Security News

Bud Broomhead and other great IT moments in 2006 04 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
So many interesting and ridiculous things happened in 2006, both good and bad.

Source: Computerworld

Cisco to acquire IronPort for $830 million 04 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to buy IronPort Systems Inc., a developer of e-mail and Web security products, for $830 million.

Source: Computerworld

Patch issued for OpenOffice.org WMF vulnerability 04 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
A patch was released to fix a vulnerability in the OpenOffice.org productivity suite that could allow complete control over a targeted computer.

Source: Computerworld

Report: Foreign spying on U.S. defense tech rises 04 Jan 2007 13:53 GMT
Nations, especially those in the Asia-Pacific region, intensify efforts to steal U.S. defense data, according to the Pentagon.
Source: ZDNet

Cisco to spend $830 million for e-mail security firm 04 Jan 2007 12:30 GMT
Cisco will purchase IronPort, a leader in tech that scans e-mail for spam and viruses, to bolster its security profile.
Source: ZDNet

The good, the bad of bug campaigns 04 Jan 2007 12:00 GMT
Researchers have launched the third monthlong parade of flaws, this time in Apple software. But do the efforts do any good?
Source: ZDNet

Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacks 04 Jan 2007 01:54 GMT
Vulnerability in ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software could be a boon for cybercrooks and spark a rise in Web-based attacks, experts warn.
Source: ZDNet

Apple guru combats month of bugs 03 Jan 2007 20:22 GMT
Open-source developer is attempting to ensure that a patch exists for every flaw found by the Month of Apple Bugs project.
Source: ZDNet

E-mail scammers face European crackdown 03 Jan 2007 15:07 GMT
Regulation requiring cooperation among EU prosecutors will leave e-mail predators "nowhere to hide," says U.K. government.
Source: ZDNet

Protecting your data center during power-outage season 03 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Much attention has been paid to the spiraling costs of powering and cooling data-center servers. Less thought has been devoted on how to better protect data centers from power outages caused by local or regional weather-induced blackouts. That's a problem, now that incidents of turbulent weather caused by global climate change appear to be on the rise.