Security News

Making Your Business Disaster Ready with Virtual Infrastructure 07 Feb 2008 05:25 GMT
(Source: Dell & VMWare) Business continuity and disaster recovery are critical to managing risks in a successful business. Between 60-90% of companies that don't have a proactive disaster recovery plan find themselves out of business within 24 months of experiencing a major disaster. This VMware white paper discusses how to make disaster recovery cost effective with virtual infrastructure.

Source: Computerworld

Four cable 'cuts' in a week: Conspiracy nuts light up the phones 06 Feb 2008 23:45 GMT
So what's going on with telecom cable interruptions in the Middle East? First a ship's anchor cut into two high-priority cables -- Flag Telecom's Europe-Asia cable and the consortium-owned SEA-ME-WE 4 system. That pretty seriously damaged communications in the Middle East and choked - but didn't cut off - traffic...
Source: ZDNet

Apple drops QuickTime patch 06 Feb 2008 22:10 GMT
Apple on Wednesday dropped a patch for QuickTime to fix a arbitrary code execution vulnerability. Relative to other recent QuickTime patches this one was small--only one vulnerability that could lead to an "unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution" if a user visits a malicious Web site....
Source: ZDNet

WordPress 2.3.3. an 'urgent security release' 06 Feb 2008 20:51 GMT
WordPress has released version 2.3.3 to plug a flaw that would allow a specially crafted request to edit posts of other users on that blog. In a post, WordPress noted that 2.3.3 is "an urgent security release." You can fix the flaw without downloading the new version....
Source: ZDNet

Adobe delivers Reader patch (very quietly) 06 Feb 2008 20:12 GMT
If you got a prompt to upgrade your Adobe Reader to version 8.1.2 you're not alone. Betcha didn't know it's a major security fix though. Why? You wouldn't know because Adobe hasn't told anyone. The best information you'll get is a few snippets in an Adobe Knowledge...
Source: ZDNet

Europe still top source of spam 06 Feb 2008 14:40 GMT
For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S. European spam networks have pumped out more unsolicited e-mail than those in the U.S. for the third month in a row, according to security vendor Symantec. Symantec...
Source: ZDNet

Few Super Tuesday e-voting problems reported 06 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
No widespread problems with electronic voting systems have turned up after Super Tuesday presidential primary voting in 24 states, but e-voting critics say the lack of such reports doesn't mean the voting was ultimately secure.

Source: Computerworld

Data Loss Prevention Best Practices 06 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
(Source: Ironport) Data loss prevention (DLP) is a serious issue for companies, as the number of incidents (and the cost to those experiencing them) continues to increase. Whether it's a malicious attempt, or an inadvertent mistake, data loss can diminish a company's brand, reduce shareholder value, and damage the company's goodwill and reputation.

Source: Computerworld

Multi-layer Spam Defense Architectural Overview 06 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
(Source: Ironport) Today's spam attacks have become too sophisticated for earlier-generation spam systems. These systems share a common weakness - relying heavily on analyzing content that can easily be manipulated by spammers. State of the art anti-spam systems must go beyond content examination and analyze messages in the full context in which they are sent.

Source: Computerworld

2008 Internet Security Trends Report 06 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
(Source: Ironport) For a time, security controls designed to manage spam, viruses, and malware were working. Loud, high-impact attacks abated. But, as a result of this success, the threats they protected against were forced to change. In 2007, many of these threats underwent significant adaptation. Malware went stealth, and the sophistication increased.