Security

Antagonized into an Fisticuff of Advocates

Researchers: Serious flaws in MacOS X

* Patches from Debian, SuSE, Gentoo, others * Beware new Sdbot that communicates with remote sites via HTTP * Study shows how photonic decoys can foil hackers, and other interesting reading

Clear Choice Test: SSL VPNs dissected

* Network World test evaluates 11 SSL VPN products

Nigerian spam scam won’t die

Privacy group: U.S. laws needed to rein in surveillance

Encryption, compliance, management on tap from messaging security vendors

Vendors emphasize identity management at RSA conference, Part 2

* News from Quest Software, A10 Networks, Ping Identity, and Oracle

Convergence efforts abound at 3GSM

* I say 'tomato,' you say 'tomahto' about telephony convergence

Hot Seat: What’s new about the “new” CA?

Juniper adds intrusion detection to VPN gear

* Juniper shuts down threats generated by SSL VPN-connected computers