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The latest security news, insight, analysis and product reviews covering network security, Anti Spam and Anti Virus. Coverage includes topics such as Network Access Control (NAC), botnets, phishing, wireless network security, computer network security, data security, malware and the latest security trends.
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Security researchers say new approaches are needed to keep spammers from abusing free e-mails systems now that hey have found ways to circumvent the CAPTCHA test protocol used by many Web sites. Microsoft is involved in two research projects aimed at making it harder for spammers to crack CAPTCHA.
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New forms of spam and similar abuse find a welcome home at Google, and the company doesn't yet seem up to the security task of fighting them. Perhaps it's a responsiveness issue.
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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is one of 33 people who had their Twitter accounts hacked, according to Twitter. The hacks are a separate issue from the wave of phishing attacks circulating in recent days. Security company Sophos suggests caution.
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With elliptic curve cryptography technology developer Certicom turning to the courts to stop a hostile takeover bid by RIM, the BlackBerry maker gives Certicom stockholders an additional 12 days to ponder the $53 million offer.
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CA is making a play into the data loss prevention market with the purchase of Orchestria. CA plans to integrate DLP with its identity and access management portfolio to help business design better policies to protect data.
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A phishing campaign targeting Twitter has morphed, according to researchers at Sophos. Phishers are now using accounts compromised in the initial campaign launched over the weekend to snare Twitter users lured by the promise of an iPhone.
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The successful creation of a rogue certificate authority by security researchers using a colliding certificates attack demonstrates that if you're not moving forward with your security-related standards then you're moving backward. Everything gets cracked over time, so you have to keep improving your defenses.
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Microsoft is again urging users to apply a patch for a vulnerability in the Windows Server service. The company reported earlier that a new variant of the Conficker worm has surfaced to target the flaw.
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Database and application vendors may want to take a look at expanding their data masking capabilities as its relevance grows. While the market is currently small, Forrester Research expects it to grow in the years ahead as businesses look to ensure security in nonproduction environments.
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As 2009 unfolds, it’s clear that enterprises with a forward-thinking approach and a solid grasp of technology trends will have a distinct competitive advantage. So what can we expect next year? According to Baseline Magazine editors, the top IT trends for 2009 include more virtualization, growing use of cloud computing, more collaboration via Web conferencing and social networking tools, and continued focus on energy efficiency.
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Anti-malware vendor Kaspersky Lab is planning to build application vulnerability assessment and whitelisting into its enterprise products. The company already has whitelisting features in its consumer products.
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An international team of security researchers uncovers a way to forge digital certificates, potentially allowing hackers to launch virtually undetectable phishing attacks. The research underscores why certificate authorities and browser vendors must keep up with the latest anti-malware measures.
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San Francisco domain registrar OnlineNIC fails to show in court and is slapped with a $33.15 million judgment for bad faith registrations of Verizon-related domains. A judge rules that OnlineNIC's efforts were designed to attract Web users who were seeking to access Verizon's legitimate Web sites. OnlineNIC has registered more than 900,000 domain names similar to Web sites maintained by Google, MySpace, Yahoo and retailers such as Wal-Mart.
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The economy may have slowed, but the security needs of businesses did not. From Symantec to McAfee to Sophos, security vendors have not been shy about putting new products out on the market to help companies fight malware, data breaches and unauthorized intrusion. Here are a few of the products from security vendors that hit the market in 2008 and were aimed at enterprises.
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White hats and black hats alike were busy this year. From hacking the personal e-mail account of then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to Microsoft's decision to phase out Windows Live OneCare, there has been no shortage of security things for us to write about. Here are some of the top security stories from 2008.
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ContentWatch's CP 300 security appliance offers very good content filtering, traffic shaping and anti-malware capabilities, as well as excellent reporting. It also integrates with directory services such as LDAP to let businesses enforce Internet usage policy by person. However, despite the strong security features, it still leaves some open holes, but what doesn't?
The SRP feature in Microsoft Windows doesn't offer the same granularity of control or change management capabilities as whitelisting options from third-party vendors, but there also are no extra licensing costs and it works well with Windows clients and servers.
Customization and complexity go hand-in-hand with SkyRecon’s new StormShield endpoint protection solution. The product can be difficult to set up, but once rolling, SkyRecon’s offering is an impressive security tool.
The Check Point VPN-1 VE is designed to protect resources in VMware ESX and ESXi environments. While the VPN-1 VE does reduce security risk in these deployments, IT administrtors will need some consulting help or staff with knowledge of both VMware ESX and security to take full advantage of the product.
CA HIPS is a serviceable application whitelisting tool, particularly for businesses already using other CA security products. However, time-consuming challenges, such as identifying software on Windows PCs, make it more difficult to use than competing software.
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