http://www.eweek.com Security - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:33:51 -0500 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:33:51 -0500 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:50 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/10-Essential-Third-Party-Security-Apps-for-Windows-7-752776/?kc=rss - ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/10-Essential-Third-Party-Security-Apps-for-Windows-7-752776/?kc=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:20:34 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Senate-Committee-Passes-Data-Breach-Laws-590570/?kc=rss - Two sweeping bills that would set new standards for data breach notifications made their way out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Nov. 5. The committee voted yes on the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 (S.1490) and the Data Breach Notification Act (S.139). The vote means the bill...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Senate-Committee-Passes-Data-Breach-Laws-590570/?kc=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:16:29 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Critical-Windows-Security-Bulletins-on-Tap-For-Patch-Tuesday-372037/?kc=rss - Microsoft will release six bulletins next week for Patch Tuesday, including three critical bulletins focused on Windows security. All totaled, 15 security vulnerabilities will be fixed in this release. Besides the critical Windows bulletins are three others rated quot;important. quot; Among t...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Critical-Windows-Security-Bulletins-on-Tap-For-Patch-Tuesday-372037/?kc=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:19:21 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/House-Panel-Approves-Cybersecurity-Awareness-Act-899956/?kc=rss - A U.S. House subcommittee approved Nov. 4 the Cybersecurity Coordination and Awareness Act, legislation that would require NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) to develop and implement a plan to ensure coordination within the U.S. government with regard to the development of i...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/House-Panel-Approves-Cybersecurity-Awareness-Act-899956/?kc=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:02:10 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/FBI-Online-Banking-Attacks-Reach-100-Million-Mark-785125/?kc=rss - Malware and phishing schemes targeting online bankers have spurred a jump in Automated Clearing House (ACH) fraud that has led to $100 million in attempted losses as of October, according to the FBI. In an intelligence note released earlier this week by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/FBI-Online-Banking-Attacks-Reach-100-Million-Mark-785125/?kc=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:24:28 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Botnets-Tighten-Defenses-Year-After-McColo-Shutdown-613503/?kc=rss - In the year since the shutdown of notorious Web hosting firm McColo, spammers are growing strong. In fact, researchers at McAfee reported that spam accounted for 92 percent of e-mail in the second quarter of 2009. Part of this is the result of improvements by botnet operators. Like anyone who...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Botnets-Tighten-Defenses-Year-After-McColo-Shutdown-613503/?kc=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:44:48 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Windows-7-UAC-Ineffective-Security-Solution-for-Malware-Sophos-Says-885011/?kc=rss - A researcher at Sophos called the UAC feature in Windows 7 ineffective after numerous pieces of malware snuck by the technology in a test. Microsoft first introduced User Account Control in Windows Vista to improve security. After some users complained the number of alerts it generated were an...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Windows-7-UAC-Ineffective-Security-Solution-for-Malware-Sophos-Says-885011/?kc=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:26 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Man-Indicted-in-Cable-Modem-Hacking-Scheme-401911/?kc=rss - Federal authorities unsealed charges in Boston Nov. 2 against a man they allege developed tools to help people steal free Internet access by modifying cable modems. Charges against 26-year-old Ryan Harris, who has residences in Redmond, Ore., and San Diego, were unveiled Nov. 2. According...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Man-Indicted-in-Cable-Modem-Hacking-Scheme-401911/?kc=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:38:30 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/How-to-Protect-Against-Web-20-Crime-and-Data-Breaches/?kc=rss - In today's Web 2.0 world, information sharing, online shopping and remote working are just a few examples of the many benefits the Internet and Web 2.0 technologies offer us. Blogs and social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are becoming increasingly popular, with individual users and ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/How-to-Protect-Against-Web-20-Crime-and-Data-Breaches/?kc=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:37:15 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/M86-Buys-Finjan-in-Web-Security-Play-616415/?kc=rss - M86 Security has acquired Finjan as part of a push into the enterprise secure Web gateway and software-as-a-service businesses. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the buy is the latest in a string of acquisitions and mergers by the company. Formed last year by the merger of Marshal...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/M86-Buys-Finjan-in-Web-Security-Play-616415/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:12:49 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Security-Vendors-Take-Hybrid-Approach-to-Web-Filtering-779900/?kc=rss - With more employees operating outside the workplace, solving the problem of web filtering for remote workers has gotten attention from a number of security vendors. Addressing it has led some vendors to push a hybrid approach of cloud-based and on-premise technology – something that may gain tracti...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Security-Vendors-Take-Hybrid-Approach-to-Web-Filtering-779900/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:36:06 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Symantec-Uncovers-Scheme-to-Use-Facebook-to-Relay-Commands-to-Trojan-755029/?kc=rss - Researchers at Symantec have uncovered a Trojan using Facebook as a coordinator for its command and control server. The Trojan malware, known to Symantec as Whitewell, is being spread via e-mail through quot;documents (PDF, or MS Office formats) containing exploits for known vulnerabilities, qu...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Symantec-Uncovers-Scheme-to-Use-Facebook-to-Relay-Commands-to-Trojan-755029/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:36:03 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/10-Reasons-Why-Google-Android-Is-Secure-793289/?kc=rss - The debate over which mobile platform iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile or BlackBerry is best might rage for hours. Everything is subjective. But it's security that may matter most when considering a mobile phone. Will the phone provide the kind of security required when important data is transmi...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/10-Reasons-Why-Google-Android-Is-Secure-793289/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:43:27 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Tech-Prods-Obama-Over-Cyber-Czar-311382/?kc=rss - The tech industry is growing impatient over President Obama's failure so far to appoint a cyber-security coordinator in the White House. It has been more than five months since Obama held a much ballyhooed media event on the importance of cyber-security and pledging to appoint a cyber-security ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Tech-Prods-Obama-Over-Cyber-Czar-311382/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:25:49 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-Security-Report-Underscores-Weak-Enterprise-Security-Policies-266095/?kc=rss - In its biannual snapshot of the security landscape, Microsoft has uncovered a resurgence a worms that underscores the importance of having sound security guidelines for removable USB devices accessing corporate networks. While Volume 7 of Microsofts Security Intelligence Report found that Tr...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-Security-Report-Underscores-Weak-Enterprise-Security-Policies-266095/?kc=rss