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• Signature-based antivirus is dead: Get over it

  A hacking competition will attempt to prove that signature-based antivirus is dead but security vendors say, apart from signatures, antivirus is alive and well.

• Why Bruce Schneier is wrong times infinity

  On his Web site, Bruce Schneier describes himself as "an internationally renowned security technologist and author". If Schneier is indeed the "guru" certain parts of the media portrays him to be, when why when interviewed by ZDNet.com.au's sister site Builder AU, did he reveal himself to be so clueless?

• Schneier suspicious of Microsoft's security vision

  Speaking at the RSA conference in San Francisco this week, a senior Microsoft executive sang the praises of the software giant's emerging vision for 'trust' based security, prompting one industry figurehead to label the strategy as "anti-competitive".

• Microsoft slammed for 'stupid' friendly-worm idea

  Reminiscent of the "good" Nachi worm unleashed in 2003, Microsoft researchers have touted the idea of "friendly worms" to issue software patches, which has been labelled "stupid" by security experts.

• Buying security products is often a waste of money

  Businesses waste millions of dollars trying protecting their IT infrastructure but too many investment decisions are corrupted by poorly applied mathematics.

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  Is running Windows XP on ATMs stupid?

  When creating a secure, locked down IT system for something that is directly responsible for handling cash transactions would you choose the most popular, most targeted operating system?

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  Limelight kills botnets better than cops do

  Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.

Features and Case Studies (21)

• Where did Microsoft's DRM vision go?

  Early this decade, Microsoft weathered unrelenting criticism over a controversial set of technologies known as Palladium, which the company envisioned as creating a kind of secure vault to store passwords or medical records.

• Making the security ROI model work

  Chief Security Officers face a challenging quandary at budget-time because the traditional return on investment (ROI) model falls apart when it is applied to security products but as that is the only language budget-approvers speak, what is a CSO to do?

• Become a security guru in five simple steps

  It's not difficult to become the local security expert -- the person others look to when they need network resources secured or who they point to when they want to source someone in their attempts to reform security policy -- There are really only five steps to it.

• Terrorism threat to Net overblown

  Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown."

• Something fishy's going on

  Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier says Microsoft is stalling the adoption of a best practices document on software security.

Videos (5)

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  Schneier: The problem of evaluating risk

  Businesses don't share information on cyberattacks, making it almost impossible to assess risk.

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  Schneier: The drama of security

  What do you call it when the military carry guns with no bullets? Security guru, Bruce Schneier, calls it "security theatre".

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  SCO's alive! -- Club Builder

  SCO is back from the dead with $100 million in funding, Bruce Schneier explains how infinite number theory relates to security and Dr Dan arrives to offer some Wii tips.

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  ROI figures are meaningless: Bruce Schneier

  Return on investment figures, which are commonly used by vendors to justify the value of their products, are meaningless -- especially when it comes to security, claims Bruce Schneier.

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  Bruce Schneier: Is the media to blame for our fear of terror?

  While the media bombards consumers with frightening stories, discussions about security are thwarted by the failure of language to separate the "feeling" and "reality" of security, says security guru Bruce Schneier.

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• Microsoft moves beyond patches

  Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive said.

• Security visionary: Vigilance is the best defence

  Security expert Bruce Schneier argues that constant vigilance, not technology, is the best defence against computer break-ins.

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