Network Security: Archive: May 2005

Wi-Fi Still A Corporate Risk

Business users on the fly could open the enterprise to attacks, experts say.

Paranoid or Just Securing Your Data?

eSecurityPlanet columnist Ken van Wyk says friends and family tell him he's paranoid. But who has the secure network?

Bank of America Steps up Authenticity Plan

The bank responds to breaches with a new level of security.

Identity Theft Making Americans Feel Insecure

Despite the money and energy being put into the fight against identity theft, a new study shows that Americans feel no more secure than they did a year ago.

Feds Strike Back at 'Sith' Bootleggers

Nationwide raids roust distributors of bootleg 'Star Wars' film.

Fed IT Security Spending to Jump 20%

Agency spending on cybersecurity is projected to grow from $6.1 billion to $7.3 billion.

Lawmakers Must Forge Right Spyware Weapon

Two anti-spyware bills were passed in the House this week and two more already are in the Senate. What will it take to create one bill that will do the trick?

Cisco Patches DNS, VoIP Flaws

NISCC urges companies to contact their vendors and make sure they're patched.

Users Still Giving IT Nightmares

Network administrators are more comfortable with the level of security at their businesses, but users still keep them up at night.

FTC Targets Zombie Spammers

A new campaign urges ISPs to monitor use of hijacked computers for sending unwanted messages.

Secret Service's Insider Threat Survey

Facing the prospect of unemployment, your most trusted employee can suddenly turn into your network's worst enemy. The Secret Service releases a paper with eye-opening reports on the lengths ex-workers will go to exact revenge.

Botnets: Who Really ''Owns'' Your Computers?

With the survival time of a fresh Windows install sometimes measured in seconds, knowing a little about some of the more pervasive bits of malware out there and how to ferret them out on your network can't hurt.

Does Downgrading Spyware Threat Upgrade the Risk?

eSecurityPlanet columnist Ray Everett-Church says spyware and adware companies are working hard to rehabilitate their image, but is that just clouding the issue and raising the risks to privacy and security?

Home Users: IT's Cross to Bear

With a growing number of employees working from home, IT administrators need to learn how to manage this increasingly remote workforce to better protect their network.

Adware Called Too Cozy With Spyware

Center for Democracy and Technology says complex relationships allow responsible parties to dodge liability.

Mozilla Rushes Fixes; Microsoft Doesn't Gloat

Mozilla 1.7.8 and FireFox 1.0.4 issue fixes to blunt zero day exploit. IE product head stays above the patch fray.

Senate Debating Data Privacy Changes

Senate Commerce Committee opens series of hearings on data broker practices.

Mini Patch Day For Microsoft

Monthly advisory reporting expanded as well.

Take Care of the Details for a Secure Network

eSecurityPlanet columnist Linda LeBlanc takes a look at the small details that could mean the difference between a secure network and one riddled with holes.

WLAN Security Spec Goes Open Source

Atheros says its JumpStart technology would benefit the industry if it were more readily available.

Apple Releases Slew of Patches

The company addresses a number of OS vulnerabilities with security update.

SANS Lists Top 20 Critical Vulnerabilities

The SANS Institute has released a report, the Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities, letting IT pros know exactly which bugs are critical and must be fixed.