Debunking the Patch Tuesday Hype Machine A familiar pattern reared its ugly head in my e-mail inbox Tuesday afternoon. And while I mean no disrespect toward my PR friends, it's starting to annoy me. Former U.S. gov't worker admits to snooping in passport files A second former employee of the U.S. Department of State has admitted to illegally accessing hundreds of electronic files containing the confidential passport records of politicians, celebrities and even his own ... Encryption told to stop ignoring encryption Brocade is warning companies to reassess their security priorities for data centres and stop ignoring encryption, after a survey found that half of respondents had experienced security breaches during 2008. Symantec gets good vibes from virtualized browser Security vendor Symantec is using new virtual machine technology to protect Web surfers from online attack. Financial Fraud Spam Spikes Expect to see more of those 419 Nigerian and "You won the UK National Lottery!" bogus e-mails that prey on the especially gullible. MessageLabs, an e-mail security company... Third Brigade unveils Deep Security 6.0 Sixth version of Third Brigade's Deep Security software adds file-integrity monitoring, log inspection and integration with VMware's vCenter management server. Privacy groups file mobile marketing complaint with FTC Two privacy groups on Tuesday asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to regulate how mobile marketers can use consumers' personal information, saying many people don't know... Biometric passports agreed to in EU The European Parliament signed up to a plan Wednesday to introduce computerized biometric passports including people's fingerprints as well as their photographs, despite... Beware Web Ads in Disguise "Buyer beware" may be a cliché, but any regular Web user knows you have to watch your back when clicking display ads on Web sites. However, noted antispyware researcher Ben... AllSecure, nee RiftVault, protects passwords and info EdgeRift has released AllSecure 1.0, a new password and information manager for Mac OS X. It costs $39. Stop data leaks Yes, you can keep sensitive data from leaving your organization. Our revamped Product Guide tells you what you need to know, including 5 questions to ask data-leak protection vendors before buying. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet Up for grabs: Two Cisco training courses from Skyline-ATS worth up to $6,990, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500, 15 copies each of the hot book titles Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration, IPv6 Security and Chained Exploits: Advanced Hacking Attacks. Get all the entry details here. |
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