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But experts say rollouts will pick up as companies become more NAC savvy.
RELATED:Data shows companies more confident warding off external attacks.
We talk to Josh Wright, the security expert who identified new 802.11n vulnerabilities.
In order to properly secure confidential information -- everything from trade secrets to financial...
I've been following biometrics and, specifically, fingerprint technology for a past 10-12 years.... ...1
One day after a security company accidentally posted details of a serious flaw in the Internet's...
The latest survey from security vendor McAfee has found that small to medium-size businesses in...
Banking Web sites suffer from design flaws that undermine their security, exclusive of software... ...1
A Romanian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge for his role in setting up fake Web...
A Romanian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge for his role in setting up fake Web... ...1
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom met with jailed IT administrator Terry Childs Monday, convincing... ...2
The monstrous data breaches involving millions of records make all the headlines — TJX, AOL, the...
The high-profile troubles on the city of San Francisco's computer network continue, despite a...
It looks like Juniper is following through on its promise to support NAC in its new EX LAN switches. ...2
So there I am, dutifully filling out a survey about our new my.super-duper-security-group.org... ...12
OS X includes a basic firewall that helps to protect your Mac from a variety of outside intruders,...
The defacement of one of Kaspersky Lab's partner Web sites over the weekend occurred while the site...
No more excuses: If you're not encrypting laptops, you are not applying due diligence. ...4
A new malware variant is using a fake Blue Screen of Death error message to hide its true intent: Installing malware.
Preview articleCommentLooks like Apple is a little slow in updating the iPhone OS, which is based on Mac OS X. The company is four months behind on patching the mobile version of the operating system.
Preview articleCommentScary stats: Some 637 million users running out-of-date browsers that could lead them vulnerable to attack. That number doesn't even take into account those running non-updated plug-ins.
Preview articleCommentThe pesky Storm work is rearing its ugly head again, this time using a "love" theme in its attempt to trap users.
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In the olden days us security folks used to point to two kinds of attacks, targeted and random. Because targeted attacks were deemed to be the subject of Clancy and leCarre novels we quickly focused on so-called random attacks, ie. viruses and worms. Unfortunately the threatscape has evolved...
So there I am, dutifully filling out a survey about our new my.super-duper-security-group.org bulletin board system when I... 12
It looks like Juniper is following through on its promise to support NAC in its new EX LAN switches.In Network World tests... 2
Every year, more than 5,000 laptops are lost in taxis in London, New York, Chicago and other large cities. According to our... 4

In tonight's post I provide a background story about UAC and Pre-Vista/2008 Ready Applications. In my next post, I will...

Having to incorporate the term "Web 2.0" into my technocabulary was hard enough, but "Security 2.0" is... 3

Microsoft is re-issuing one of its advisories from this week's Patch Tuesday after some ZoneAlarm users complained they had... 2
The Jericho Forum is an organization advocating innovation in e-commerce security. Here, Jeroen Willemsen, researcher at...
Network change is constant. New technologies and applications require infrastructure changes and affect performance. In this constant state of change, you need to deliver a high level of network performance and quickly solve problems. In this white paper, you'll learn how to plan for new application deployment, manage against internal security threats, diagnose network problems, prove it's not the network, and analyze application problems.

Through our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell harmoniously integrates...
How to Offer the Strongest SSL EncryptionLearn how VeriSign SGC-enabled SSL Certificates can help improve site security and customer...
Getting in Compliance With Government Data Regulations By Leveraging Online Security TechnologyGet a broad understanding of important regulations and how you can make sure your site is in...

We have so many holes punched in our firewalls today that many industry insiders question the value...
Taking Virtualization Up a NotchVirtualization benefits are well known, but as virtualization creeps into every corner of your data...
The self-managed networkWe aren't there yet, but advances in network and systems management tools are making it possible to...

Yesterday's defenses are no longer effective in the fight against today's sophisticated Web...
Mobile Data SecurityWith more and more employees working outside corporate headquarters it's important to develop an...
Best Practices for Deploying WAN Optimization for Disaster RecoverySenior Analysts at ESG talk with Silver Peak's CTO, David Hughes, about recommendations for...
Learn how to exploit your current security investment to control the information that flows into, through and out of your network.
Evaluating endpoint security products is a time-consuming and daunting task. Learn the six critical questions you need to ask to prospective vendors to get the right endpoint solution.
Employees installing and using unauthorized applications like IM, VoIP, games and peer-to-peer file-sharing applications cause many businesses serious concern. How do you control these applications?