Security an issue in dual-mode VOIP phones
As voice moves from being an isolated LAN to being another app in a larger environment, it brings with it risks associated with traditional networks.
VOIP vulnerabilities
It can be relatively simple for anyone with access to a network to compromise the call set-up protocols.
NSA: We're from the government. Help us.
The National Security Agency, whose initials once seemed to stand for No Such Agency, is moving from being a proprietary to an open-source organization. Sort of.
The past is prologue at Black Hat Briefings
Botnets and browsers are sharing center stage at the Black Hat Briefings this week with rootkits and social engineering, as the conference explores more niches in IT security.
Crypto is no magic bullet for data protection
Cryptography can provide excellent security, but as with all security, it has limits and trade-offs.
Paul A. Henry | Traditional defenses aren't enough
The recent penetration of government networks and those of our allies raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of traditional malware defenses. These breaches suggest the need to reevaluate many of the antivirus methodologies now in use.
Nitrosecurity earns common criteria certification
NitroView Enterprise Security Manager and NitroGuard IPS receive Common Criteria EAL-3 certification.
OpenFabrics launches certification program
OpenFabrics Alliance has launched a testing and certification program for high-performance computing hardware.
Share and share alike
Cisco Systems, EMC, Microsoft and three smaller technology vendors have introduced a platform built on their products that facilitates the secure sharing of sensitive information among federal agencies.
Peripheral threats
Smart printing devices often are overlooked as weaknesses in network security, but HSPD-12 cards can help lock them down.
R. Fink | I have seen the enemy and it is 'i'
Commentary: Apple's iPhone prompts a new wave of paranoia ' with panache.
Justice advances identity tools, information sharing
Justice ready to take advantage of National Information Exchange Model.
Essential information only
Agencies starting to produce data breach and notification procedures.
Secure that line!
GCN Lab Review | The Lab tests three Secure Sockets Layer virtual private network appliances. They all deliver the goods.
The logic behind physical-access controls
New access-control systems take into account the increasing importance of combining physical and logical security.
Advanced firewalls will lay ground for new generation
Lessons learned | Seattle's plan to add advanced firewall protection goes beyond security and bandwidth concerns.
Telework still lags COOP
Government is making great strides to prepare for continuity-of-operations events, but frequent teleworkers are still relatively rare.
Technique | Network visibility
Seattle tests a new firewall appliance that enforces policy by application rather than port ' and finds out a lot about what employees are doing on the network.
R. Fink | File transfers weren't part of official protocol
Commentary: Sensitive data takes flight, via FTP.
William Jackson | That's one way to create demand for a solution
Commentary: A security company should be able to find a better way to promote its service than by sending out key drives loaded with malicious code.
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