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Privacy Expert Resigns To Focus On Security
News Well-known privacy watchdog Richard Smith said Wednesday that he is leaving his post at the Privacy Foundation to research security issues following the September 11 attacks, one sign of the country's shifting focus from protecting privacy to...
[November 1, 2001, 12:09]
How Avaya Global Services Are Helping Cymer, Inc. Keep A Tight Focus On Network Security
White Papers As a solution the company deployed Data Network Security Assessment and Fortification and Trusted Security Advisor from Avaya. Cymer, Inc.is the world's leading supplier of Deep UltraViolet (DUV) illumination sources, the essential light source for...
[April 18, 2007, 0:00]
From Terror Fallout To Terra Firma - Convergent Focus On Strengthening Homeland Security
White Papers The global security climate took a sudden nose-dive - from one of post-Cold War euphoric "new world order" to one of strategic insecurity - after 11 September 2001. The dark plumes from the collapsed World Trade Center buildings subsequently...
[December 27, 2004, 23:00]
Regulations Shift Focus On Outbound Email Security: The Impact Of HIPAA, PCI, PIIG And Other New Government And Industry Guidelines On Email Security Policies
White Papers Read this paper to learn about the impact of relatively new data protection regulations and standards such as the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Personally Identifiable...
[April 7, 2008, 0:00]
Library Uses Security Tool To Cut IT Support Time, Focus On Business Growth
White Papers The Everett Public Library, located in the city of Everett, Washington, manages two library branches that provide patrons with books, CDs, DVDs, and a range of educational services. The library must carefully manage a limited technology budget, and...
[January 3, 2007, 23:00]
IBM Eyes Video-surveillance Business
News Looking to cash in on the increased focus on physical security, IBM announced on Tuesday that it will push into the video-surveillance systems market. The company feels its expertise in computer systems and data analysis will quickly gain it...
[March 12, 2003, 11:15]
Microsoft Uncovers New Patching Plan
News Microsoft will focus on adding new security technologies to its products, educating its customers and improving its process of releasing patches, chief executive Steve Ballmer pledged on Thursday. Microsoft said it will focus on initiatives in...
[October 10, 2003, 8:50]
Locking Down SQL Server
News While this is a broad topic, we'll focus on basic security concepts as well as column- and row-level security. We'll discuss some of the techniques for providing a solid security foundation for the data tier of an application that resides on...
[July 18, 2002, 14:46]
Flaw Threatens Major Worm Attack
News The warning came on Friday, after hackers from the Chinese X Focus security group forwarded source code to several public security lists. A hacker group has released code designed to exploit a widespread Windows flaw, paving the way for a major...
[July 28, 2003, 8:55]
Cybersecurity Groups Work On White Papers
News Five working groups formed at the National Cyber Security Summit released initial reports that focus on delivering concrete results within a year, task force leaders said on Thursday. Security experts formed five groups to focus on specific problem...
[December 5, 2003, 11:10]
Desktop And Server Security Pull Together
News The company dubbed the new integration plan its "end-node security strategy," referring to its focus on running the security software on servers and PCs rather than on a separate network device. Security company Network Associates Technology...
[October 20, 2003, 9:25]
Homeland Security Waiting For Wi-Fi
News Speaking at the 802.11 Planet Conference here, security professionals pointed to a lack of focus on hardening the wireless infrastructure as a flaw in government discussions about protecting the nation's critical infrastructure.
[December 5, 2002, 10:33]
Microsoft To Buy In More Security Skills
News Microsoft will focus on rapid acquisitions to quickly build its security capability, the company said this week. Recent acquisitions such as Winternals and virtual private network (VPN) specialist Whale will help Microsoft build a comprehensive...
[August 2, 2006, 15:50]
Squashing The Next Worm
News Software is still flawed, people are still not patching, and companies are still not making security a focus," said Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer for security software maker eEye Digital Security.
[August 15, 2003, 12:25]
Fence Line Security With Yard Management Software
White Papers Focus on security is at an all time high and most likely this focus will continue for the foreseeable future. This paper discusses how inexpensively companies can tighten and increase security levels wherever they have personnel doors by simply...
[November 5, 2004, 23:00]
Researcher Kicks Off 'Month Of PHP Bugs'
News Applications written in PHP accounted for 43 percent of the total vulnerabilities reported in 2006, according to a tally by Security Focus, a security news website. A security researcher has kicked off a project to put the spotlight on flaws in the...
[March 5, 2007, 8:31]
Wired For Security
News McAfee, he stressed, will focus solely on security from now on. McAfee has always been synonymous with PC security, but chief executive George Samenuk intends to make a priority of protecting wireless networks and voice communications over the...
[September 16, 2004, 15:40]
Security Is Your Biggest IT Priority
News Nearly 50 percent of respondents named security as their primary focus, with issues such as antivirus and anti-spam measures being particularly important. The majority of companies surveyed are failing to address the need to approach security in an...
[November 3, 2005, 11:50]
Thinking Of Ditching IE? Think Again
News Companies often focus so intensely on security that they manage to overlook areas that are just as vital — such as functionality. Long before Internet security became a mainstream concern, many users chose to dump Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE...
[October 18, 2005, 18:50]
Countdown To CeBIT
News According to CeBIT senior vice president, Sven Prüser, this massive IT trade fair will include a focus on service-oriented architecture (SOA), security and telematics. ZDNet UK will be talking to security companies such as Kaspersky, as well as the...
[March 13, 2007, 7:46]
