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Non-tech criminals can now rent-a-botnet
05/15/08
Online fraudsters that aren't highly skilled in the arts of cybercrime can now rent a service that offers an all-in-one hosting
server with a built-in Zeus trojan administration panel and infecting tools, allowing them to create their own botnet.
Could Apple, NBC be patching up differences?
05/12/08
Apple and NBC Universal engaged in one of the more spirited feuds of 2007, when the two companies parted ways over pricing
at the iTunes Store. While NBC programming remains absent from the U.S. version of Apple's online digital media store, the
two companies could be taking steps to resolve their differences--at least on the other side of the Atlantic.
Is a fox guarding the schoolhouse IT subsidies?
04/24/08
Is a fox guarding the schoolhouse IT subsidies? The critics who say yes have an obvious self-interest, as you’ll see: They
didn’t get the contract. But they also appear to have a point.
SSL gear adapted for Wi-Fi access
04/21/08
Array Networks will announce at Interop Las Vegas next week that it has expanded its SSL protection from remote-access users
to include those coming in over Wi-Fi connections.
Simplifying NAP for SMBs
04/17/08
Now that Microsoft's network access protection has arrived, a startup is trying to make a business out of simplifying NAP
setup for SMBs.
Cisco's Microsoft-compatible NAC gear almost ready
04/15/08
Cisco says it will have its Microsoft-compatible NAC gear ready in about a month, which should be good news for a lot of potential
NAC users who are customers of both vendors.
Symantec chief talks acquisitions, Cisco's snub and "Project Huggie"
04/14/08
Symantec chairman and CEO John Thompson delivered a keynote speech to thousands of security professionals at the RSA Conference
2008 in San Francisco and later talked to Network World senior editor Ellen Messmer about vendor alliances, Symantec's competition
and the importance of data-loss prevention technology.
Oracle centralizes security processes into Service-Oriented Security
04/14/08
Last week I told you about RSA's (that's RSA, The Security Division of EMC, of course) announcements at the RSA 2008 Conference.
Today we'll cover a few more and try to get to the rest in the next issue. Next week we'll begin coverage of the 2nd European
Identity Conference which begins on April 22. But let's start off by looking at what Oracle did, and didn't, announce at RSA.
Millions promised for community-based 'universal access'
04/11/08
The new Knight Center of Digital Excellence, with OneCommunity, will focus millions in grants, along with best practices and
staff support, on efforts by municipalities to extend broadband access to all.
CSOs need to keep evolving, CA security exec says
04/11/08
This is a transcript of a keynote address presented at the RSA Conference on Thursday by Dave Hansen, corporate senior vice
president and general manager for CA's Security Management Business Unit. The address is titled: "Strategic Security: The
Evolving Role of the Security Professional."
U.S. presidential election can be hacked
04/11/08
This year, the U.S. will pick a new president using electronic voting machines that can be hacked, security experts said Thursday
at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
NAC still drawing crowds at RSA
04/10/08
At this year’s RSA Conference, there were fewer sessions and displays devoted to NAC than at previous conferences, but interest
in the technology still seemed to run high among 2008 attendees.
Collaborative security initiatives spark interest at RSA
04/10/08
SAN FRANCISCO— IT executives who flocked to the RSA Conference this week heard more evidence that enterprise networks are
increasingly vulnerable, while cybercriminals are becoming better organized and more dangerous. An estimated 250,000 computers
are compromised every day by botherders, according to Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the Business Software Alliance
(BSA). The number of exploits is seven times higher than it was a year ago, and the cyberthreat is "growing exponentially,''
he said.
Botnet economy runs wild
04/10/08
Cybercriminals have created a global business with a supply chain that's every bit as organized and sophisticated as that
of any legitimate business.
Browser exploits getting more intense
04/10/08
Threats against browsers are getting more sophisticated, RSA Conference panel says.
Microsoft launches 'End to End Trust' call to action, observers skeptical
04/09/08
In his keynote address at the RSA Conference here, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie sought to
rally the high-tech industry and its customers to an idea Microsoft is calling "End to End Trust," a system for the Internet
where identity claims can be validated according to sound security principles.
Experts hack power grid in no time
04/09/08
Cracking a power company network and gaining access to supervisory, control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that could
shut down the grid is simple, security expert and penetration-testing consultant Ira Winkler told an RSA audience, and he
has done so in less than a day.
RSA updates Authentication Manager with business continuity, extended authentication methods
04/09/08
This week is the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco and there are lots of announcements by the participants. We covered
one of the host's announcements last time - RSA's Identity Assurance platform. Today we're taking a closer look at a second
announcement by RSA, Version 7.1 of RSA Authentication Manager, which supports Identity Assurance.
As Storm fades, botnet fight goes on
04/09/08
When Owen Walker was arrested for masterminding a massive international network of compromised computers last year, it seemed
like a major victory in the war against botnets.
U.S. cyber readiness lagging, panel says
04/09/08
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, more organized and more dangerous, according to security experts at this week's
RSA show.
Microsoft releases public beta of security console
04/09/08
Microsoft on Tuesday released the first public beta of a centralized management console that will pull together administrative
tasks around its collection of Forefront security software for clients, servers and the network edge.
Regulations not making data safer, says RSA chief
04/08/08
An increasingly complex and cumbersome regulatory environment may be forcing many companies to focus their information security
efforts purely on meeting compliance and audit goals rather than on understanding and addressing business requirements, warned
Art Coviello, president of EMC's RSA security group.
Quest fills single sign-on gap
04/08/08
Quest Software, which has been building a fortress of identity management tools, Tuesday said it will ship by the end of the
month the last piece of its platform- independent enterprise single sign-on suite.
Security researcher: Web page can take over your router
04/07/08
On Tuesday, researcher Dan Kaminsky will show how a Web-based attack could be used to seize control of certain routers.
Juniper, Microsoft to be among RSA Conference newsmakers
04/07/08
Juniper, IBM and Verizon will be among the big-name companies airing new products and services in San Francisco next week
at the RSA Conference, the annual security industry event that is expected to draw 17,000 attendees and 350 exhibitors.
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