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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:17:00 EDT

Security Experts Back Google In China Fight

Security solution providers praised Google for holding its ground -- despite its potential loss of market share.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:49:00 EDT

Upek: Tales Of The Encrypt

With a USB-based, fingerprint authentication device and accompanying encryption software, Upek's Eikon To Go Digital Privacy Manager delivers a simple, cost-effective way to deploy multifactor, biometric data protection.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:40:00 EDT

RSA 2010: 20 Bizarre Scenes And Weird Happenings

Despite a lagging economy and depleted attendance, RSA 2010 Conference exhibitors still came up with creative ways to pull visitors into their booths. Here are some of the unusual signage and cheesy tricks that caught our eyes on the show floor.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:00 EST

XChange: Oracle, Juniper Put Spotlight On Services

During an XChange session, Oracle's Judson Althoff and Juniper's Frank Vitagliano talk up their respective company's commitment to the channel.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:14:00 EST

Workers Put On Leave In Webcam Spying Case

Two IT workers were put on paid administrative leave amid allegations that Pennsylvania high school officials spied on their students via Webcam.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:52:00 EST

Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker

Microsoft issued no critical patches in March, but released two patches deemed "important" Tuesday, repairing serious flaws in Microsoft Office Excel and Movie Maker while warning users of yet another actively exploited zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer.

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:16:00 EST

RSA: Wozniak, Newmark Favor Education To Combat Cyber Crime

Apple co-founder Wozniak, Craiglist founder Craig Newmark and Bob Sullivan, MSNBC technology writer agreed that future security solutions need to consider users' inherent trust on the Internet.

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:33:00 EST

RSA: FBI Director Calls For Action Against Cyber Threat

As part of his call to action, FBI Director Robert Mueller said that public disclosure for U.S. businesses who have suffered a breach would "be the exception not the rule."

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST

CloudShare: Build And Send IT Environments In The Cloud

CloudShare offers a SaaS platform that lets VARs and solution providers create demos, proofs of concept and sales tools of complex IT environments in the cloud and without the travel and investment typically required.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:54:00 EST

RSA: Security Expert Says U.S. Is Already Engaged In Cyber War

Security experts contend that the U.S. is already well on its way to cyber warfare, and that U.S. government agencies are underprepared and underequipped to handle the situation while failing to address the problem head on.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:22:00 EST

Napolitano Launches Cybersecurity Contest

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano launches campaign to enlist public help in guarding cybersecurity.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:28:00 EST

RSA: Aurora Hackers Targeted Google Source Code

During an RSA talk, McAfee CTO George Kurtz illustrated how Operation Aurora hackers were able to penetrate corporate networks of Google and others by going after source code systems.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:37:00 EST

Cisco To Release 'Always On' Mobile Architecture

The impending Cisco Secure Borderless Network architecture combines new and existing products that extend the customer's network to protect all remote managed and unmanaged devices from any location.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:13:00 EST

RSA: Experts Say U.S. Cyber Threat Is Real

During the RSA Conference Wednesday, high profile security officials Michael Chertoff, Richard Clarke and Marc Rotenberg debated on how to adequately defend the U.S. from cyber attack without compromising users' privacy rights.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:49:00 EST

Senator Criticizes Tech Companies For Lack Of Cooperation On Internet Censorship

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), said he will introduce legislation to compel companies to protect human rights.

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:11:00 EST

Microsoft Exploits Talk Dropped From RSA Agenda

A session on security exploits for Microsoft applications that was slated to take place at the RSA Conference was canceled, although none of the parties involved are saying why.

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:37:00 EST

Hackers Channeling R&D Into Better Malware

When it comes to malware, hackers aren't sitting on their laurels, but are instead spending some of their ill-gotten gains on improving the effectiveness of their tools.

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:57:00 EST

Symantec's Salem: IT Trends Require New Security Approaches

Symantec CEO Enrique Salem says the security industry needs to be more flexible and innovative to overcome threats enabled by IT trends such as cloud computing and social networking.

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:38:00 EST

RSA's Coviello: Cloud Will 'Turn Security Inside Out'

Art Coviello, president of RSA, the security division of EMC, said in an RSA Conference keynote that challenges presented by the transition to cloud computing would open up opportunities for the security industry to become more innovative.

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:18:00 EST

Novell, Cloud Security Alliance Join Forces For Certification

Novell, along with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), unveiled the Trusted Sercurity Certification initiative, a cloud security-specific certification program to establish trust between customers, solution providers and vendors.

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:35:00 EST

Cloud Security Alliance Calls For Standards, Outlines Threats

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) on Monday released a pair of studies that reveal the top six security threats in cloud computing environments while also highlighting the need for cloud security standards to thwart those threats.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:24:00 EST

25 Hot Products To Watch At RSA

RSA 2010 is here and it comes with no shortage of cool technologies and hot-off-the-line security products. Take a gander at what this year's conference has in store.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:11:00 EST

Security Superstars 2010: Visionaries

Professors, researchers and thought leaders: These people are pioneers in security and have helped shape the industry and the technology that keeps companies safe. Their insight has driven the conversation around security and risk management.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST

Security Superstars 2010: Researchers

Security researchers do it because they love it. Here are a few of the best and brightest.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:27:00 EST

Microsoft Takes Down 277 Waledac Botnet Domains

Microsoft received a temporary restraining order from an federal court for VeriSign to take down 277 malicious domains associated with the spam spewing botnet Waledac.