Security Trends: Archive: August 2007

Mobile Users And Their Risky Behavior

They know better when it comes to online security, but research says that isn't stopping road warriors from doing foolish things with company laptops.

Symantec Updates Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security

New versions for 2008 add more intelligent filtering and greatly improve performance.

VIA's One-Watt Processor

Eden chip is an x86 design that can get by on one watt of power.

Storm Worm Gathers Strength On The Internet

Most hurricanes run out of gas after a week or two. The Storm worm has been going for more than six months.

Mozilla Aims At Cross-Site Scripting With FF3

Will the new standard end the threat of the popular attack vector?

Secure Your Email with Encryption

Who's reading your emails? Only those you deem worthy, provided that you adopt an encryption platform that suits (and protects) your business.

Anti-Forensic Methods Used by Jihadist Web Sites

Extremists use a wide array of techniques to further their cause online

Threats in VoIP

Book Excerpt: Peter Thermos and Ari Takanen examine VoIP attack types and highlight the possible implications of a successful attempt.

Security Is All in Your Head

Industry expert Bruce Schneier explains the psychology of security to Black Hats.

Webroot Updates, Renames Antispyware For Business

Vista integration, Active Directory support and more intelligent malicious behavior detection among the new features.

Getting the NAC of Security

Network Access Control adds yet another layer of technology to the security labyrinth – but some SMBs really need it.

Black Hat And The Jedi Force

Hackers have a lot of different tools at their disposal, but the power of the Jedi wave may be all they really need.

Iron Chef Black Hat

Taking security vulnerability discovery from pressure cooker to gourmet sport.

Apple Heals Holes in iPhone, Mac OS, Safari

The computer maker puts out six fixes for iPhone when only two were publicly identified.

Mozilla Updates Firefox Ahead Of Black Hat

Has Mozilla finally fixed the issue that it first blamed on Microsoft?