletter: The end of passwords: Ensure’s approach, Part 1, 06/08/04
A look at Ensure’s XyLoc proximity devices.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/2004/0607sec1.html?nl
The end of passwords: Ensure’s approach, Part 2, 06/10/04
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/2004/0607sec2.html?nl
Newsletter: Infoblox appliances add role-based security to firewalls, 06/08/04
Infoblox allows you to simply connect your existing firewalls to its RADIUS One appliance for automated role-based policy setting, explains Infoblox CTO Stu Bailey.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/frame/2004/0607wan1.html?nl
