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Free add-on from Carnegie Mellon defends against DNS flaw, digital certificate problems and Wi-Fi scams.
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Defense attorney talks First Amendment Rights in MIT subway hack case.
Last issue, we examined the difference between what are termed "user-centric" and... ...1
Private information stored in Apple's iPhone and protected by a lock code can be accessed by anyone... ...3
Do-it-all suites are the name of the security game these days. Sure, you can gather free programs...
Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have arrested approximately 595... ...28
New York City's Mt. Sinai Medical Center, which a few years ago began a project to give patients a...
Nortel hopes to tackle the security of remote work with an "office on a stick," a USB drive that...
In discussing its NAC service, Verizon Business raises an issue that is an important element of any...
Many organizations strive to protect the confidentiality of prospects and clients. In this column... ...1
Best Western International has acknowledged it suffered a data breach but says the number of... ...2
A plan by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect personal information on every... ...1
Users tired of phishing attacks who retaliate by talking back are being targeted with exploits...
Today's cyber-threat environment is increasingly severe, compounded by the emergence of new types...
The debate over the self-signed certificate issue in Firefox 3.0 has fostered an add-on from... ...1
Instant messaging (IM) has become an increasingly useful business tool for modern corporations....
Is the exorbitant price of gasoline leading to an increase in telecommuting at your company? This...
Wow, when the Storm Worm gets active, it can generate a lot of e-mail traffic from thousands of domains in a matter of an hour.
Preview articleCommentUsually Phishing sites deliver a fake error message when a user tries to login. A new Phishing attack actually passes the user credentials along to the real site to log the victim in.
Preview articleCommentAn F-Secure rep giving a talk on mobile security became the target of a Commwarrior attack during his presentation.
Preview articleCommentCafes and coffee shops are becoming places not only known for their hot drinks, but also for the high tech devices in use by customers. Hackers are taking advantage of this, so users need to take extra precautions when surfing in a public spot.
Preview articleCommentLast issue, we examined the difference between what are termed "user-centric" and "enterprise-centric" identity management schemes. Enterprise-centric identity management, we postulated, is really all about tying together all the activities and attributes of a single entity into... 1

Microsoft is re-issuing one of its advisories from this week's Patch Tuesday after some ZoneAlarm users complained they had... 2
Many organizations strive to protect the confidentiality of prospects and clients. In this column and the next three, I want... 1
In discussing its NAC service, Verizon Business raises an issue that is an important element of any NAC deployment - getting...

In case you have noticed, I haven't been blogging that much lately. No, I'm dropping off... instead there is a... 2

As a geek growing up, I had always admired and respected such magazines as Byte and Scientific American. While perhaps not...
Last week Russian tanks rolled into South Ossetia while Russian bombers were taking out critical communications... 1

Every organization should be aware of the types of techniques competitors use to gather intelligence on their business or... 1
The Jericho Forum is an organization advocating innovation in e-commerce security. Here, Jeroen Willemsen, researcher at...
Security and compliance concerns are creating increased pressure to remove data out of branch offices and new WAN acceleration technologies have emerged to deliver order of magnitude performance improvements across a wide breadth of applications. Hence, the "perfect storm" in the IT industry, which is elevating WAN acceleration from a tactical fix to a strategic enabler of key business initiatives. Download this whitepaper to learn more about scaling a WAN Acceleration Solution.

Aging network systems and old habits have dictated how businesses spend their IT budgets. As a...
Implementing HA at the Enterprise Data Center Edge to Connect to a Large Number of Branch OfficesThis paper reviews the problem of creating a network where the dynamic availability of services is...
Enterprise Data Center Network Reference ArchitectureUsing a High Performance Network Backbone to Meet the Requirements of the Modern Enterprise Data...

We have so many holes punched in our firewalls today that many industry insiders question the value...
IP address management in 2008 - six things to knowRead this Network World Special Brief to learn how Enterprise IT managers must update their...
The self-managed networkWe aren't there yet, but advances in network and systems management tools are making it possible to...

The standard for Power over Ethernet (PoE), IEEE Std. 802.3af(tm)-2003, advanced networking,...
Protecting assets and employees with IP Video SurveillanceLearn from the experts how to leverage your existing network and implement an appropriate solution...
Stay out of the headlines: Detecting and preventing network intrusionsHow do YOU stay out of the headlines? There is no denying that risk exists in our computer-driven...
Learn how to exploit your current security investment to control the information that flows into, through and out of your network.
Evaluating endpoint security products is a time-consuming and daunting task. Learn the six critical questions you need to ask to prospective vendors to get the right endpoint solution.
Employees installing and using unauthorized applications like IM, VoIP, games and peer-to-peer file-sharing applications cause many businesses serious concern. How do you control these applications?