Network Security: Archive: November 2005

Unpatched IE Flaw Now Exploitable

Security firm published proof-of-concept code for a six-month-old unpatched IE flaw.

Senate Shot at Anti-Spyware

Legislation criminalizes unauthorized downloads and mandates disclosures of privacy threats.

Roping Off Quarantines in the Gateway

McAfee comes out with a quarantine manager to keep track of the different quarantines in a large environment.

Where was Sony's Privacy Officer?

Columnist Ray Everett-Church wonders if a privacy officer could have kept Sony out of the DRM mess the music giant finds itself in.

Patching Still Trips Up IT

This year's ''Laws of Vulnerabilities'' study shows that administrators are getting better at patching, but it's still not good enough.

Critical IPSec Vulnerability Exposes VPNs

A Finnish research group has reported on a vulnerability that exposes VPNs and firewalls to DoS attacks.

IM Virus Mutations Up the Security Threat

With IM malware increasingly creating a sea of variants, and email worms mutating into IM threats, analysts say it's time to focus on securing instant messaging.

End Users are Clueless -- and it's IT's Fault

Columnist Linda LeBlanc says end users are causing most of their own problems... and IT is to blame.

Storage Security Market Heats Up

The storage security market has been heating up as of late, spurred by high-profile data breaches and growing congressional interest in the issue.

Insider Threats Giving IT Execs Nightmares

The potential for insider threats to the corporate network is keeping IT execs awake at night. Actually, 25 percent say they're literally losing sleep over it.

House Panel Approves Data Breach Bill

Democrats protest that the legislation will have little or no effect.