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Researchers to Tackle SCADA Security

A group of researchers backed by the Department of Homeland Security is launching a new program to identify flaws in the security of current...

Paying for Flaws Pays Off for iDefense

Internet security specialist iDefense Inc. has released a reverse-engineering tool to the open-source community as part of its controversial strategy of buying the rights...

eBay Redirect Becomes Phishing Tool

Online auctioneer eBay, a prime target for phishing schemes, has been used as an unwitting accomplice. A flaw in eBays server configuration paves the...

Company-Name Police Part II

The first thing I need to do here is to correct some misstatements from a recent column titled, Should VeriSign Be the Name Police?...

Princeton Softech Adds Security Features to Archive Product

Database archiving vendor Princeton Softech has announced a major new release of its Archive for Servers and Relational Tools product focusing on security enhancements. Version...

Microsoft Offers Patch Day Reprieve

Microsoft is giving security administrators a day off next Tuesday.One month after releasing a whopping dozen bulletins to cover 17 security flaws in a...

Least Privilege Can Be the Best

Want fewer security hassles? Demote yourself! Want to do something right now that can help protect you from malware? Then stop being an administrator. No,...

IPMI 2.0 Enhances Security Standard

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface specification provides industry-standard guidelines for implementing a system monitoring and alerting subsystem that works across server platforms regardless of...

High-Risk RealPlayer Flaws Patched – 1

RealNetworks Inc. on Wednesday rolled out new versions of its flagship RealPlayer software to zap a pair of potentially dangerous security bugs. In an advisory,...

RSA Gives eTrade Transactions Extra Layer of Security

Following the lead of a number of European banks and financial institutions, eTrade Financial Corp. on Tuesday announced that it plans to offer its...