Latest security news.
New, fast-spreading worm spells ‘doom’ for many, 01/27/04
A new e-mail worm is spreading rapidly on the Internet, clogging e-mail servers and staging an attack on the Web site of Unix vendor The SCO Group, anti-virus software vendors said.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0127updatnew.html?nl
Lab test gives most IPS products high marks, 01/26/04
A comprehensive lab evaluation of six intrusion-prevention systems that automatically block attacks suggests IPS is ready for enterprise use despite concerns that false positives will lead to the blocking of legitimate traffic.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0126ipstest.html?nl
Review: Patch management, 01/26/04
In our test of SecurityProfiling’s SysUpdate 4.1.4 with its new Policy Compliance and Enforcement Module 1.0, we found that while the product is moving in the right direction toward policy-based patch management, it’s still a little rough around the edges.
https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/0126rev.html?nl
Spyware, 01/26/04
What is spyware? And what harm can it do to my network? Even in its most innocuous form, spyware is an invasion of privacy.
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0126spy.html?nl
TruSecure announces early warning system, 01/26/04
TruSecure Monday unveiled a new software product combining software vulnerability detection and remediation using information from TruSecure’s IntelliShield threat and vulnerability intelligence service.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0126truseannou.html?nl
AOL tests anti-spam technology, 01/26/04
Deluged by spam, AOL is trying a new technology for cracking down on a common spammer tool: forged sender addresses used to bypass blacklists and trick unsuspecting recipients.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0126aol.html?nl
NAI’s McAfee the latest to add anti-spyware, 01/23/04
Network Associates Inc. (NAI) will become the latest security software maker to address the growing problem of stealth surveillance software known as spyware when it announces a new consumer product for locating and removing the applications Monday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0123nais.html?nl
Cisco warns of IP PBX security hole on IBM hardware, 01/23/04
Cisco this week released a security bulletin warning of a vulnerability in its IP telephony software running on IBM server hardware.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0123cisvoip.html?nl
Experts challenge U.S. online voting system, 01/22/04
Citing concerns over security, four computer experts are urging the U.S. government to drop plans to allow U.S. civilians who reside oversees to cast their votes online.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0122experchall.html?nl
LinuxWorld: SuSE, IBM gain higher security certification, 01/21/04
Raising the security bar one notch higher, SuSE Linux AG and IBM Wednesday said they have achieved a more rigorous security certification for Linux operating system software running on Big Blue servers.
