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2009-05-27
eWEEK Labs does its own investigation of the security of mobile apps such as those from Apple's App Store. Labs found that mobile apps may be broadcasting much more than you know. Indeed, you might say that your smartphone is talking about you.
2009-04-29
OPINION: Vendors such as Panda Security, McAfee and Trend Micro are looking into cloud security approaches. The volume and velocity of malware developments necessitate changes like this, and there are advantages to the cloud approach. It's also a risky move, but it's beginning to look inevitable.
2009-04-29
A quick response to public posting of a vulnerability shows a better attitude at Adobe. Even so, there are two dangerous unpatched vulnerabilities to worry about.
2009-04-24
OPINION: To the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009, add work in the House on a privacy act that could end up banning security functions by ISPs. Government regulation at its best is coming to the Internet.
2009-04-16
The malware seeded by pirated software months ago and creating what was dubbed iBotnet by Symantec security researchers proves the concept of botnets on Apple systems, but doesn't achieve major botnet status.
2009-04-14
Since the long-term solution is in place, in the form of Office Open XML, is Microsoft going to let the old OLE Structured Storage formats that we all know and hate wither and die of vulnerability?
2009-04-10
Further analysis of the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009 raises more questions than it answers. Many parts of the cyber-security bill represent good ideas, some set up security patronage work and some create vast new systems of rules for how security professionals can do their jobs.
2009-04-06
It's already unusual that such old products are still supported, and it's astonishing they will get security updates for five more years. But still things will be different from here on out.
2009-04-02
Proposed legislation would put authority over the security of government and private networks in the hands of officials reporting to the President.
2009-04-02
But as the use of third-party applications grows for smartphones, so too does concern about security--or lack thereof.
2009-03-31
Malware-cleaning professionals are very aware of Conficker and are seeing it, but not that much. They do see a lot of other malware, which, for some reason, doesn't inspire a media storm.
2009-03-30
The security industry is contemplating the post-Conficker apocalypse. Good thing I still have all the guns, ammo and water from my Y2K preparations.
2009-03-24
The main thing keeping Linux desktops out of botnets is the sophistication of their users, but the people who built Psyb0t knew most people don't pay much attention to router security.
2009-03-22
As bad as malware is getting, there's plenty you can do to affect excellent, if imperfect, protection. The best ones are tough policies and rapid action by IT, not some magic product you can buy (although there are some good products out there).
2009-03-18
The tools have been here for years now to address the root of the spam problem, but we're not using them. It seems it's not compelling enough.
2009-03-14
There are some things you just don't do in security research or you become part of the problem. Controlling and modifying other people's machines, even if they are "bots" in a botnet, is one of them. This is what the BBC did.
2009-03-10
What kind of national cyber-security officer could really make a difference? Do we really want to have an Internet under that kind of thumb?
2009-03-07
The more I deal with vulnerabilities in Acrobat the less patience I have with the company. You actually can take your business elsewhere.
2009-03-03
Malware was in the minor leagues before Melissa showed everyone how to really harass the Internet. 10 years later we still don't have a good solution to mail worms.
2009-02-27
Sure, Windows 7 is a better Windows than Vista, but it would have been much less so in December 2006 when Vista was released. Enough adjustment to Vista has happened that Windows 7 won't be as imposing a change.
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