Security

Microsoft plans to patch 8 Windows, Office bugs next week

No fix slated for last year's Windows 7 SMB flaw, or this month's F1 issue

CISOs rain on cloud-computing parade at RSA

RSA extends security tools to VMware

Its authentication, monitoring and data-loss prevention tools all will work in virtualized environments

Cloud security, cyberwar dominate RSA Conference

Trusting corporate data to the cloud is a risk to be dealt with, experts say

Losing sleep over three data breaches in a year

Open source, proprietary – all software is insecure

Report outlines need for better security reviews of software, no matter the source.

Opening ports on a firewall with port knocking

Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of American adults

Identity thieves target medical identification data and services

Obama administration partially lifts secrecy on classified cybersecurity project

Move part of bid to be more transparent, White House cybersecurity advisor says at RSA

Spanish police take down massive Mariposa botnet

The Mariposa botnet ran under the radar but was one of the biggest ever