October 2006 Archives

An interesting development in the realm of malware is the battle for exclusive control of the infected host. In recent years, we've seen how certain trojans and worms can eliminate other competing malware even while infecting the host with its... Read More..

If there's anything that gets our attention, it may be a free offer of any kind. Microsoft has just released into general availability, the Windows Defender - a free anti-spyware program that has been in beta trials since early 2005.... Read More..

Microsoft has faced criticism over the years for security flaws in its products. In an effort to reclaim lost ground, Microsoft expects that Vista will be significantly more secure and less vulnerable than its predecessors. However, two of the largest... Read More..

Apparently, this past weekend, someone hacked into the Google Blog and posted an fake message about the discontinuation of the adwords click-to-call test. No particular harm done but it highlights how as online services like blogs, wikis, online auctions, etc..... Read More..

Bruce Schneier, CTO of Counterpane Internet Security and author of the best-selling books such as Applied Cryptography and Beyond Fear, discusses security and privacy in a talk held at USC. Here's the link to the audio. It's definitely worth checking... Read More..

Joel Snyder of Opus One has just published a paper entitled "Six Integral Steps to Selecting the Right IPS for Your Network". It's hosted on Juniper's site but it's actually somewhat vendor neutral. Joel is a knowledgeable security consultant and... Read More..

Although not as big as other recent acquisitions of ISS by IBM or Network Intelligence by EMC, Mcafee's acquisition of Citadel Security Software for $60M is more evidence of increasing M&A pickup and ongoing consolidation in the security space. It's... Read More..

Surfing on the web has always provided the individual with the cloak of anonymity. To paraphrase a popular commercial - "whatever is done on the web, stays on the web"...until now. There are a number of emerging technologies that threaten... Read More..

Phishing scams are on the rise, almost doubling in the 1st half of 2006 when compared to the last six months of 2005. According to a Symantec report released a week ago, the number of scams grew by 81% and... Read More..