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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...

Grid Computing Can Allow Security Threats

Security experts on Wednesday recommended that IT administrators clearly identify and understand the security risks associated with large-scale grid computing deployments. During Ziff Davis Medias...

Identity Management Critical for Organizational Success

Implementing a comprehensive identity management system is critical for success in the enterprise—a fact many corporate executives havent yet grasped, according to the chief...

Software Vendors Should Come Clean on Security Holes

Most people tend to agree with the old adage: Knowledge is power. But there are some groups that think knowledge is a bad thing—knowledge...

Blue Coat Cures Hospitals Spyware Ills

Daily life in most big-city hospitals is nothing like what you see on "ER," with doctors rushing around continually, dashing from patient to patient,...

Sybases Demands for Silence Raise Outcry

Security experts are expressing outrage over legal threats from Sybase Inc. aimed at preventing a British research company from publishing details of serious flaws...

Vendors Join Forces to Fingerprint Hacker Attacks

Struggling to cope with a dramatic rise in malicious hacker intrusions, a group of 18 network providers and ISPs on Monday announced plans to...

How Broken Is Norton 2005 Activation?

The record for feedback in my security blog easily belongs to the entry on the brief problem I had with activation of Norton Antivirus...