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InformationWeek 500: How MassMutual Got Its Security Data Under Control
September 18, 2007
Application framework automatically pulls risk and security-related information from various security systems, letting insurer quickly respond to threats while also cutting costs.
The Face Of Identity Theft
August 13, 2007
Stolen TJX data has surfaced in two cases in Florida.
The TJX Effect
August 11, 2007
Details of the largest breach of customer data are starting to come to light.
High Five: Meet Seth Ravin, CEO Of Rimini Street
August 11, 2007
Rimini Street CEO Seth Ravin has survived forming an IT consulting startup as a teen and receiving death threats while brokering trade agreements in Russia. Extending the life of a company's software investments, Rimini's focus, is just a walk in the park.
Business Continuity: To Err Is Human, To Plan Is Divine
August 09, 2007
Although disasters make headlines, 80% of all IT outages are caused by human error. To defend against downtime or service interruptions, organizations need to maintain strong business continuity plans.
Black Hat: JavaScript Flaws Ease Intranet Attacks
August 07, 2007
Security researchers at the Black Hat conference discussed the weaknesses in JavaScript that let an attacker take control of a user's browser.
Estonian 'Cyber Riot' Was Planned, But Mastermind Still A Mystery
August 03, 2007
Because so much of Estonia's economy relies on the Internet, when the Internet was down, citizens couldn't perform the most basic functions, such buying milk, bread, or gas.
Mozilla Delivers Security Tools, Previews Firefox 3 At Black Hat
August 03, 2007
Now Mozilla is making its JavaScript fuzzer available to anyone who wants to use it, and it'll be followed later this year by fuzzers for the HTTP and FTP protocols.
Ajax's Success Could Weaken Web 2.0
August 02, 2007
Despite the several ways to break down a Web site built using Ajax, all is not lost, according to SPI Dynamics.
What Richard Clarke Was Really Saying At Black Hat
August 01, 2007
Don't let politics get in the way of progress. That was one of the key messages former U.S. counterterrorism advisor Richard Clarke delivered during his Black Hat keynote. Of course, Clarke has a colorful way of putting things.
Richard Clarke: Computers Are Best Friend Of Progress, And Security Its Worst Enemy
August 01, 2007
The former federal counterterrorism adviser tells security pros at the Black Hat USA conference that continuing to build more of the global economy on cyberspace as it exists today is dangerous business.
Risk Management System Busts Data Skimming Ring
July 30, 2007
Four men have pleaded guilty to using phony point-of-sale PIN-pad terminals to steal customers' data and passwords and then defraud stores.
High Five: Meet Andre Gold, Head Of Technology Risk Management At ING
July 28, 2007
In May, Andre Gold departed as Continental Airlines' director of information security and landed at ING, becoming that financial service provider's head of technology risk management. Now he's spreading his wings with a larger staff and more responsibilities.
New Attack Uses Bogus Web Sites To Deliver Malware
July 27, 2007
The new threat comes from a number of newly registered Web sites that pretend to represent Italian organizations, but are really just vehicles for using malicious IFrames to spread malware.
Cybercriminal Innovation Will Continue To Drive The IT Security Market
July 26, 2007
The creativity and ambition of cybercriminals all but ensure for years to come there will be a market not only for security technology but for individual security components provided by a multiplicity of vendors.
P2P Networks Turn Up Sensitive Corporate, Government Documents
July 25, 2007
A House committee hearing shows that the security dangers of file sharing over peer-to-peer networks is still a major problem.
Yahoo Joins Industry In Defining How Long It Will Hold Onto Search Data
July 23, 2007
The 13 months Yahoo will keep search data is shorter than the 18 months announced by Microsoft and Google.
Microsoft and Ask.com Join Google In Shedding Light On Search Data Retention
July 23, 2007
Microsoft outlines incremental improvements to its privacy principles for its Live Search and online advertising services.
China Weighs In On Its IT Security Challenges
July 20, 2007
A blog by my InformationWeek China colleague Jon Tian entitled "Borders of Information Security" provides some cultural perspective for several key findings in InformationWeek Research's 10th annual Global Information Security Survey.
IT Careers: New Master's Degree Emphasizes Ethical Hacking
July 19, 2007
Don't expect to see a big crowd for EC-Council University home football games: The program's inaugural Master of Security Science class consists of only six students and all are taking their courses online.
China's Security Syndrome
July 19, 2007
InformationWeek Research's 10th annual Global Information Security Survey highlights some very different security concerns facing Chinese businesses as compared with their U.S. counterparts.
Broadband Improves Performance Of Both Apps And Malware
July 18, 2007
Allied Cash's database administrator Christian Alvarez has been working to secure the company's new Web-based user interface in recent months.
Data-Stealing Trojan Disclosure Frustrates Researchers, Vendors, and Law Enforcement
July 17, 2007
Can cybercrooks successfully attack at will, and are those who report the details of these attacks causing more harm than good?
GE Healthcare Tackles Data Security
July 17, 2007
GE Healthcare already has rolled out encryption capabilities on 120,000 laptops as part of a five-pronged encryption strategy initiated in mid-2005.
Virtual Worlds, Real Cheaters
July 16, 2007
The author of a new book, "Exploiting Online Games," says that cheaters are infesting online worlds like World of Warcraft and Second Life, and they could become a threat to mainstream business systems.