Check Point Unifies Security Management   16 May 2005 13:05 GMT
In an attempt to make it easier for users to manage its various security devices, Check Point Software Technologies is rolling out a Web-based administrative console that will support more than 20 of the company's products by month's end.
Source: Computerworld

Compliance Budgets Attract Packs of...   16 May 2005 13:05 GMT
On the Mark: IT vendors are salivating at the thought of getting their paws on corporate regulatory compliance budgets, writes Mark Hall. And many are rolling out what they claim are just the tools that you need to automate your compliance work.
Source: Computerworld

Check Point on the defensive   16 May 2005 11:00 GMT
Security company faces a licensing pinch. Will a wave of new products catch customers' eyes?
Source: ZDNet

New phishing attack uses real ID hooks   16 May 2005 04:00 GMT
Researchers are tracking an emerging form of phishing that uses stolen identity information to target individuals and their bank accounts.
Source: ZDNet

Thor thunders over user provisioning tasks   16 May 2005 00:00 GMT
In our Clear Choice test of Thor Technologies' latest version of Xellerate Identity Manager (8.01), we found that the platform provides flexible account provisioning across a multitude of products and technologies, supporting even the most complex of workflows.
Source: NWFusion.com

Overseas readers say authentication to their e-banks is more rigorous   16 May 2005 00:00 GMT
A few weeks ago I wrote about how I wish my bank would implement better security for online banking and bill pay (see link below). This topic really struck a nerve, because I had quite a bit of reader feedback. What's most interesting to me is that the readers who described the best solutions to the problem are all outside the U.S. It seems that financial institutions in Europe and South Africa have figured out that decent online security is necessary, but it doesn't have to be expensive or complicated.
Source: NWFusion.com

Why you should immerse yourself in the Seven Laws of Identity   16 May 2005 00:00 GMT
I spent an enormously enlightening week at Digital ID World in San Francisco last week. Actually, it probably could have been renamed "Kim Cameron World." The soft-spoken Microsoft identity architect has taken the world (or, at least, that small corner of the world populated by those of us who think identity is key) by storm with his promulgation of the Seven Laws of Identity (link to Cameron's identity blog below).
Source: NWFusion.com

Latest Sober worm sends German spam   16 May 2005 00:00 GMT
E-mail users perplexed by the barrage of German-language spam waiting in their inboxes Monday morning can point the finger of blame at the latest version of the Sober mass mailing worm which began rapidly spreading over the weekend.
Source: NWFusion.com

Tracking content at MLB.com   16 May 2005 00:00 GMT
Through its MLB.com site, Major League Baseball serves up both live streaming audio and video of every game, in addition to the news and stats for all 30 teams. Joining us to discuss how MLB.com manages all of its content is Justin Shaffer, vice president and chief architect for MLB Advanced Media.
Source: NWFusion.com

Extortion via DDoS on the rise   16 May 2005 00:00 GMT
Criminals are increasingly targeting corporations with distributed denial-of-service attacks designed not to disrupt business networks but to extort thousands of dollars from the companies.
Source: NWFusion.com