Articles by Richard Adhikari

SF's Rogue IT Admin Facing 4 Felonies

Accused system administrator was claiming intellectual property rights over city's network configuration.

RBS WorldPay Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million

Twenty years of payment processing history as well as social security numbers are compromised.

Enterprise Opportunities & Challenges in 2009

Money-saving technologies will be strong, cybercriminals will rev up and business intelligence solutions will spread.

Uncertain Future Adds to Security Concerns

Security is never a secondary concern, but the economic situation will compound the problem.

Subject Lines Spammers Can't Resist

Any time you see an e-mail with one of these subject lines, delete it without opening if you want to stay safe.

New E-holiday Card Virus Emerges

Could this be the successor to the Storm worm?

Collaboration Apps Mean New Security Concerns

Sure, it's cool to aim at joining the Enterprise 2.0 crowd, but it opens up your business to security problems.

False Intrusion Alerts Cost Time, Money

Making sure IT gets alerted only when there really is a problem is important.

Intelligent Log Analysis May Beef up Security

Security logs could help detect and prevent security breaches, but analyzing their reports is so boring that they're underutilized.

Several Attacks Behind CheckFree Data Breach

New attack combines several attack techniques into a single, multi-stage attack that is still being examined for a line of defense.

Web 2.0 and Cloud Tech: A Spammers' Paradise?

More sites and businesses are hopping onto the latest tech bandwagons. You can bet that the bad guys will be, too.

Which Top Apps Have the Most Security Holes?

Bit9 ranks the most widely used applications with known security vulnerabilities.

Report Warns of More Cybercrime

The economic downturn, poor cooperation among law enforcement agencies and inadequate laws may see cybercriminals prosper – but not if the Obama administration takes warnings to heart.

Obama Faces New Calls for Cybersecurity Revamp

National security think tank pushes for new U.S. oversight and regulations to combat Internet threats.

Survey Finds Data Breaches Hit Most Enterprises

Yet many admins and senior management still feel confident in their security precautions, according to a survey from Enterprise Strategy Group.

More Illegal Peeks at Obama's Records

Curious Illinois government employees find themselves in hot water.

Cyber Threats Await Next Homeland Security Chief

How might Obama's appointment to head the DHS turn things around for the department? Experts weigh in.

Microsoft, RSA Team Up on Data Security

The pair are betting that enterprises will want to leverage Windows 2008 to more tightly control and protect sensitive information.

Botnets Bouncing Back

Despite McColo's takedown, observers say that major senders of spam and malware are returning -- and may be stronger than ever.

PayPal Rings Up Two-Factor Security

Your cell phone becomes the second part of two-factor authentication.

Verizon Staff Fired After Peek at Obama's Calls

Concerns grow about phone privacy violations.

Walsh to Tout CA's 'Most Wanted' Malware

TV personality is the public face of CA's updated online security software suite.