Security Trends: Archive: June 2004

Single Sign-On Gains Liberty Support

Customers can now purchase products from nine vendors that comply with group's identity management standard for single sign-on services.

Spyware Sneaking into the Enterprise

Not just for consumers anymore, invasive programs are finding comfort in the corporate realm and leaving more than unwanted ads in their wake.

CEO Warns Threats are Coming from the Inside

The CEO of a security start-up says IT administrators aren't paying enough attention to the threats that are coming from within their own networks.

US-CERT: Beware of IE

The U.S. government's cybersecurity unit recommends ditching Internet Explorer in favor of other, safer browsers.

Casino Stacks the Deck with New IDS System

The Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has to deal with more than its share of hacker attacks. To fight off these threats, IT administrators there recently went shopping for an IDS system.

Banks Say, 'Phishing Season Is Over'

A little-known organization of 55 of the world's largest banks has finally become fed up enough with the online thieves known as 'phishers' that the banks are doing something about it.

Gates on Spam

It's gonna get better, the chairman promises.

802.11i Security Specification Finalized

UPDATED: The long awaited standard for Wi-Fi-based LANs has been ratified by the IEEE -- and arrives with some new features.

A Spec to Spike Spam?

The latest anti-spam effort by the four largest U.S. ISPs is a joint specification to eliminate spoofed e-mail addresses.

Soft on the Inside

While external security threats abound, most serious risks still emanate from lax policies and procedures and a lack of ongoing employee training.

Sigaba: Secure E-mail Unshackled

Lyne Bourque does some hard time with secure e-mail technologies but ultimately wants to find the freedom of 'eyes only' e-mails -- and doing so without bewildering users.

AOL Employee Arrested in Spam Sting

Millions of screen names were used to illegally promote an Internet gambling operation.

IM -- a Threat to Network Security

Employees using instant messaging could be opening up gaping holes in their companies' network security.

OASIS Passes Flaw-Reporting Standard

The e-business standards body ratifies Application Vulnerability Description Language to exchange security flaw information.

NT Security Support Redux

Microsoft issues a clarification on software and security support for the Windows NT operating system.

Anti-Spyware Bill Clears Committee Hurdle

Bill sponsors amend anti-spyware measure to cure Internet 'cancer.'

Keeping Score of Identity Risks

Until identities can be verified with reasonable assurance, all the fingerprint scans, holograms, and Java cards in the world won't stop the host of crimes that can be committed with a false identity. Enter ID Analytics.

Keeping Score of Identity Risks

Until identities can be verified with reasonable assurance, all the fingerprint scans, holograms and Java cards in the world won't stop the host of crimes committed with a false identity. One company says it has a solution.

IT and End Users Differ on Spam Severity

IT managers report they're struggling to hold spam at bay, but end users say it's not a huge problem. What they do agree on is that spam isn't going away anytime soon, and will probably just get worse.

Symbol Buys Trio Security

Three-factor encryption technology comes to Symbol handheld devices.

Twilight for the Phishermen

The FTC puts two Internet scamsters out of business.

House Panel OKs Anti-Spyware Bill

Legislation wants harsh penalties to combat use of tracking software.

Do-Not-Spam List Great For Spammers

After a six-month study, the FTC updates Congress on the National Do Not E-Mail registry. Hint: It's not a good thing.

ID Theft Costs Victims $2.4B in One Year

New Gartner research says millions are duped by online fraudsters through scams such as phishing.

Honeypots Let You Spy on Your Enemy

What's one of the first tenets of warfare? Know your enemy. Well, one of the authors of a new book tells eSecurityPlanet that using honeypots is one of the best ways to do just that.

Windows SP2 Comes Closer with RC 2

Microsoft reveals code for its oft-delayed second release candidate to developers ahead of the summer deadline for the finished product.

Cell Phone Virus Ringing

First mobile phone worm squirms through Symbian OS.

Has Julian Haight Gone Straight?

Executive Tech columnist Brian Livingston chats with Julian Haight, controversial director of spam-blocking system SpamCop, about the value of and problems with 'blocklists'.

Humans Still Weakest Security Link

Social engineering reaching epidemic stage and undermining best laid security efforts.

Exec Talks about Growing Security Pressures

IT administrators and security officers are under a lot more pressure than ever before. Ken Xie, president of Fortinet Inc., talks to eSecurityPlanet about the added workload and what can be done to make the job a little easier.

Spam-Fighting Theories Far From Practice

Gartner says filters, sender authentication-reputation initiatives not likely to provide short-term relief.

Nine out of 10 U.S. Emails Now Spam

Spam levels have reached new heights -- or lows as the case may be. Nine out of 10 emails traveling across the U.S. are spam, according to a new report.

The Internet: 'A Dirty Mess'

Cyberpunk pioneer and writer Bruce Sterling tells Gartner conference digital revolution has been replaced by digital terrorism.

Immunize Your Servers Against Attack

A security company is shipping today new software it claims will better protect your servers against hacker attacks -- whether or not you've installed the latest patches from Microsoft.

The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, May 2004

The spam volume remains unchanged over the month, but Internet users don't have reason to celebrate, as the plateau is not indicative of an imminent decline in unwanted messages.

Could Arrests Slow Torrent of Virus Attacks?

After weathering a storm of viruses last month, security analysts are hoping that June isn't hit nearly as hard. But they're not getting their hopes too high.

Broadcom Makes Storage Security Standard

Broadcom has unveiled storage management software that puts the company at the forefront of vendors addressing storage security concerns.

Learn the Basics of Handheld Security

While PDA and smartphone security is often a forgotten piece of the security infrastructure, these devices have the ability to transmit and receive viruses, and can be exploited in numerous ways. In this article, the first in a series on the subject, we provide a general overview of PDA security and discuss vulnerabilities, products, security issues, and policies.

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