Articles by Sean Michael Kerner

HP's ProCurve Moves into Hardware Security

HP ProCurve is adding a new Threat Management Services Module that is a plug in blade for existing ProCurve 8212 and 5400 Series switches.

Mozilla Security Stresses Testing

Johnathan Nightingale of Mozilla's security team argues that testing is key -- and that simply counting bugs isn't a good measure for security.

Google Fixes Chrome for IE Vulnerability

Google fixed a security vulnerability that, oddly, involved a hole in IE.

Flash Security: HP's WebInspect 8.0

With application security a growing large enterprise concern, HP releases user behavior and Flash analysis tools.

4/13: Twitter Worm Attack Spreads 10,000 Spam Tweets

According to Twitter, nearly 200 accounts were compromised and some 10,000 messages in total were pegged as being worm spam generated.

Conficker a Fake, Mafiaboy Claims

The notorious hacker says "the Internet is still broken" and that the confusion around Conficker proves it.

Free Download: Bluecoat Debuts Consumer Web Filtering App

Known for its enterprise-class Web filtering software, Bluecoat releases a free version for consumers. Here's the link to the free download of K9.

Conficker: Did all The Hype Help?

The damage that some predicted from Conficker has failed to materialize, yet the risks haven't gone away.

Conficker Prompts New Efforts

The Conficker.C worm has infected about 10 million Windows-based computers in 150 countries, with China's level of infection estimated at 3 million, Brazil at 1 million and Russia at 800,000. In the United States, researchers suspect about 200,000 computers have been infected.