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August 10, 2009

Monday, August 10, 2009 10:01 PM/CST

Spam Growing Upwards, Onwards

Spam seemingly only changes by returning to its roots, and ebbing its volumes ever upwards, no matter what we do about it.

August 4, 2009

Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:11 PM/CST

Attackers Took Shots at Wi-Fi Network at Black Hat

Aruba Networks released statistics on how the Wi-Fi network it provided fared at the Black Hat security conference last week. The news was mixed.

July 23, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:44 AM/CST

Touting Possible Benefits of Windows 7 Security

At least one respected security researcher believes that Windows 7 should prove effective at stemming some forms of electronic attack.

July 15, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:52 PM/CST

Waves of New Trojans Overwhelming AV

Trojan outbreaks are evading signature-based AV systems in larger numbers again, according to a new research report.

June 10, 2009

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:06 PM/CST

IT Security's Weakest Link May Be Us

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in IT security, that sometimes is the end user. A study by the Ponemon Institute has found that nearly half of those surveyed said security policies at their company were largely ignored.

May 27, 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:20 PM/CST

Insurance Company Endures an HR Website Nightmare

Aetna, one of the world's largest health insurance providers, had to do something special for its customers following a security "oops" reported May 26 involving its Website. It turns out that a number of human resource-related e-mails containing important personal...

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:14 PM/CST

Cheating on Your Security Audits

Think security pros don't know how to cut corners? Think again. A survey from Tufin Technologies found many security specialists cheat on their audit reports.

May 21, 2009

Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:12 PM/CST

Now You, Too, Can Deploy a Portable Video Security Station

The shocking events of Sept. 11, 2001, will always haunt us, but they're also helping the video security business big-time right now. As one might imagine, George Orwell's Big Brother is now well ensconced--make that accepted--in our daily lives, let's...

May 19, 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:23 PM/CST

Security Researcher: Microsoft Downplaying IIS Vulnerability

A researcher from security firm nCircle accused Microsoft of gamesmanship in its description of a vulnerability in its IIS Web server software he contends is more serious than the company is letting on.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:26 PM/CST

McAfee--Not RSA--Hooks Up with EMC to Secure PCs Online

This item is a bit strange. McAfee, the world's second-largest IT security company behind RSA Security, said May 18 that it plans to partner with storage giant EMC to offer online PC backup services. This is odd for this reason:...

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