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High Risk Flaw in Symantec AntiVirus Library

An independent security researcher on Tuesday flagged an unpatched flaw in the Symantec AntiVirus Library and warned that attackers could exploit the bug to...

Oracle Dons Secure Development Lifecycle in Fortify Deal

Oracle Corp. said in a statement that the company will use static code analysis technology from Fortify Software Inc. to hunt for bugs in...

eWEEK Labs Picks the Technology Flops of the Year

Maybe there will be a year when we will be able to say, "You know, only good things happened in technology this year. There...

ITs Tumultuous Year in Review

If 2004 was the year of merger mania, then 2005 will be remembered as the year a great many things were rent asunder. Mired in...

Data Privacy Issues to Persist Next Year

People may remember 2005 as the year that corporate America woke up to the problem of data breaches and the importance of data privacy....

Stronger Sense of Identity

Forces external to enterprises combined to renew focus on identity management this year. These included an increase in phishing e-mail scams and government regulation,...

Xerox Targets Hard-Copy Theft

Multifunction devices that combine printing, copying, faxing and other features are a major source of data leaks, but few enterprise IT managers recognize the...

SANS to Offer Degree Program

The SANS institute has been granted approval by the state of Maryland to create a college and plans to begin accepting candidates for its...

A Better Windows Permission Model

Microsoft has been moving slowly, and lately more steadily, towards an approach of having users run, by default, with restricted privileges.The tools for letting...

Desktop Standard Solves Windows Permissions Dilemma

Desktop Standard Corp. on Monday will fill a big hole in ITs ability to secure desktops when it releases an upgrade to its PMAS...