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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:54 AM/EST
An End to the Security Industry...Again?The buzz at this year's RSA Conference is exactly what most expected: endpoint security, data loss prevention and, of course, virtualization security. While that's what everyone wants to talk about, the infrastructure vendors are talking about baking security into the...
Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:31 PM/EST
Deep Throat Surfaces at RSA ConferenceAmong the many things I'll be watching at the RSA Conference this week is an event that twists the concept of a hacker challenge on its ear: A challenge of Web filters' effectiveness at blocking porn sites by a company...
Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:31 PM/EST
Defining the Difference Between Endpoint Security and Data Loss PreventionA couple of nice guys from SanDisk paid me a visit the other day at my New York office to unveil their version of endpoint security. I took the meeting because, frankly, I was intrigued by the idea that a...
Monday, March 17, 2008 8:42 AM/EST
Security Risks of 'Generation Xbox'Someone, I can't remember who, dubbed the newest generation of IT and knowledge workers at "Generation Xbox." I remember laughing because I couldn't tell to which generation I belonged or what to call this new breed. Born in the late...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:16 AM/EST
Hacks and Heart AttacksI awoke this morning to reports that researchers have found a way to hack into and disrupt implanted deliberators and heart regulating devices. The research conducted by the Medical Device Safety Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston is...
Monday, March 10, 2008 9:58 AM/EST
Hackers wanted their MTV recordsMore than 5,000 employees of MTV, a division of media giant Viacom, are monitoring their credit reports after being notified that a security breach compromised filed that contained their names, Social Security numbers and compensation information. In an internal...
Monday, February 25, 2008 7:57 AM/EST
New Vulnerabilities Shake Security ComplacencyVulnerability in VMware's desktop application and a method for retrieving software-based encryption keys reminds us to never get complacent with security assumptions.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:26 AM/EST
Governments Sanction Hacking When It's In Their FavorJerome Kerviel's scheme that cost France's Societe Generale more than $3.5 billion has captured the world's attention to the threat of insider hacking, but it's the case of Heinrich Kieber that should get people's attention. Kieber, a former employee of...
Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:17 AM/EST
Lessons of Severed CablesNot once, not twice, but three times last week major undersea Internet cables were severed, disrupting service between Europe and India and severely decreasing bandwidth availability to much of the Middle East. These remarkably coincidental physical breaks are the stuff...
Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:19 PM/EST
Hackers Gain Real Power Over Electric GridReports are circulating that the Central Intelligence Agency is openly warning about the "real" threat of foreign hackers' ability to infiltrated the U.S. power grid. The message is short and crystal clear: If the threat isn't recognized and precautions taken,...
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