Virtualization, online games and Web 2.0 top security risk list, 11/15/07: In its "Top Ten Security Predictions for 2008," McAfee foresees the growth of virtualization opening up a huge attack surface. On the good-news side, the security vendor expects there will be less adware on the Internet to worry about. McAfee's list comes in the wake of archrival Symantec this week predicting its top five security threats for next year. Craig Schmugar and Dave Marcus, researchers at McAfee’s Avert Labs, shared this list: What retail wireless security?, 11/16/07: TJX may be in a class all by itself in terms of the number of records compromised in a data breach. But the retailer apparently has plenty of company when it comes to wireless security issues of the sort that led to the compromise it disclosed earlier this year. E-mail appliance makers aim at admin overhead, 11/15/07: Administrative overhead may be as big a business driver as security threats among companies adopting hardware appliances to protect enterprise e-mail accounts, according to vendors offering products in this category. Tech Toys for the Holidays: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST Wed., November 28 - Trying to figure out what technology gifts to give over the holidays? Speak with your own personal Santa (Cool Tools columnist Keith Shaw), who will answer questions regarding what the hottest gifts of the season will be, what to get early, last-minute holiday gift ideas and the best stocking stuffers. |
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