Security Trends: Archive: May 2005

Wi-Fi Still A Corporate Risk

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

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?

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.

House Approves Anti-Spyware Bills

Members urge Senate to address latest House call to pass national legislation banning forms of spyware.

House Panel Supports I-SPY Act

The bill promises tougher criminal penalties for spyware purveyors.

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.

Swindle: 'Somebody Has Got to Pay'

The FTC commissioner says corporate boards haven't been paying enough attention to data protection.

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.

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.

Suit Filed Against Spam Ring

Massachusetts' AG files suit against seven alleged spammers with operations around the world.

Five Years After LoveLetter, Are We Smarter or Safer?

It's been five years since the LoveLetter worm hit, becoming one of the first global malware outbreaks and one of the costliest. The question is, though, are we any smarter today than we were back then?

Senate Debating Data Privacy Changes

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

Teen Held For Allegedly Swiping Code

Reports say code was used to infiltrate military computers.

Trend Micro Acquires InterMute

The purchase brings more spyware protection into the company's fold.

How Much is Too Much Data Loss?

The rising tide of identity theft.

WLAN Security Spec Goes Open Source

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

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.