Security spending may have slowed, but it still outpaces spending in other segments.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 09/13/2010
A team of European researchers has demonstrated that commercial implementations of quantum key distribution (QKD) are subject to eavesdropping with off-the-shelf equipment.
- By William Jackson
- 09/13/2010
In a video posted to YouTube on Sunday, a hacker by the name of "Iraq resistence" has taken credit for the "Here You Have" e-mail virus and has stated the worm has "… affected NASA, Coca-Cola, Google and most American [companies]."
A scan of IT systems at US-CERT, the Homeland Security Department's primary operational cybersecurity agency, found hundreds of vulnerabilities that could allow someone to compromise data, according to a recent inspector general's report.
- By William Jackson
- 09/10/2010
For the second month in a row, Microsoft will be rolling out a heavier than usual patch load of nine.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/09/2010
Microsoft last week released the latest version of a free tool designed to help ward off attacks to legacy software.
Microsoft updated its security advisory today concerning a dynamic link library issue and published a "Fix it" solution to help address the problem.
Plus: A new IBM study ranks the vulnerability rate of vendors.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/31/2010
Microsoft's security team noted late last week that variants of the Alureon rootkit are now capable of infecting 64-bit Windows systems.
A vulnerability that Microsoft confirmed just yesterday is already being exploited, and the software giant says it can't fix the problem with a simple update.
- By Michael Hardy
- 08/25/2010
Microsoft issued a security advisory this evening about an old hacking trick that could affect Windows systems via remote servers.
A flaw with curious name, "binary planting," grows out of iTunes on Windows. There's a workaround for that.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/23/2010
Microsoft on Friday issued an update of its Security Compliance Manager tool, which helps IT pros set security policies for some Microsoft software.
Microsoft provided more information about security for Windows Azure, publishing a talk and white paper.
Blockbuster deal will let Intel provide hardware-based security.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/19/2010
AV-Test this week published certification results for 19 software security products running on Windows 7.
Among the oft-cited weaknesses in using passwords for authentication are that people choose bad, easily guessed passwords, such as "123456" or, even, "password."
- By Kevin McCaney
- 08/18/2010
Hewlett-Packard Co. today said it is acquiring security software vendor Fortify Software Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/17/2010
Microsoft issued even more details about Windows security concerns, even after releasing its August security update on Tuesday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/11/2010
Microsoft rolled out 14 fixes in its August security update Tuesday, bringing the total for the month to 15.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/10/2010