Beyond the flexibility and costs savings of cloud computing are certain tactical advantages like automated provisioning and encrypted storage. This quick primer by cloud security expert Vic Winkler will give you the pros and cons of each.
Stuxnet was reportedly created by the U.S. and Israel.
Unauthentic certificates are to blame.
And your eHarmony password accounts, while you're at it.
Microsoft issued a security advisory this week about the Flame virus, which is using unauthentic certificates from the company to trick antivirus programs.
News emerged today that speculation about Stuxnet having been created by either the United States or Israel to attack Iran's nuclear capabilities might have been true.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/01/2012
Is running an older OS really more expensive than migrating to a new version?
Are you watching others watch Facebook?
Hundreds of computers located in the Middle East have been infected by a highly complex virus called "Flame," according to security researchers at Kaspersky Lab.
Trustworthy Computing has become the industry standard for software security.
If you are running Vista SP1, you may be in danger.
Most IT pros have thought about moving away from the venerable Windows XP operating system, but the ones that haven't are "really, really late," according to Gartner Inc.
Distributing copyright material, good. Hacking Web sites, bad.
EMET 3.0 is now fully supported and available for download.
Customers demand a change, Adobe obliges.
Microsoft today released its latest anti-exploit tool that's designed to add security for various software programs running on Windows systems.
Adobe is changing its mind about not offering security updates to older versions of its Creative Suite software.
A decade after launching its Trustworthy Computing initiative, Microsoft has come a long way but faces new challenges.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/10/2012
Don't play by the rules, expect consequences.
Make sure your fix works before sending it out the door.