Security Trends: Archive: October 2006

Lost laptop getting you down? Seagate won't let users sweat with new DriveTrust security for hard-disk drives.

The latest malware has its own anti-virus scanner to make sure it has no competition as it does its dirty work.

Microsoft says its security 'is no silver bullet.'

Assessment program hopes to replace cumbersome and costly individual interviews with standards-based requirements.

Promises faster, more accurate reads than previous versions.

Move designed to increase adoption of spam blocker.

A good security plan is comprised of three interlocking strategies: reactive, proactive and compliance.

It’s ever more common that black hatters are extorting money rather than crashing machines. Plus: the threat from caching servers.

It's all part of a comprehensive integrated solution set that aims to give users a fortress of security.

A new study reveals contradictions between what people think about security and what they actually do.

Both spyware and antivirus scanning in one place.

How do you secure an insecure OS?

As Microsoft waits, unofficial patches become an established answer to sudden security threats.

New attacks are more stealthful than before so you might not even know you've been hit.