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TruSecure Sees Security In Screensavers
News Activating a password-protected screensaver on users' desktops often provides more protection from unauthorised access than by issuing them with strong network login passwords, according to TruSecure.
[October 2, 2003, 17:05]
Almost Half Of Kazaa Downloads 'threaten Security'
News Free software and files downloaded from P2P network Kazaa will pose one of the most significant threats to corporate security in 2004, according to research from risk management specialist TruSecure. TruSecure expects problems to arise from the...
[January 6, 2004, 16:20]
Forget Bagle, The Real Threat Is Home Users
News The recent Bagle worm outbreak was over-hyped and did not cause corporate administrators many problems, but as malware authors develop new tricks to launch an attack, the stage is set for a "crippling event", according to IT risk management...
[January 23, 2004, 15:20]
Wi-Fi System 'safe', Says Boeing
News However, security experts at ICSA Labs, a division of TruSecure, are concerned about what they characterise as potential network weak spots and other human factors inside a cramped cabin. Another of TruSecure's warnings is that "the system has to...
[August 1, 2003, 15:00]
Windows Users: 'Don't Panic' Over Flaw
News Antivirus company TruSecure confirmed that there have so far been no incidents exploiting the security hole, which affects the way Windows handles digital certificates. TruSecure said business should give highest priority for patching to domain...
[February 11, 2004, 10:55]
Symantec Throttles Automatic Virus-notification 'spam'
News Jay Heiser, chief analyst at IT risk management company TruSecure, said he welcomes Symantec's move because users tend to receive more bounce-back emails than they do actual viruses. According to Heiser, a TruSecure survey conducted after the...
[May 17, 2004, 12:20]
Verizon Business (Cybertrust) Creates Merged Portfolio To Speed Order-to-Cash Cycle
White Papers Cybertrust was established at the end of 2004 through the merger of TruSecure, Ubizen, and Betrusted. The first important challenge Cybertrust faced was creating a merged portfolio. Because each of the three companies had a different specialization...
[February 9, 2008, 0:17]
Reverse The Curse Of SOX
White Papers This webcast hosted by the Yankee Group & TruSecure explains the five critical steps your organization should take to start digging yourself out of the compliance hole. Half of large U.S.companies are still less than 60% complete in meeting their...
[March 20, 2005, 23:00]
Slapper Worm Grinds To A Halt
News I thought it was very interesting, but it didn't do terribly much," said Roger Thompson, director of malicious code research at security services company TruSecure. While stressing worms that exploit holes in software, as Slapper has done, are the...
[September 20, 2002, 13:32]
Government Tries To Secure UK From Electronic Attack
News Security risk management firm TruSecure welcomes the NISCC's idea but warns that sometimes too much information can be more damaging than not enough information. Malcolm Skinner, director of marketing at TruSecure, said that there are too many...
[July 27, 2004, 17:20]
Security Experts Hit Back At Presidential Advisor
News However, Jay Heiser, chief analyst at IT risk management company TruSecure, said Gordon is missing "the big picture". TruSecure's Heiser admitted that recent worms such as Slammer and Welchia have taken advantage of bugs that would have been...
[March 2, 2004, 16:25]
Hybris Virus: Sleeper Hit Of 2001
News It's slow and subtle," said Roger Thompson, technical director of malicious code research for security firm TruSecure. At some point, [the writer] could easily have control of a large number of PCs," said TruSecure's Thompson, who added that...
[January 12, 2001, 8:47]
Security Pros Set Up Defence Front
News An ad hoc association of security and general-purpose software vendors headed by Russ Cooper, moderator of the NTBugtraq mailing list and surgeon general at TruSecure, in Virginia, is working to establish such an industry group.
[June 25, 2001, 16:17]
Windows Update Flaw 'left PCs Open' To MSBlast
News The flaw led to a US Army server, among others, falling victim to MSBlast, according to Russ Cooper, chief scientist at security company TruSecure. A flaw in Windows Update -- Microsoft's online tool that lets customers update their operating...
[August 15, 2003, 14:40]
Code Red Is Here To Stay
News According to Roger Thompson, technical director of malicious code research at anti-virus firm TruSecure, who detected the variant, the appearance of a new worm indicates that we are stuck with the Code Red problem "forever".
[August 24, 2001, 15:48]
Microsoft's Patches: Can You Trust Them?
News Pierre Noel, security strategist at security company TruSecure International, said that if customers followed Microsoft's patching instructions earlier this year, they were left vulnerable to the Slammer virus.
[July 16, 2003, 13:26]
Hack Insurer Adds Microsoft Surcharge
News Wurzler is full of it," said Russ Cooper, the editor of the NTBugTraq Web site and an employee of computer risk management and security firm TruSecure. Insurance broker J.S. Wurzler Underwriting Managers has started charging up to 15 percent more...
[August 22, 2001, 8:30]
Handhelds Are The New Targets For Viruses
News I wouldn't say that they advertised [mobile-device viruses] into existence, but there is little to be gained when you have detection for a platform without any [damaging] viruses," said Roger Thompson, technical director of malicious code research...
[March 20, 2001, 9:29]
Microsoft Unprepared For SP2 Support Nightmare?
News Russ Cooper, chief scientist at risk management specialists TruSecure and editor of the NTBugtraq newsletter, said SP2 will be a "huge step forward" for Microsoft security and represents a "significant shift" in Microsoft's attitude.
[April 5, 2004, 15:50]
AOL: One Billion Viruses Blocked
News Virus and worm attacks are on rise, according to a survey released in March by TruSecure's ICSA Labs. America Online says it's blocked more than one billion virus-infected emails since launching a screening programme in April 2003.
[May 17, 2004, 9:15]
