Tag: net security

News

  • AusCERT 2008: Complete coverage

    All the news and highlights from Australia's largest IT security conference, taking place in the Gold Coast this week.

  • With GreenBorder, Google gets deeper into Net security

    Google's purchase of GreenBorder Technologies -- a browser virtualisation software company -- follows on the heels of the search giant announcing a blog from its antimalware team.

  • AusCERT 2007: Complete coverage

    News and video interviews from AusCERT, Australia's premier security conference. Hear from myriad speakers including the Queensland Police, Oracle's chief security officer Mary Ann Davidson, IBM chief security architect Anthony Nadalin, and Microsoft's security chief George Stathakopoulos.

  • Symantec keeps weather eye out for Net threats

    Symantec on Tuesday plans to launch the Symantec Internet Threat Meter, a free service meant to inform consumers about the state of Net security.

  • Centrelink nullifies Net security risk

    Centrelink will implement a new intrusion prevention system (IPS) to counter a security threat heightened by its increased use of the Internet and connections to external partners.

  • Huge security hole in .NET: Java creator

    Java creator James Gosling this week called Microsoft’s decision to support C and C++ on the command line in .NET one of the “biggest and most offensive mistakes that they could have made”.

  • SP2 vs. the plug-ins

    While security experts applaud Microsoft's recently released Service Pack 2, some companies that distribute their software over the Web are watching the product's introduction with dread and suspicion.

  • An Oblix take on Net security

    video Eubanks, CEO of Oblix discusses Internet security, the challenges for federated identity and the current outsourcing controversy.

  • U.S. government preps Net security system

    A centralised early warning system for Internet security alerts should be working by this autumn in the U.S., an official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Thursday afternoon.

  • IRC operators may out-hack Fizzer

    Administrators of Internet relay chat networks believe they might be able to eradicate the Fizzer virus, but the methods may run them afoul of cybercrime laws, said a legal expert Friday.

Features and Case Studies

  • Symantec keeps weather eye out for Net threats

    Symantec on Tuesday plans to launch the Symantec Internet Threat Meter, a free service meant to inform consumers about the state of Net security.

  • SP2 vs. the plug-ins

    With the introduction of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime.

  • An Oblix take on Net security

    video Eubanks, CEO of Oblix discusses Internet security, the challenges for federated identity and the current outsourcing controversy.

  • Out-hacking the Fizzer virus?

    Internet relay chat network administrators have found several possible ways of stopping the Fizzer worm, but they might run afoul of US hacking laws.

Reviews

  • The future of Windows: SP1 and Longhorn

    Microsoft has worked diligently to bring Windows together, culminating in the creation of the Home and Professional versions of Windows XP. But there are forces pulling these two OSes apart.

  • Ban Outlook--now

    Steven Vaughan-Nichols says the easiest way to combat Outlook worms is by getting rid of the program. But for IT managers whose users are addicted to Outlook, here's how you can sidestep those security holes.

  • .Net demystified: What you must know about MS's software scheme

    Suppose, for a moment, that everything could talk to everything else. Your calendar could get information from and supply data to your documents, or your cell phone, or someone else's calendar and cell phone. Your computer's desktop could tell you that your dry cleaning is ready or your bank account is overdrawn.

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  • Array Dear carriers: More walking, less talking
    Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all — and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.
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