National Australia Bank is confident that it has the tools it needs to leapfrog rivals by adopting three-factor authentication, adding an extra means of security to the normal two factors most Australian banks offer customers to secure their transactions.
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Microsoft and EMC's RSA on Thursday in the US announced an expanded technology partnership around digital rights management in the enterprise.
The three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who have been barred by a court order from discussing subway card vulnerabilities are now free to say what they want.
A US judge let stand a temporary restraining order preventing three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students from discussing or disclosing their research into security vulnerabilities in the payment system for the local subway system.
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Kicking off the RSA security conference in San Jose last week, Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates told the masses of security folk that the next version of Windows will mark the beginning of the end for passwords.
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The Commonwealth Bank stands alone as the only top tier bank in Australia with its sights on biometrics as a means to improve security for its customers -- but critics say the technology is still too young.
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Security-as-a-service was the big theme at this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco. ZDNet.com editor in chief Larry Dignan talks with senior editor Sam Diaz, and security blogger Ryan Naraine about how companies are securing the cloud.
Security is like the brakes on a car -- although designed to slow you down, they actually allow you to go faster, says the head of security firm, RSA.
At the RSA 2008 conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie describes a new plan for Internet security that includes the creation of a trusted stack. Each element can be authenticated, from the operating system to applications, people, and data.
At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, Symantec CEO John Thompson talks about three security trends he believes will significantly impact the tech industry in the years to come. He predicts that malicious software will outnumber legitimate software; identity management will grow far beyond the enterprise; and digital-rights management will become...
At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff discusses a new directive focusing on an early warning system to identify cyberattacks before they start.
Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser, while adding some much-needed security features.
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After years of flying high with no competition, GoToMyPC falls to earth against stiff competition from MyWebEx PC, which is free.
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