Patching day still a work in progress

All the week's news and views about Security, 08/15/05
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Network World's Security News Alert

Patching day still a work in progress, 08/15/05

In what has become the technology equivalent of a monthly
tetanus shot, IT administrators wait for the second Tuesday of
the month knowing that what doesn't kill them will make their
networks stronger.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-patch.html?nl>

Technology Update: Split-analysis boosts wireless security,
08/15/05

Split-analysis combines intelligent, purpose-built sensors for
first-stage analysis with a server that handles sophisticated
data analysis and anomaly detection.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5102>

DOD looks to put pizzazz back in PKI, 08/15/05

The U.S. military has started the process of making critical
changes to its public-key infrastructure, which uses digital
certificates for e-mail and Web security, in order to cope with
scalability problems.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-pki.html?nl>

Technology Insider: E-mail encryption, 08/15/05

Encryption won't solve all your security problems, but these
days there's no excuse for not protecting sensitive data whether
it's in e-mail, sitting in a database or on a backup tape on the
way to your offsite storage facility.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5103>

WatchGuard touts SSL VPN entry, 08/15/05

WatchGuard is teaming with Citrix to offer its first SSL VPN
product, rounding out WatchGuard's line of security appliances.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5104>

Hefty settlements against spammers show laws may be working,
08/15/05

Recent successes in the legal world, combined with hints that
spam volumes may finally be on the decline, suggest the federal
CAN-SPAM law and its state-level counterparts may be having some
effect.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-spam.html?nl>

Lumigent unveils tool to identify vulnerabilities in business
applications, 08/15/05

Lumigent last week announced Lumigent Vulnerability Manager DB,
a Java-based scanner that identifies vulnerabilities in a number
of databases as well as applications that include PeopleSoft and
Oracle business suites.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-lumigent.html?nl>

Juniper extends SSL VPN wares, 08/15/05

Juniper last week extended its lineup of hardware platforms for
SSL VPNs, rolling out new devices for corporations looking to
secure networked resources.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-juniper.html?nl>

EMC targets physical security, 08/15/05

EMC, which recently expressed its intention to focus more on
security, announced last week that it is offering a package
geared to manage and analyze surveillance data.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-emc.html?nl>

Opinion: Giant Antispyware and your PC, 08/15/05

Yesterday my Windows PC was starting up slowly, and when I
looked in the task list I saw an entry at the top for
GiantAntiSpywareUpdater and then it went away. I have never
heard of GiantAntiSpyware and do not remember ever installing
it. Is this some Trojan program or something that is supposed to
be there?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5105>

Attacks reported for critical Veritas Backup Exec flaw, 08/13/05

Attackers are reported to be exploiting an unpatched
vulnerability in Symantec's Veritas Backup Exec Agent for
Windows software, according to an alert published Friday by
Symantec.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5106>

Exploits on the loose for latest Microsoft bugs, 08/12/05

Just days after the release of Microsoft's latest security
patches, security researchers have begun publishing software
that could be used to seize control of unpatched Windows
computers.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5107>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Cisco to double Catalyst 6500 switch capacity in coming
months, report says
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5108>

2. Ex WorldCom CFO Sullivan gets 5 years in jail
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5001>

3. Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal4893>

4. Cisco mulls acquiring Nokia, report says
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5109>

5. IT staff shortage looming
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal5110>
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