Increasing School IT Security Breaches Causing Headaches

Elementary and high school districts are always under pressure from parents, school board members, teachers unions, truant trackers--you name it. My hat's off to district superintendents; this is no job for the faint of heart. Anyway, there's another headache for...

Job Cuts Leaving IT Systems Open to Attack

Even with looming job cuts and larger numbers of remote workers, many companies are unprepared to adjust their security defenses, according to a new survey.

Vulnerability Management Payoff Requires Road Map

Vulnerability management is a process that takes a good deal of upfront work and cooperation from business units, observed experts speaking at the SOURCE Boston conference this week.

New Platforms, Same Problems for Biz Versus Security

Expert panelists speaking at the SOURCE conference in Boston agreed that new IT security policies and procedures will be needed to handle the many emerging applications and architectures finding their way into business operations.

Botnet Trackers: Stop Zombies Now or Pay Later

Anti-botnet specialists Damballa are chatting up the need for dedicated technological resources to help enterprises deal with the spread of zombie network activity.

Critical Infrastructure Unprepared for Attacks

There's growing evidence that critical infrastructure assets remain woefully vulnerable to potential cyber-attacks.

Campaign Hacks Highlight Cyber-espionage

Proof that both presidential candidates had their campaigns hacked by foreign entities should only fuel the fire of suspicion that other organizations are being hacked by overseas rivals.

McNulty Out as Secure Computing CEO

LendingTree Warns of Insider Password Heist

LendingTree, an IAC subsidiary that connects online borrowers with mortgage, credit card and auto loans, has suffered a major insider breach that exposed sensitive user files to lenders. The company sent out e-mails to customers affected by the breach,...

Windows XP SP3: NAP Among Security Goodies

Microsoft's Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) is finally here, offering several subtle security goodies alongside thousands of bug fixes. The biggest security feature in this service pack is the inclusion of NAP (Network Access Protection) to help organizations...