Latest security news.
Experts say spam fight needs to be more strategic, 11/03/04
The fight against spam to date has been too tactical and not strategic enough, according to experts at the Next Generation Networks conference.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1103ngnspam.html?nl
Group tallies more than 1,100 e-voting glitches, 11/03/04
U.S. voters calling in to a toll-free number had reported more than 1,100 separate incidents of problems with electronic voting machines and other voting technologies by late Tuesday during the nationwide election.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1103grouptalli.html?nl
Q1 Labs tackles intrusion prevention, 11/02/04
Q1 Labs this week plans to release the latest version of its flagship software as well as add-on software that the company says enables its security management tool to not only detect security issues but also prevent them.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1102q1labs.html?nl
CA releases wireless site manager, Ingres database, 11/01/04
Computer Associates released Monday a tool for managing and securing wireless networks that attracted significant customer interest when it was previewed earlier this year.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1101carelea.html?nl
Biometrics benefits, challenges aired, 11/01/04
In a conference room overlooking the site of the World Trade Center, early adopters of biometrics technology last week stressed the importance of determining someone’s true identity.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104biometrics.html?nl
New software checks configurations, 11/01/04
St. Bernard Software this week will unveil SecurityExpert, a scanning tool that will let customers check Windows 2000, XP, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Internet Information Server to make sure the desktop and server software is properly configured.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104stbernard.html?nl
Roadblocks for shared IDs: Trust, immature standards, 11/01/04
Speaking at last week’s Digital ID World conference, American Express, Fidelity Investments, Boeing, Fifth Third Bank, Premier and a host of other companies shared their hopes, early successes and concerns as they try to integrate their identity …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104federate.html?nl
Top Layer unveils clustered IPS, 11/01/04
Top Layer Networks this week is expected to unveil a clustered version of its intrusion-prevention system that can reach 8G bit/sec throughput while supporting inspection and traffic blocking through multiple routers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104toplayer.html?nl
E-mail at a crossroads, 11/01/04
Spam, phishing and other abuses are threatening to undermine confidence in the internet. What will it take to solve the crisis before it’s too late?
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/110104email.html?nl
Sender authentication hits roadblocks, 11/01/04
With the IETF’s response in September that Microsoft rework its proposal to address concerns over the technology’s licensing structure, and the subsequent dismantling of the MARID group because of technology disagreements among members regarding …
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/110104emailside.html?nl
Security Summit, 11/01/04
CIOs gather at Dartmouth College to share ideas on enterprise security.
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/110104summit.html?nl
Vendors tout WLAN security products, 11/01/04
New software from two vendors is intended to boost security for wireless LANs, one targeting the network, the other wireless clients.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104wlanproducts.html?nl
AOL joins industry anti-spam, anti-virus group, 11/01/04
Internet service provider America Online Monday said it has joined the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group, which was formed last December by a group of communications and technology companies to fight spam, viruses and other online attacks and nuisances.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1101aoljoins.html?nl
Microsoft readying simpler ID mgmt., 10/29/04
Microsoft is developing a portal-like interface for its identity management platform that will let users self-manage their identity information and provision network services.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1029msid.html?nl
Anti-virus companies warn of new Bagle variants, 10/29/04
New versions of the Bagle worm rolled onto the Internet Friday, prompting anti-virus companies to warn customers about the threat and to push out software updates to spot the new worms.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1029antivcompa.html?nl
Fortinet delivers speedier firewall, VPN devices for SMBs, 10/28/04
Fortinet is rolling out five new, faster appliances that include firewall and VPN as well as a host of other security applications for small and midsize …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/vpn/2004/1025vpn2.html?nl
