Has RSA Jumped the Shark?
April 23, 2009RSA Conference 2009 is still going on, but for me, the trip is just about over. I sit in the airport, trying to put the last few days in perspective. [Related slideshow: Scenes from RSA Conference 2009]
Researchers turn Conficker's own P2P protocol against itself
April 22, 2009Security researchers have updated a free tool that sniffs out the Conficker worm on infected PCs by using the same peer-to-peer protocol the malware uses to communicate with its hacker masters.
Third annual scare story on the national power system
April 17, 2009As far as the headline writers at the Wall Street Journal were concerned the battle was over and the U.S. electricity grid was under control by the enemy -- "Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated by Spies." There has been a bunch of speculation on the Web and in the blogosphere over just why this story came out when it did - this sort of thing is a fertile area for conspiracy theorists. But I'm more interested in the underlying issue and why it's not actually getting the attention it should.
Oracle delivers 43 security patches
April 17, 2009Oracle released 43 security fixes on Tuesday for a range of applications, including its flagship database, Oracle Application Server, E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise and WebLogic Server.
'Mebroot' rootkit slides further under the security radar, researcher says
April 15, 2009A security researcher said that thousands of Web sites have been rigged to deliver a new variant of the Mebroot rootkit, which infects the master boot record on vulnerable PCs — effectively making it invisible to Windows and security tools.
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Five Ways To Survive a Data Breach Investigation
April 15, 2009Security experts say it all the time: If a company thinks it has suffered a data security breach, the key to getting at the truth unscathed is to have a response plan in place for what needs to be done and who needs to be in charge of certain tasks. And, as SANS Institute instructor Lenny Zeltser advised in CSOonline's recent How to Respond to an Unexpected IT Security Incident article, "ask lots and lots of questions" before making rash decisions.
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Security Software: Protection or Extortion?
April 15, 2009As the Conficker worm sprang to life on April 1, talk here at the PC World offices turned to some interesting debates about how best to protect PCs from malware threats. In recent weeks we've run several helpful articles offering tips, tricks, and insights to keep you and your PC safe from Conficker and other malware on the Internet. At the same time, a few among us have revealed that they don't run any security software at all on their own machines--and have no intention of starting now.
Privacy rules hamper adoption of electronic medical records, study says
April 15, 2009A study finds that strong laws protecting the privacy of health care data are hampering the adoption of electronic medical records systems, although privacy advocates beg to differ.
UC security: When the shoe won't fit, compress the foot
April 15, 2009If your security model is location-centric and depends on keeping things separate, how do you respond to a disruptive technology like unified communications? This is a pattern that keeps repeating in many different areas: the security paradigm looked good until a technology comes along, changes the assumptions and reveals the inadequacy of the model.
Can the status quo threaten your LAN?
April 13, 2009In times of economic crisis people tend to seek the safety and security of the status quo. "Doing what you've always done, and what everyone else is doing, is the most prudent course," goes the thinking.