Windows (in)security and open source   15 Apr 2008 14:43 GMT
Windows security is a good gig. (Picture from BuyersMLS, which has many other old TV mash-ups.) McAfee Inc. is worth over $5 billion and Symantec (which also does other things) is worth over $14 billion. Both have risen to prominence based on proprietary models...
Source: ZDNet

Segway goes Web 2.0, launches social site   15 Apr 2008 13:17 GMT
Segway on Tuesday unveiled a social site where it customers can get together and share tips, places and photos. Finally, a place where mall security guards can connect online. Disclosure: Mall security--and the occasional cop--is the only place where I've seen Segways in the wild. Maybe...
Source: ZDNet

MiFare RFID crack more extensive than previously thought   15 Apr 2008 13:00 GMT
Security woes for the wildly popular MiFare RFID chip, hacked several months ago, are mounting. New research demonstrated Monday at a security conference in Istanbul shows that the chip can be hacked in mere seconds -- and that more models are affected.

Source: Computerworld

OPINION: Avaya's small business phone ploy   15 Apr 2008 13:00 GMT
Unified Communications strategy doesn't include products never seen before, but they are newly bundled, newly organized and now cost less.

Source: Computerworld

Criminals phish for CEOs via fake subpoenas   15 Apr 2008 11:25 GMT
A mighty spearphishing attack appears to have duped at least 1,800 C-level execs who clicked on a plausible-looking notice that they were being sued in federal court.

Source: Computerworld

Widevine and Microsoft team up for DRM on Silverlight   14 Apr 2008 19:39 GMT
Microsoft has its own kind of DRM in Silverlight which is based on the DRM found in Windows Media but it sounds like they're also working with Widevine to Silverlight-enable their Cypher service which also works with Flash and the On2 codec. In general, I don't think...
Source: ZDNet

Security expert discusses a possible future for PCI-DSS... it's grim   14 Apr 2008 10:56 GMT
Jeremiah Grossman discussed some recent comments about section 6.6 of the PCI standard made by Standards Council General Manager Bob Russo in a recent Information Security magazine article.  I found a lot of thoughts I share with Grossman.  Grossman says: I have a love-hate relationship with PCI-DSS. Love it...
Source: ZDNet

Hackers Open New Front in Card Data Thefts   14 Apr 2008 04:21 GMT
Recent thefts of credit and debit card data while it's in transit between systems are raising questions about whether the PCI security standards are fully equipping companies to fend off cybercrooks.

Source: Computerworld

Security Team   14 Apr 2008 04:21 GMT
Your information security squad is much bigger than you realize, suggests Frank Hayes.

Source: Computerworld

4 Things Your Remote Staff Should Know   14 Apr 2008 04:21 GMT
Your telecommuters and branch workers are out there in the ether, along with all their devices and company data. Here's how to keep their unique security issues front and center.

Source: Computerworld