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Watch your threats 

Watch your threats

By Marcia Savage, 11 November 2005 4:10 PM
George Washington University needed to boost its vulnerability scanning in a mixed system environment. By Marcia Savage
Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans 

Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans

By Marcia Savage, 21 October 2005 5:01 PM
How visa made a safer internet 

How visa made a safer internet

By Marcia Savage, 21 October 2005 3:05 PM
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is making online payments safer for everyone. Marcia Savage talks to Visa’s risk guru
Safe as houses 

Safe as houses

By Marcia Savage, 21 October 2005 12:09 PM
Listings systems are great for realtors. But the move to web-based apps has brought a greater need for security, reports Marcia Savage
Special Report - Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans 

Special Report - Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans

By Marcia Savage, 10 October 2005 7:24 PM
Leaving in its wake immense destruction and huge financial impact, Hurricane Katrina reaffirmed the criticality of up-to-date disaster recovery plans to keep people safe and ...
Case Study - Safe as houses 

Case Study - Safe as houses

By Marcia Savage, 10 October 2005 7:07 PM
Bob Baucom, director of operations and technology at Consolidated Multiple Listing Service in Columbia, S.C., heard lots of horror stories from others in the real estate industry.
Malware targeting confidential data on the rise 

Malware targeting confidential data on the rise

By Marcia Savage, 19 September 2005 10:02 PM
The internet saw an increase in malicious code that exposed confidential information as online criminals sought to make a profit, according to Symantec.
Citadel offers software warranty 

Citadel offers software warranty

By Marcia Savage, 15 September 2005 4:34 PM
Citadel Security Software has teamed with an insurance company to offer a performance warranty for its Hercules vulnerability management product.
FBI investigating Hurricane Katrina online scams 

FBI investigating Hurricane Katrina online scams

By Marcia Savage, 14 September 2005 11:39 PM
The FBI is investigating several reports of fraudulent sites pretending to be charitable organizations collecting money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Users likely to take more online risks at work than home 

Users likely to take more online risks at work than home

By Marcia Savage, 13 September 2005 7:44 PM
Corporate users are more apt to click on suspicious links or visit suspicious web sites at work than home, according to a survey conducted by anti-virus supplier Trend Micro.
Microsoft pulls September patch for more testing 

Microsoft pulls September patch for more testing

By Marcia Savage, 13 September 2005 6:08 PM
Microsoft has pulled its plan to release one security bulletin this month to fix a critical flaw in Windows, saying more testing is needed.
CardSystems submits PCI compliance report 

CardSystems submits PCI compliance report

By Marcia Savage, 8 September 2005 11:30 PM
Credit card processing company CardSystems is banking on an independent assessment validating its compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard to ...
VoIP adoption helping drive security appliance market 

VoIP adoption helping drive security appliance market

By Marcia Savage, 8 September 2005 8:12 PM
Many businesses implementing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) plan to replace their security appliances to address security issues associated with the emerging technology, ...
Cisco warns of flaw in its software 

Cisco warns of flaw in its software

By Marcia Savage, 8 September 2005 5:24 PM
Cisco Systems has issued an alert about a flaw in its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software that could allow an attacker to launch a denial-of-service or execute remote ...
IM threats decline but grow in sophistication 

IM threats decline but grow in sophistication

By Marcia Savage, 7 September 2005 11:18 PM
Threats to instant-messaging systems dropped 33 percent last month, according to Akonix Systems, a supplier of IM security products.
Symantec patches corporate anti-virus software 

Symantec patches corporate anti-virus software

By Marcia Savage, 7 September 2005 8:19 PM
Symantec has issued a patch for a flaw in its corporate anti-virus software that could allow an attacker to access a server.
Online scammers exploiting Katrina disaster 

Online scammers exploiting Katrina disaster

By Marcia Savage, 1 September 2005 9:33 PM
Internet criminals wasted no time in exploiting the hurricane Katrina disaster, immediately orchestrating online donation scams and sending malicious email.
Companies lack resources to meet privacy requirements 

Companies lack resources to meet privacy requirements

By Marcia Savage, 31 August 2005 10:07 PM
Companies believe keeping their customers' data private is critical to their brand image but many do not have the resources to manage increased privacy rules, according to a ...
Federal data mining not doing enough to protect privacy 

Federal data mining not doing enough to protect privacy

By Marcia Savage, 30 August 2005 5:17 PM
Data mining efforts at five federal agencies did not follow all rules for ensuring privacy of personal information, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability...
Portal provides free email sender reputation data 

Portal provides free email sender reputation data

By Marcia Savage, 29 August 2005 5:46 PM
CipherTrust has launched a new portal that provides data about email sender reputation by domain and IP address, free of charge.
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