Don't get burned by viruses or hackers. Senior Editor Robert Vamosi keeps you informed about the latest worms and security risks and gives you tips on how to protect your data. Robert Vamosi's Security Watch column won the 2005 Maggie Award for Best Regularly Featured Web Column (Consumer), as given by the Western Publications Association (WPA).
3/24/08 |
Dude, where's my perimeter?
Recent data breaches open the debate on where IT dollars should be spent--on the vanishing corporate perimeter, or on the data itself?
| 3/13/08 |
Getting political
Criminal hackers have so far done damage for prestige, and lately they've been doing it for the money. But are they savvy enough to express a political point of view? At least one security researcher thinks so.
| 3/3/08 |
Why spam isn't going away soon
(Hint: Blame the Storm worm)
Ever wonder how botnets like Storm survive? The creators not only make money relaying spam through their distributed networks, they also expand the network with each innocent click.
| 2/25/08 |
Why software still sucks
Security researcher says unless Fortune 100 customers demand change, expect more software vulnerabilities in the near future.
| 2/14/08 |
What IT can learn from botnets
A security researcher finds the seeds of the Storm worm botnet's destruction, but it'll take a change in how we view computer security to eliminate it.
| 1/28/08 |
Nonpersistent Web threats
Finjan has discovered new malware that, once it infects you, it hides, making discovery just a bit harder for the good guys.
| 1/11/08 |
Here come the HTTP bots
Researcher Jose Nazario with Arbor Networks has found a new way for botnets to hide. He calls them HTTP bots since they use HTTP requests to do their bidding.
| 1/4/08 |
When Web apps attack
Despite improvements in how operating system flaws are reported and patched, a number of new vulnerabilities are being found in common desktop applications. Combine the desktop stuff with the vulnerable Web applications and, as one security researchers put it, it's a train wreck waiting to happen.
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Buzz Report
Molly Wood
Taking a bite out of hype. |
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Security Watch
Robert Vamosi
Don't get burned by viruses and hackers. |
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Fully Equipped
David Carnoy
The electronics you lust for. |
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On Call
Kent German
Solutions for your wireless woes. |
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Driving It
Wayne Cunningham
What's hot and what's not in car tech. |
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