security

  • Security vendor Fortinet sparkles in IPO 20/11/2009 09:10:00

    Its stock jumped 33 percent in its first day of trading
    Shares of security vendor Fortinet surged 33 percent Wednesday as the company made its debut on the public markets.
  • Cyberattacks on US military jump sharply in 2009 20/11/2009 08:12:00

    China is blamed as attacks on Department of Defense systems are on pace to rise 60 percent
    Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from China -- have jumped sharply in 2009, a U.S. congressional committee reported Thursday.
  • NSA helped with Windows 7 development 19/11/2009 08:32:00

    Privacy expert voices "backdoor" concerns, security researchers dismiss idea
    The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.
  • Smartphones on Wi-Fi vulnerable to security attack 18/11/2009 09:32:00

    The key issue is to treat smartphones with Wi-Fi as if they were corporate laptops with Wi-Fi
    A new report from a mobile security vendor details how the most popular smartphones, including the iPhone, are very vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, carried out via public Wi-Fi connections.
  • T-Mobile UK employees sold customer data 18/11/2009 06:49:00

    Its competitors bought the information to entice customers whose contracts were nearly expired
    Workers at T-Mobile UK have been selling customer data to brokers who work for the competition, T-Mobile and the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said on Tuesday.
  • 64-bit Windows safer, claims Microsoft 18/11/2009 05:59:00

    But lower infection rates for 64-bit won't stand, counters researcher
    Windows users running 64-bit versions of the operating system are less likely to get infected by attack code, Microsoft's security team said yesterday.
  • Hackers outwit Windows 7 activation 17/11/2009 05:59:00

    Software lets pirates thwart Microsoft's antipiracy technology in new OS
    Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7's activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past.
  • VeriSign bolsters security for .com, .net sites 16/11/2009 17:23:00

    More than 95 million Web sites – including 80 million using .com names and 15 million using .net names – will have access to new security mechanisms that prevent visitors from being unknowingly sent to phony sites engaged in phishing and pharming attacks.
  • Western Digital My Book Elite (2TB) external hard drive 16/11/2009 13:40:00

    WD's My Book Elite external hard drive has an eInk label and hardware encryption
    Western Digital's refreshed My Book Elite 2TB external hard drive offers intuitive backup options, 256-bit AES hardware encryption, and an e-ink capacity indicator. However, there are faster USB 2.0-based external hard drives that have passed through our Test Centre, and it doesn't offer any alternative connections like eSATA.
  • Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug 15/11/2009 00:22:00

    Urges users to block ports until a patch is ready, but workaround cripples browsers
    Microsoft late on Friday confirmed that an unpatched vulnerability exists in Windows 7, but downplayed the problem, saying most users would be protected from attack by blocking two ports at the firewall.
  • Amazon called out over cloud security, secrecy 14/11/2009 09:16:00

    'Will not discuss' data centre policy preventing organisations from assessing the risk posed by placing enterprise applications in EC2
    Amazon's cloud computing service should not be used for applications that require advanced security and availability, the Burton Group analyst firm says in a report accusing Amazon of secrecy regarding its cloud data centers.
  • Guarding against database anti-forensics 14/11/2009 02:08:00

    Database hacking has gone mainstream and is becoming harder to detect
    Database hacking has gone mainstream and is becoming harder to detect because of the increasingly sophisticated anti-forensic procedures hackers use to cover their tracks.
  • IronKey S200 1GB USB drive 13/11/2009 11:30:00

    IronKey doubled the maximum capacity of its ultra-secure USB flash drive
    It has been more than a year-and-a-half since I last reviewed an IronKey secure USB flash drive, so when the company sent one my way with a few new features I jumped at the chance to see if there had been any major improvements over the last version I tested.
  • Protect your PCs from Windows 7's zero-day exploit 13/11/2009 10:40:00

    A new zero-day bug has hit Windows 7. Here's how to keep it from harming your PCs.
    It was a notable accomplishment when Windows 7 was not impacted in any way by the vulnerabilities addressed in the six Security Bulletins released by Microsoft for the November Patch Tuesday. It would be even more impressive if Windows 7 proved invulnerable to the zero-day exploit that hit the next day.
  • Web-application errors pose danger to enterprises 13/11/2009 09:10:00

    Under pressure to generate revenue, companies often do not even fix all of the problems
    A majority of Web sites have at least one major security issue that could be used by hackers for fraud-related purposes, according to a new survey.
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