An IBM X-Force security researcher has promised to exploit massive holes in Windows Vista's defences at the upcoming Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
Strong passwords do not necessarily provide better security so why do we persist creating ones that are hard to guess -- and hard to remember -- when a computer can crack them in seconds, asks Bill Cheswick, distributing computing and communications researcher for AT&T Labs.
The IT security industry has come to a frank realisation that the current approach to preventing malware is simply not working. Is whitelisting, which is the reverse of our current approach, the answer?
Cisco and the security community are debating the reality of rootkits attacking the Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) after a researcher presented a proof of concept attack, which threatens Cisco routers and voice over IP phones.
Shortly after the 9/11 bombings, Microsoft hired Scott Charney, a federal prosecutor for the US justice Department, to head up its Trustworthy Computing division. At AusCERT 2008, ZDNet.com.au caught up with Charney to hear his thoughts on how those events changed the security landscape and what he thinks about the current state of IT security.
At this year's AusCERT conference, whitelists were a hot topic but is anyone going to use them?
Rootkits, which alter the kernel of an operating system and allow malicious code to hide from security software, seem to have stumped the security industry.
Cyber-criminals, God, the universe, mafia, aliens, Nazis and IBM -- these are just some of the subjects touched upon in a video interview I conducted with Richard Thieme at the AusCERT security conference in Queensland last month.
For the second year in a row, Microsoft's Q&A session at AusCERT has been well worth attending -- but for the wrong reasons.
It looks like AusCERT and GovCERT have worked out their issues and are no longer stepping on each others' toes.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Google's Security team has discovered vulnerabilities in the Sun Java Runtime Environment that threatens the security of all platforms, browsers and even mobile devices.
Responding to criticism levelled at its software developers by Australia's lead computer security authority, Microsoft Australia said it would attempt to make its products more "resilient" to virus attacks.
A simple flaw in Internet Explorer 6.0 causes the browser to crash when it views pages containing malicious HTML code, a security researcher has found.
A serious security vulnerability has been found in the ubiquitous Sendmail software, which processes 60-70 percent of the world's e-mail messages.
Strong passwords are not necessary for online banking, explains Bill Cheswick from AT&T Labs.
Bill Cheswick, a security expert from AT&T Research, explains why most people don't need more than three passwords.
Bill Cheswick from AT&T Labs used to be optimistic when it came to security and Windows Vista...
ZDNet.com.au's Matt Oxley takes you behind the scenes at Australia's largest security conference. Find out why Microsoft's head of product security was afraid of being arrested, watch delegates swing at sheep on the driving range and discover who thinks security is like being chased by a bear or is it a dog?
Businesses should rethink perimeters, shed the firewall and allow people to "skinny dip" on the Internet, according to security and communications researcher, William Cheswick.
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