Archive for November, 2006
November 30, 2006 at 4:43 pm
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Adobe Systems this week issued an advisory acknowledging that vulnerabilities may exist in Windows versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat that could crash the applications and enable remote attackers to gain complete control over affected PCs.
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November 27, 2006 at 2:58 pm
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About $913 million was lost because consumers scaled back online buying over security worries, and another $1 billion in lost revenue was "credited" to shoppers who refused to shop online because of security concerns.

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November 20, 2006 at 2:00 pm
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The company unveiled a scaled-down version of its federated security software that's designed to let authorized users securely access the e-commerce systems used by their vendors and suppliers with a single sign-on name and password.

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November 20, 2006 at 1:35 pm
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According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, an IT pro allegedly hacked into his former employer's network, read confidential e-mail about upcoming layoffs, and then alerted employees that they might be getting let go.
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November 20, 2006 at 12:00 am
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A dramatic surge in zero-day attacks and exploits of Microsoft Office have been the two most important threat trends for 2006, the SANS Institute reports.
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November 17, 2006 at 12:00 am
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Blue Lane's President & CEO explains the company's appliances, which sit inline on the network and emulate security patches on real-time traffic to protect servers until the patch is installed.

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November 17, 2006 at 12:00 am
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They make up only a tiny percentage of malware, but rootkits help spyware and trojans avoid detection and removal. Find out how the security community is responding to rootkits and what new steps have been taken to prevent their installation.
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November 17, 2006 at 12:00 am
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The recent purchase of independent MSSP Counterpane caps several years of consolidation.
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November 17, 2006 at 12:00 am
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Unsanctioned apps are a persistent thorn in IT's side and must be
addressed by a variety of methods, including user instruction and enforcement of
corporate policies.
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November 17, 2006 at 12:00 am
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Physical and logical security staffs, both tasked with protecting enterprise assets, are seeing increased technology and budgetary overlaps. Now, technological shifts, budgetary realities and a major government initiative are adding further impetus for convergence of these two factions. We examine the potential benefits to your organization.

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