Security World: Security Report: Best of open source in security

Monday, September 10, 2007

Security Report: Best of open source in security

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SECURITY REPORT

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Monday, September 10, 2007

* Best of open source in security
* Skype warns users of Windows worm
* New group to help first responders with ID cards
* Financially motivated malware thrives
* Microsoft readies five September security updates
* Four plead guilty to e-mail, securities fraud
* Nokia, Intel beef up new network security appliance
* Forrester security show stresses risk management

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BEST OF OPEN SOURCE IN SECURITY

In areas such as CRM software and portals, open source gained a foothold
because users were willing to compromise -- less could be more, because
the price was right. In security, open source rushed in because
commercial vendors fell down on the job. As security problems in the
enterprise outstripped the capabilities of commercial solutions, a
number of talented security researchers stepped into the breach via the
open source model.

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SKYPE WARNS USERS OF WINDOWS WORM

Skype users are under attack from a new worm that spreads
through the peer-to-peer Internet phone application's chat
feature.

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NEW GROUP TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS WITH ID CARDS

A consortium of security vendors is trying to make it easier for
emergency personnel to identify themselves at the scene of a disaster.

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FINANCIALLY MOTIVATED MALWARE THRIVES

Financially motivated malware attacks are on the
rise, with automated software packages making it easy for unskilled
hackers to earn a living by sending out spam, researchers at messaging
security vendor Secure Computing say.

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MICROSOFT READIES FIVE SEPTEMBER SECURITY UPDATES

Microsoft will release five sets of security patches next Tuesday,
including a critical update for users of Windows 2000, the company
said Thursday.

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FOUR PLEAD GUILTY TO E-MAIL, SECURITIES FRAUD

Three U.S. men and one man living in France have pleaded guilty to
charges related to a stock manipulation scheme that included sending out
tens of millions of spam messages to pump up the stock value of 15
companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

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NOKIA, INTEL BEEF UP NEW NETWORK SECURITY APPLIANCE

Nokia added a new appliance to its network security range that
has more processing muscle -- the first product to come out of its
collaboration with Intel.

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FORRESTER SECURITY SHOW STRESSES RISK MANAGEMENT

Enterprise security decision makers have long been more likely to be
swayed by flashy new technologies than by the notion of comprehensive IT
restructuring to protect data and other corporate assets, but the
situation is evolving rapidly, according to experts participating in
Forrester Research's ongoing Security Forum.

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