Mac OS X Lion: Losing its security pride
The past couple of weeks have not been the best for Mac OS X's security reputation.
George V. Hulme | 29 Sep | Read more
The past couple of weeks have not been the best for Mac OS X's security reputation.
George V. Hulme | 29 Sep | Read more
Established vendors and startups last week announced products and services for network intrusion-detection and outsourced security management.
Ellen Messmer | 13 Sep | Read more
The hacking group Anonymous has waged a full-on war on BART, the San Francisco subway system, over cellular shutdowns to stifle protests. Following two demonstrations that led to temporary station closures, hacking and posting personal information of BART police officers, Anonymous has now posted naked photos of BART spokesman Linton Johnson.
Daniel Ionescu | 25 Aug | Read more
If there is a simple way to describe the difference between a next-generation firewall and a traditional firewall, it is "more detailed controls." In firewall terms, people talk about "widening the 5-tuple."
Joel Snyder | 22 Aug | Read more
Some older assumptions about <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> -- such as firewalls are needed for perimeter defense, and we'll all make do with reusable passwords and browser-based SSL connections provide great security -- were once again ripped apart as we heard this week from several individuals who say they simply don't agree.
Ellen Messmer | 20 Aug | Read more
McAfee’s report on Operation Shady RAT, a five-year hacker attack against a broad swath of industries, is facing renewed criticism, this time from the head of the Kaspersky Lab, Eugene Kaspersky, a man also known as the "Virus Pope."
John P. Mello Jr. | 19 Aug | Read more
LAS VEGAS -- Anonymous has run up quite a score against corporations, governments and law enforcement agencies, but for all these warnings corporate executives are turning their heads from the real problem -- their network security is terrible, a panel of experts concluded at Defcon.
Tim Greene | 09 Aug | Read more
Stories about lost wages aren't the only scary things being talked about in Sin City this week. The best security researchers and hackers from around the world have gathered in Las Vegas, and news about their work has been creeping out like a toxic flood.
Christina DesMarais | 07 Aug | Read more
PureWAF, an Australian-developed managed firewall service designed to protect web applications, won the security section of the national iAwards last night for its developers, information security consultancy Pure Hacking.
Stilgherrian | 05 Aug | Read more
Cybercrime cost corporations 56 percent more this year than last, according to an annual study from the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by ArcSight, an HP company.
John P. Mello Jr. | 03 Aug | Read more
As smartphones increasingly hold interesting data, <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/686655/social-engineering-3-mobile-malware-techniques">attackers will target the devices using known vulnerabilities</a> in common software packages.
Robert Lemos | 27 Jul | Read more
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a set of five guiding strategic principles for better preparing its forces to handle operations to defend the nation in cyberspace.
Robert Lemos | 16 Jul | Read more
Sony's president of network entertainment must look at the world through rose-colored glasses because he describes the hacking that took down the PlayStation Network as "a great learning experience."
Brennon Slattery | 15 Jul | Read more
There's been an incredible number of records breached this year, including:
George V. Hulme | 12 Jul | Read more
If you recently visited a New York City Apple Store, you may have unwittingly participated in an art project that earned its creator a visit from the U.S. Secret Service.