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Archive for November, 2006

Adobe Warns Of Critical Acrobat Vulnerabilities

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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Consumer Security Fears Cost E-Commerce $2 Billion

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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IBM Unveils ID Management Software For Small Businesses

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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Former VP Of Technology Charged With Hacking Corporate Network

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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Zero-Day Attacks Top Security Threat List

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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Interview With Blue Lane Technologies’ Jeff Palmer

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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Rootkit Detection

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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Farewell to the Independent Managed Security Services Provider

The recent purchase of independent MSSP Counterpane caps several years of consolidation.

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Unsanctioned Apps Wreak Havoc

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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Analysis: Physical/Logical Security Convergence

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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