Stuxnet is on the attack. Plus: old-school encryption makes a comeback; sniffing out threats, more.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/19/2010
Microsoft issued a security advisory on Friday about a Windows vulnerability associated with shortcut icons on USB drives.
The majority of Internet security threats come from unpatched vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat/Reader and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
GFI Software on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Clearwater, Fla.-based Sunbelt Software, a maker of Windows security products.
Microsoft, as expected, released four fixes in its July security update. Three are rated "critical" and one is deemed "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/13/2010
Plus: Microsoft cozies up to Russia, China on security; virtualization's security shortcomings.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/12/2010
Microsoft rolled out a second beta of its Windows Intune service on Monday, but availability is limited.
Microsoft plans to release four software fixes on Tuesday in its July security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/08/2010
The National Security Agency's (NSA) new program to shield the networks of privately owned utilities and other critical infrastructure companies has caused some people to fear it's a step toward a surveillance state or a government power grab.
- By Amber Corrin
- 07/08/2010
Plus: Developer ignoring DEP and ASLR at peril; what the global 'spamscape' looks like.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/06/2010
Researchers last week described some issues that possibly affect the security of Windows systems and their components.
Proponents of cloud computing Thursday gave members of Congress an update on federal initiatives designed to achieve cost-savings and make the computing model more secure for wider agency adoption.
- By Rutrell Yasin
- 07/02/2010
We take a look at all the various sources of data Microsoft collects from customers, how it stores and uses that data, and how its use of it stacks up against Google and other competitors.
Imagine signing on to your computer, logging onto a secure Web site or handling a sensitive document electronically -- all without needing a user name or password.
Twitter agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it put consumer privacy at risk.
- By Natasha Watkins
- 06/28/2010
As the Obama administration and Congress propose various measures to improve the nation's cybersecurity, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is planning to spend "multiple billions of dollars" on cybersecurity research.
- By Kathleen Hickey
- 06/23/2010
The Obama administration plans to release late this week a draft of a new national strategy for improving capabilities to identify and authenticate people, organizations and infrastructure in cyberspace, the White House's top cyber official said today.
Big targets are always easy to hit. Perhaps no company in the modern age of commerce knows this better than Microsoft.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/21/2010
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released two draft publications as part of its Cryptographic Key Management Project, an effort to help agencies in their adoption of more advanced cryptographic algorithms and the management of stronger keys.
- By William Jackson
- 06/21/2010
What do the FBI, Microsoft and the American Bankers Association all have in common? Answer: they're all collaborating against online fraud.