HOME > RSS Feeds > Security Add To:
How Can We Improve Code Signing? Opinion: An effort to develop standards to make it more effective and meaningful is under way. Zero-Day Challenge Revives Disclosure Debate An Israeli researcher challenges readers to find a proof-of-concept zero-day bug embedded in his blog. Google Shores Up Apps with New Security Software Google's Postini group adds Web security software four days after McAfee and Yahoo strike a security pact. Trojan Infects More Than 500,000 PCs Adware purveyors are using fake MP3 and MPG files on peer-to-peer networks to spread their wares. Verdasys, Fidelis Take on Large DLP Vendors The two companies are integrating their network- and host-based DLP. McAfee, Yahoo Partner for Web Security Yahoo is integrating McAfee's SiteAdvisor technology into its search engine. Sourcefire Builds Out IPS Technology The Sourcefire 3D System will offer expanded intrusion prevention capabilities. Good Worms Are a Bad Idea Some bad ideas are so cool that they never go away. In the end, will Botman swoop down to save the day? Hospitals Struggle With Access Control A study found that 64 percent of respondents said the issue is the top security concern. Kraken Botnet Infiltration Triggers Ethics Debate Researchers seize control of one of the world's largest spam-spewing botnets, but there is disagreement about what should happen next. Security Units Carry Symantec Security boost comes amid serious challenges from the likes of an aggressive McAfee. Protecting Virtual Environments Given the sparse options for monitoring traffic between VMs, smaller vendors can make a play. SonicWall Speeds UTM Performance with Deep Packet Inspection Engine SonicWall says its new inspection engine gives deeper insight into network traffic without performance dumps. The Battle for Your Browser Attackers are doing a drive-by on your browser, but the defenses against such attacks are good and getting better. Deepening Application Control with Firewalls Palo Alto Networks is upgrading its firewall software to enhance application filtering. IT Security Is Dead—and Other Security Predictions That Bombed Sometimes only hindsight brings 20/20 vision, even for security vendors and analysts. Here's a look at some predictions that haven't paid off. Understanding Data Security Risks of P2P Companies face unexpected risk of data loss from employees using peer-to-peer networks. Where`s My Green Bar? EV SSL doesn't mean the same thing on all browsers. Who has the best approach? Security as a Service Should something as important as data and network security be trusted to a service provider? How do IT managers balance adding a security service provider with all of their existing service providers? In addition, with new content models evolving that include user generated content, sites that once were considered safe are no longer. What is to be done? Roy Tuvey, co-founder and president of ScanSafe, has some answers about how real-time scanning can help, in this IT Link podcast. The Mystery of the Lost Notebook When you send your computers out for service, are you sending out your data as well?