Dennis Fisher

Microsoft Corp.s plan to add a slew of new security features and functionalities to Windows and other products is drawing a mix of public praise and criticism in the security community, even as many experts express private concerns about the companys motives and tactics. The additions, which Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates […]

Maybe its the weirdness of having 29 days in February or some misplaced glee that spring is coming, but for whatever reason virus writers went on a rampage during the last week, unleashing more than a half-dozen new viruses. Since Friday, five new versions of the Bagle virus have appeared, not to mention a couple […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Bill Gates used his keynote speech at the RSA Conference here Tuesday to unveil a host of new technologies and features that Microsoft Corp. is preparing to drop into Windows in the coming months and years. Many of the revelations will come as bad news for the security vendors assembled here, as the worlds […]

As part of Microsoft Corp.s effort to re-launch its Rights Management Services technology, hardware security specialist nCipher plc. this week will announce that its HSMs have been certified by Microsoft for use with RMS, the only modules holding that distinction. The announcement is a big first step for Microsoft along the road to broader adoption […]

As overhyped technologies go, PKI was among the all-time greats. Five years ago, it was being touted as the cure-all for enterprise security woes and an absolute necessity for organizations of any size. But after years of failed pilot projects, maddeningly complex implementation problems and vendor flameouts, customers abandoned public-key infrastructure, and advocates of the […]

Despite predictions of Windows-eating superworms and fears of dozens of new vulnerabilities hitting the Internet every week, security experts say it could be some time before any real security problems arise from the theft of Microsoft Corp.s Windows source code. Many researchers said that they are intentionally steering clear of the code and will not […]

A new version of the Bagle virus is making the rounds of the Internet. Known as Bagle.B, the virus is a mass-mailer like the original Bagle, and it includes a component that notifies the author each time a new machine is infected. Anti-virus companies said they saw several dozen submissions of Bagle.B from customers early […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Blue Coat Systems Inc. on Monday expanded its lineup of security appliances with the introduction of the high-end ProxySG 8000. The new box runs on dual 3.2GHz Xeon processors and is designed mainly for installation in large central offices. The 8000 also includes a variety of storage options, up to 584GB on the box […]

RSA Security Inc. will unveil a finished version of its RFID “Blocker Tag” technology that prevents radio-frequency identification tags from being read. The technology, which RSA plans to demonstrate at its namesake conference this week in San Francisco, is one of the industrys first attempts to secure the anticipated oceans of consumer tracking data to […]

A new security start-up backed by the intellectual capital of perhaps the best-known security personality of the past five years is set to unveil its flagship solution at next weeks RSA Conference. Intrusic Inc. will be showing off its Zephon system, which is designed to pick up where todays existing security technologies leave off. The […]