Paul F. Roberts

Symantec unveiled on Feb. 28 a free service to warn home computer users about risks spreading over e-mail, the Web, file sharing and instant messaging networks. The Symantec Internet Threat Meter uses data from the companys Global Intelligence Network to rate Internet threats from low to high risk. The new meter rates the risk of […]

Have you ever hit “Send” on a text message on your mobile phone before addressing it? Ever wondered where all those lost SMS text messages go? If so, you might want to speak with Stan Bubrouski, whose cell phone has been channeling wayward text messages from across the country for years. Bubrouski, a computer science […]

Trend Micro is gearing up for a major product expansion this year that will introduce hardware, software and services that will move the company well beyond its roots as an anti-virus provider and, executives say, bring the company into the exploding market for on-demand services. The company will introduce a new InterScan Web Security appliance […]

Software code that can exploit a hole in Apples Safari Web browser was added to a popular hacking tool on Feb. 22, raising the risks of attack for Apple Mac users. So-called “shell code” that takes advantage of a security flaw in Safaris “safe file” feature was added to the Metasploit framework on Feb. 22 […]

A consumer advocate and advertising software expert claims that a recent update to advertising software from 180Solutions fails to prevent the unauthorized installations it was designed to stop. Spyware expert Ben Edelman said on Feb. 20 that unscrupulous partners were using security exploits to install 180s Zango software, despite the companys new S3 installer, which […]

A serious new vulnerability in Apple Computer Inc.s Safari Web browser and new worms that target Apples OS X operating system have raised awareness of the growing number of threats to computers that do not run the Windows operating system. Security and anti-virus companies issued advisories Feb. 21 about a dangerous new hole in the […]

When Bill Gates stood before an audience of IT security experts at the RSA Conference Feb. 14 and declared that “passwords dont cut it,” many in the audience took it as evidence of another sea change in the technology market and a sign that strong authentication has finally arrived. Major announcements from Microsoft, VeriSign, RSA […]

Secure tokens and strong authentication were all the rage here at last weeks RSA Conference, but many experts said they believe nascent anti-fraud services will be equally important in securing online transactions in the months and years to come. Major technology vendors, including RSA Security, Microsoft, VeriSign and IBM, are investing in technology that can […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—When Bill Gates stood before an audience of IT security experts at the RSA Conference Feb. 14 and declared that “passwords dont cut it,” many in the audience took it as evidence of another sea change in the technology market and a sign that strong authentication has finally arrived. Major announcements from Microsoft, […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Secure tokens and strong authentication were all the rage here at this weeks RSA Conference, but many experts said they believe nascent anti-fraud services will be equally important in securing online transactions in the months and years to come. Major technology vendors, including RSA Security, Microsoft, VeriSign and IBM, are investing in technology […]

Users of the Macintosh operating system received a rare security warning on Feb. 16 after samples of an Internet worm that targets the OS X operating system was identified by anti-virus companies. OSX.Leap.A spreads over the iChat instant messaging program and can stop infected Mac applications from launching, according to warnings from iDefense and Symantec. […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Senior cyber-security officials defended the U.S. governments continued reliance on private sector initiatives to improve the security of the nations infrastructure, even as some experts raised questions about its effectiveness. Current and former officials from the Department of Homeland Security, the White House and the Federal Aviation Administration said that federal government was […]