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An Applications View on Security

When information warfare experts want to set the proper base line for whats "secure," they point out that the only completely protected machine is...

AppScan Revs Testing Power

Watchfire Corp. has clearly taken the safe but smart position for its first release of the AppScan products it gained from its acquisition of...

Foundry Adds SSL, Web Accelerators to Switching Line

Foundry Networks on Monday refreshed its Layer 4 through Layer 7 switching line with new application acceleration, security and business continuity enhancements. With a little...

TLS Is a No-Brainer For Mail Servers

Encryption has been an important feature of many Internet protocols for some time now. Transfers between mail servers havent historically been protected, but there...

Search for New Cyber-Security Chief Hits Bump

NEW YORK—The uncertainty surrounding the change in leadership at the Department of Homeland Security has thrown the search for a permanent director of the...

Lessons Learned from the World Trade Disaster

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey lost 75 employee lives, its headquarters in Manhattan, a major data center, Internet connectivity and...

Anti-spyware: The New Frontier in the Security Software Market

So Roger Thompson thinks that spyware is the next great menace to computer users? Not surprising since hes been in the business of fighting...

Cyber-Security Office Calls for More Clout

The office in charge of cyber-security in the Department of Homeland Security is planning to continue moving ahead on the agenda the agency has...

Playboy Virus Dropping Dangerous Backdoor

Anti-virus vendors have raised the alarm for a new mass-mailing worm with a dangerous backdoor component.The worm, called W32.Maslan.C@mm, arrives as an attachment promising...

Industry Leaders Build PhishNet to Stop Identify Theft

International law enforcement and numerous industry leaders have joined forces to fight the growing problem of "phishing" scams. Digital PhishNet is a collaborative enforcement...