One hot trend in audit regulations ... and 2 cold facts behind
it.(Security Viewpoint)
What's a hot trend in IT security audit regulations?
Privileged accounts and passwords. These are the pre-built
administrative IDs found in virtually every piece of hardware and
software in an . . .
Lock the door!!(Security Viewpoint)
You would think that at some point in time your children will reach
the age at which you can reason with them, I'm hoping it's a
year older than the oldest one is right now--none of mine have . . .
What's in a name?(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)
Millions of bank customers are revealing all on Facebook, but are
they putting themselves and their banks at risk, or does the new mania
for online public living provide a useful source of . . .
Between a rock and a hard place: why 93% of telecoms CIOs fear
complex data migrations.(White Paper)
Powerful commercial drivers in the global telecoms market are
having profound effects on the telecoms business. Service providers are
well aware that to remain competitive in the next-generation . . .
In today's Web 2.0 environment, proactive security is
paramount. Are you protected?(White Paper)
Overview: Boundaries No Longer Physical, but Virtual
The Internet today is a different mechanism than it once was.
Widely referred to as "Web 2.0," today's Internet is a
place where the . . .
Footnote: even the security experts get hit.(government agencies
and data security)(Brief article)
The US Government's Department for Homeland Security has
acknowledged it suffered from more than 800 hacking attacks, virus
outbreaks and other malware problems. In one incident, hacker
executables . . .
Top 10 viruses reported to sophos in May.(Security News and
Products)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Top 10 Viruses Reported To Sophos In May
1. Re-entry W32/Sober 29.0%
2. 1 W32/Netsky 26.9%
3. 3 W32/Mytob 13.1%
4. 4 W32/Stratio 6.1%
5. 7 W32/MyDoom 4.1%
6. 5 . . .
SteelEye achieves "Ready for IBM Rational"
validation.(Security News and Products)
SteelEye Technology Inc., provider of IT reliability solutions for
business continuity, have announced its LifeKeeper Protection Suite for
IBM Rational ClearCase has become the first Linux . . .
Wick Hill appointed by Yoggie.(Security News and
Products)
Wick Hill has been appointed distributor for Yoggie Security
Systems, makers of the Yoggie Pico Pro, a multi-functional security
system on a USB stick. As well as selling through existing . . .
Web viruses increase 36 percent.(Security News and
Products)
ScanSafe have issued its latest monthly Global Threat Report. Among
the report's key findings, for the second consecutive month, Web
malware and particularly Web viruses increased significantly.
. . .
PatchLink Corporation to acquire SecureWave SA.(Security News and
Products)
PatchLink Corporation, the worldwide leader in vulnerability
management solutions, today announced that terms for the acquisition of
SecureWave SA, a leading provider of endpoint security products . . .
SmartFilter and TrustedSource protect against threats.(Security
News and Products)
Secure Computing Corporation have announced a new version of its
award-winning URL filtering solution, SmartFilter 4.2 with
TrustedSource. The new version provides granular protection . . .
PCI Security Vendor Alliance.(Security News and Products)
The Payment Card Industry Security Vendor Alliance (PCI SVA) have
announced that twelve businesses including ADTRAN, AirMagnet, Compliance
Security Partners, Compuware, Control Path, Envision Inc., . . .
USB flash drive worm spreads.(Security News and Products)(Brief
article)
Sophos has discovered a worm which spreads by copying itself onto
removable drives such as USB flash drives, in an attempt to spread
information about AIDS and HIV. The worm W32/LiarVBA- worm hunts . . .
Kaspersky Wi Fi survey.(Security News and Products)
Kaspersky Lab has released its latest report on wireless network
security in Great Britain. Between 24th and 26th April this year,
Alexander Gostev, a senior virus analyst at Kaspersky Lab, . . .
Webroot Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus 5.5 and VB100
certification.(Security News and Products)
Webroot Inc., has launched Webroot Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus 5.5
the next generation of its award-winning antispyware and antivirus
technology. With new features such as behavioral protection . . .
TV hackers 'nuke' Czech beauty spot on TV.(Security
News and Products)
The perils of delivering TV transmissions across the Internet were
highlighted last weekend when Panorama--an early-morning Czech TV
programme that shows Webcam scenes of beauty spots--was hacked.
. . .
India launches data privacy watchdog.(Security News and
Products)
It has recently been announced that India has set up a data privacy
watchdog to manage data security issues for its burgeoning IT and BPO
sectors. The watchdog, which will be called the Data . . .
Imperva surpasses 3,000 downloads.(Security News and
Products)
Imperva have announced that Scuba by Imperva, the company's
free cross-platform database vulnerability scanner, has been downloaded
more than 3,000 times in less than six months by organisations . . .
BitDefender wins Virus Bulletin 100% award.(Security News and
Products)
BitDefender has announced that the Windows XP version of
BitDefender AntiVirus Plus v10 has achieved VB100% certification from
Virus Bulletin for its ability to detect 100 per cent of the viruses . . .
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