Benjamin Daines was browsing the Web when he clicked on a series of links that promised pictures of an unreleased update to his computer’s operating system. Instead, a window opened on the screen and strange commands ran as if the machine was under the control of someone — or something else. Daines was the victim [...]
Viruses catch up to the Mac
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Your computer is not secure
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
When agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrested convicted felon Michael Crooker on a charge of illegally shipping a firearm across state lines, they searched his apartment in the Feeding Hills neighborhood of Agawam, Mass. and found substances that gave them pause.
Spyware Is a Blended Threat: Your Security Demands a Layered Approach
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
Spyware spreads through your network in a number of ways, many of the most common involve direct user participation through visits to inappropriate websites, unauthorized downloads of games and non-business use of peer-to-peer networks and instant messaging systems. These activities can lead lost productivity, legal liability and complete system failure. Download this white paper and [...]
Guidelines for Radio Tags Aim to Protect Buyer Privacy
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
Some of the opponents in the debate over the potential privacy abuses of identification and tracking systems using tiny radio tags have come together to draft best-practices guidelines that are to be released today at a technology trade show in Las Vegas.
Radio tagging technology, called RFID for radio frequency identification, is already widely used in [...]
Social Engineering: The Biggest Risk to Internet Security
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
The unfortunate bottom line of networking security problems is that hacking happens because it is allowed to happen. Most cases of fraud could have been prevented if people had just adhered to sensible protocols and properly implemented available security solutions. It cannot be stressed enough that the big problem with IT security is people - [...]
Secure LAN switch locks out threats
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
ConSentry Networks has rolled out a security-fortified LAN switch, a move that will help kick off a trend giving enterprises role- and application-based control over every user on their networks, no matter where users are located.
The Milpitas, Calif.-based networking vendor has combined its LANShield silicon architecture and security software with off-the-shelf switching silicon to develop [...]
A scalable content filtering strategy keeps your business on track
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
Filtering the content of email messages coming into and out of your organization, Web sites being accessed by your company computers, IM conversations and other data that travels on your network makes business sense because it can save money that might be lost to lawsuits or reduced employee productivity.
Regardless of the size and nature of [...]
Risk Mitigation
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
If you’ve been following the last few days of posts, I’ve been thinking about security from a more general level. I’ve been wondering how we can mitigate risks in a digital world where the following features are appearing in nearly every digital device.
Think about digital devices in your possession and see if you agree with [...]
Virus onslaught sickens smartphones
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
By the time you read this, there could very well be 200 mobile viruses in the wild waiting to latch onto your company’s devices and wreak some major havoc. As of yesterday, the number of mobile-specific viruses teetered at 199 — and that figure is low, according to some — but mobile virus expert and [...]
Deploy updates to Windows 2000 Server with Windows Server Update Services
May 1st, 2006 · No Comments
Ensuring that your Windows 2000 Server is up-to-date with patches is a critical step to ensuring reliability and availability. Automating and streamlining patch application not only helps relieve administrative overhead but helps ensure that patches are applied regularly.