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July 31, 2009

Symantec Adds High-Touch Security Service

Symantec recently announced that it would be adding a service with which enterprise clients could hire Symantec security analysts to work on-site. The service is called the cyber threats analysis p... More >

July 28, 2009

Microsoft Releases Code to Linux Kernel and Pigs Fly

Sit down before reading the rest of this: Microsoft, as in THE Microsoft, has released driver code to be included into the Linux kernel .   The driver code that Microsoft released is used with ... More >

Vanish: Now You See Data, Now You Don't

Did you ever wish that you could control the lifetime of your data on the Web? What if you wanted e-mail to self-destruct after a certain time period? A friend of mine sent me information on a produc... More >

July 22, 2009

Social Engineering Threat Still a Concern

Whether it is dumpster diving, pod slurping , or impersonating someone else, hackers know that social engineering is still a good way to penetrate our security. See, social engineering hits direct... More >

July 20, 2009

Let the Exaggerating Begin

One million, 2 million, 10 million - they are just numbers. Take, for instance, the latest numbers released by Microsoft regarding Windows 7 licenses. Microsoft claims that it has already licensed ... More >

July 17, 2009

Twitter Worms Get More Attention, but Is It Enough?

I can't do this in 140 characters, so bear with me. Twitter has become a player in some major organizations. Many users look to Twitter for Tweets from CEOs, engineers, and subject matter experts o... More >

July 16, 2009

Low-Tech Attacks Still Get the Job Done

A hospital employee who worked as a security guard was able to install botnets on hospital computers , according to a recent FBI release . Jesse William McGraw, also known as GhostExodus, worked fo... More >

July 14, 2009

Survey Finds High Percentage of IT Folks Wary of Cloud Security

In a recent survey on cloud computing of 300 corporations worldwide by Information Technology Intelligence Corporation , 38 percent of respondents said that they are unsure about adopting cloud se... More >

July 9, 2009

Filter an Entire Country with Just a Click

North Korea , China , and Russia are making themselves nuisances on the Internet. They create the majority or malware, exploit vulnerabilities, are major cyber-criminals, and are now trying to att... More >

July 8, 2009

Creating an Updated Security Model

As a security professional, it's hard to stay on top of the most current issues, never mind even thinking about the future. In a previous post, I listed a few key security sites to use to help you s... More >

July 7, 2009

Application Security from the Beginning No Longer Such a Tough Nut to Crack

I remember application security from the good old days -- there was none. We coded up a C-program or a Fortran program and crossed our fingers. As application security matured, we started reviewing... More >

July 3, 2009

Ixquick Offers 'Most Private' Search Engine

Do you want a third party knowing and tracking where your employees have been on the Internet? What if they are doing research for a new product? What if your company is considering a merger with ano... More >

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