Security

Thu, March 01, 2007 - Developers are more focused on making software work than on making it secure. This is not a criticism; it’s just a fact of life. It's what you do with that information that makes the difference for your business.

Mon, February 26, 2007 - Google’s PC search software is vulnerable to a variation on a little-known Web-based attack called anti-DNS pinning, which could give an attacker access to any data indexed by Google Desktop, security researchers said this week.This is the second security problem reported this week for the software. On Wednesday, researchers at Watchfire said they’d found a flaw that could allow attackers ...

Fri, February 23, 2007 - Researchers at Toshiba have developed a method that they say makes it possible—barring a change in the laws of physics—to absolutely secure distribution of encryption keys across a network.Their system, which was unveiled at this week’s NanoTech 2007 exhibition in Tokyo, builds on quantum key distribution, which has been the subject for research and development work for some time because ...

Thu, February 22, 2007 - Increased timespan of breach could expose millions more.

Thu, February 22, 2007 - Security researchers have discovered a serious flaw in Google’s desktop software that could be used to wreak havoc on a victim’s computer.The bug, which was made public Wednesday by Watchfire, has now been fixed. While Google is automatically delivering a patch, Google Desktop users who want to be sure they are running the latest version of the software can

Tue, February 20, 2007 - Microsoft said it moved quickly to remove a banner advertisement that appeared on its instant-messaging program for a questionable software program.

Thu, February 15, 2007 - The battle for your users’ e-mail inboxes probably will never end, but it’s not a failure of technology. Experienced e-mail and system administrators share the key points they really, really wish you understood.

Thu, February 15, 2007 - Cisco has brought a raft of security mechanisms for wired LANs out to the wireless part of enterprise networks.

Thu, February 15, 2007 - Hackers are already exploiting a new vulnerability found in Microsoft’s Word and Office applications, although attacks appear to be limited.

Tue, February 13, 2007 - Microsoft released its February set of security updates Tuesday, including critical fixes for bugs in Office and the scanning engine used by the company’s security products.