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Firefox JavaScript Engine Flaw Flagged

A moderately critical security flaw in the Mozilla Foundations Firefox Web browser could put users at risk of information disclosure attacks, according to an...

IT Admins Must Think Like Hackers

ORLANDO, Fla.—Veteran IBM security architect Jeff Crume on Monday urged IT administrators to start thinking like malicious hackers to fully understand the ways in...

ICANN Digs into Panix.com Domain Theft—but Not Too Deep

In my continuing series on domain name theft I have observed the problem shift as the technology and standards have shifted. The problem used...

Cyber-Terrorism Analyst Warns Against Complacency

ORLANDO, Florida—Cyber-security and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey on Monday pleaded with IT executives not to underestimate the threat of "national cyber-event" targeting critical infrastructure...

AppSecInc Tackles SarbOx, FISMA Compliance

AppSecInc will roll out canned best policies for its database-auditing and intrusion detection software on Monday at InfoSec World. The latest additions to AppSecIncs...

The Chaotic World of Defining Spyware

Earlier this week, when anti-spyware vendor eTrust PestPatrol temporarily removed detections for eight adware applications marketed by Claria, the move caused many a raised...

CA Fortifies ID Management Suite

Computer Associates International Inc. is addressing a serious security problem that is difficult to solve without automated tools with the acquisition this week of...

Compliance Costs Cheered as Chance for Smart Investments

By spending compliance dollars wisely and making the most of virtualization technology, IT managers can "make investments that help accelerate the enterprise," Rock Regan,...

Unix Authors Rush to Patch Telnet Flaw

Several high-profile distributors of the BSD version of the Telnet protocol have rolled out patches for a critical bug that could cause system-hijack attacks. The...

High Risk Flaws Found in IE, Outlook

A pair of newly discovered security flaws in Microsofts Internet Explorer and Outlook programs could put millions of users at risk of code execution...