Review: Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway and Celestix VPN appliance   16 May 2008 04:56 GMT
We take a look at the functionality and effectiveness of the IAG paired with the Celestix WSA4000 SSL VPN Appliance.

Source: Computerworld

OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?   15 May 2008 16:05 GMT
Jeff Jones, director of security strategy for Microsoft, has published two papers this week which look at OS vulnerabilities. According to Jones, Windows sees fewer patches than any of the other operating systems looked at. If you're in the mood for a read, here are the papers:...
Source: ZDNet

DIY phishing kits introducing new features   15 May 2008 15:02 GMT
What are some of the main factors for the increase of phishing attacks, and their maturity from passive emails to blended threats attempting to not just steal personal information, but also infect with malware by embedding client-side vulnerabilities at the pages? It's all a matter of perspective, which in this...
Source: ZDNet

Safari "Carpet Bomb" attack information released   15 May 2008 14:28 GMT
Fellow Ernst & Young ITEC co-worker Nitesh Dhanjani released information about some of his newest research on the Safari web browser this morning, and interestingly enough, Apple has decided NOT to fix some of the issues he presented. Dhanjani reported three issues, as follows below from his...
Source: ZDNet

Virtualization and security   15 May 2008 11:00 GMT
It's easy to spot market trends when many vendors call to schedule meetings and all of them want to speak about the same topic. The topic du mois is security in virtualized environments. Some of the suppliers are taking a very broad view of both security and virtualized environments. Others...
Source: ZDNet

Security goes to the movies: <i>Iron Man</i>   15 May 2008 09:32 GMT
Time once again for "Security Goes to the Movies," a leisurely look at the inevitable bleeding from the eyes security folk experience when Hollywood takes liberties with tech, the laws of physics and other aspects of reality. Our shiny and metallic subject today is Iron Man.

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News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft   15 May 2008 08:41 GMT
Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...
Source: ZDNet

With the Quickness: HD Moore sets new land speed record with exploitation of Debian/Ubuntu OpenSSL flaw   15 May 2008 04:50 GMT
So, for those who haven't heard, a Debian packager modified the source used for OpenSSL on Debian based systems (Debian and the whole of the Ubuntu family) to remove the seed used for PRNG (Pseudo Random Number Generator) used when creating SSL keys.  Well, HD Moore set a new record...
Source: ZDNet

Image gallery: 3 rugged notebooks take a beating   15 May 2008 04:27 GMT
Rugged notebooks are designed to stand up to abuse and come back for more. We dropped, drowned and shook these fully ruggedized notebooks to see if they could hold up. Not all survived.

Source: Computerworld

It's a hard-knock life: 3 rugged notebooks take a beating   15 May 2008 04:27 GMT
Rugged notebooks are designed to stand up to abuse and come back for more. We dropped, drowned and shook these fully ruggedized notebooks to see if they could hold up. Not all survived.

Source: Computerworld