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Tangent Finds Spyware—Messily

Tangent Computer Inc.s Packet Hawk 2.0-based appliances make it exceptionally easy to get anti-spyware defenses running on a small network. Its actual cleaning capabilities...

SpreadFirefox.com Shut Down After Security Breach

The Mozilla Foundation has temporarily pulled the plug on its SpreadFirefox.com marketing site after a hacker break-in put user accounts at risk. The non-profit Foundation,...

The Security Side of Sarbanes-Oxley

What is SarbOx anyway?The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a set of rules passed by Congress in order to force American public corporations to...

AES: How to Keep Secure Data Private

Though its a hot topic now, the need to encrypt data stored on tapes and hard drives, or transmitted across a network, is far...

Using Digital Signatures to Secure E-Commerce

Digital signatures—which have been de rigueur for years among both professional and amateur security advocates—have emerged from those relatively small populations to become an...

MS Reorg Frees Security Wares

The recently announced reorganization at Microsoft Corp. will also bring changes to the companys Security Business & Technology Unit that could raise the profile...

FaceTime Combats IM Threats

FaceTime Communications this week will bolster its IM management and security tools with new technology aimed at helping businesses stop IM security threats more...

Pings & Packets from eWEEK Labs – 5

X1 Customizes Hunts for InfoDesktop search tools can be great at helping individuals find relevant content on their increasingly large and data-heavy systems. But...

BMC Bolsters Identity Suite

BMC Software Inc. this week will unveil its upgraded identity management software and new products that the company claims will make it easier to...

Shavlik NetChk Spyware Looks Up Threats

Shavlik NetChk Spyware, Shavlik Technologies LLCs initial foray into spyware defense, shows great promise with an easy-to-deploy architecture and in-depth manageability and control—but eWEEK...