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Experts Offer Data and Liability Protection Tips

With federal data breach notification legislation slated for passage this year, enterprises that collect and maintain personal information will have another reason for securing...

Veritas NetBackup Exploit Released

Exploit code for a buffer overflow vulnerability in Symantec Corp.s Veritas NetBackup product has been published online, putting enterprise customers at risk of system...

GeoTrust Buys Smart-Card Maker

Venture-backed identity management startup GeoTrust has snapped up the assets of TrustCenter, a German smart-card maker.The deal gives GeoTrust a major foothold in the...

The Moon and the Spam Filter

I have a degree in public policy. After I graduated, I preferred a programming job to grad school in my field, but I did...

SPI Tool Measures Web App Security Risk

SPI Dynamics Inc. unveiled Monday a management platform for measuring Web application security risk. AMP (Assessment Management Platform) 2.0 consolidates network scanning across enterprise networks...

Youve Got Flaw AOL

A critical security flaw in America Online Inc.s "Youve Got Pictures" service could put millions of users at risk of PC takeover attacks, according...

Web Attack Crashes TippingPoint IPS

Mysterious Web attack traffic caused some of 3Com Corp.s TippingPoint IPS devices to crash last week, requiring a hasty patch by the company. Some TippingPoint...

DOD Eyes Network Revamp

The U.S. Militarys point man for global network operations says that a total overhaul of the governments classified and unclassified information networks may be...

Secure Storage Tops Labs New Years Wish List

Its not too late to make new years resolutions, and eWEEK Labs has a couple to suggest for storage vendors. Vendors should make encryption more...

Some Patching Up Is in Order

Its been a long time since the security community had a full-fledged Microsoft patch controversy to sink its collective teeth into, but the new...