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Windows XP SP2 Has a Dangerous Hole

Windows XP Service Pack 2 promises to raise the security bar for the sometimes beleaguered operating system. Unfortunately, one of the new features could...

Dont Freak Out Over E-Jihad

A rational approach to risk doesnt usually assume that everything that can go wrong will. But with computer security, and security in general lately,...

Concerns Mount over Major Web Strike

A coordinated online strike against Internet servers by terrorists, dubbed "electronic jihad," may or may not strike this week, security experts said. One security...

Lancopes StealthWatch Software Scopes Networks

Lancope Inc.s launch this month of its first SMC (StealthWatch Management Console) appliance, and the simultaneous release of its StealthWatch 4.1 system software, makes...

LucidLink Wireless Security 1.5 Is Promising but Has Achilles Heel

Interlink Networks Inc.s LucidLink Wireless Security 1.5 shows much promise as a way to easily secure a wireless LAN, but its not ready for...

IT Admins Not Trusting SP2 Security

More than two years after company officials claimed Microsoft Corp. would emphasize security over features in all products, the whopping update to the companys...

Where is the Windows 2000 Service Pack?

With the release of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, Microsoft has taken a significant step toward removing the security holes and insecure configurations...

E-Voting: Its Security, Stupid

Last month, Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America, reportedly stated that the open-source movement is using the issue of e-voting...

Juniper Does SSL for SMBs

Juniper Networks Inc. made a bid last week to dominate the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) VPN space among small and midsize businesses with a...

Privacy Advocates Ask Retailers to Guard Personal Data

A score of large enterprises, including CVS Corp., The Home Depot Inc. and Thrifty Inc., were targeted this month by privacy advocates who want...