NETWORK SECURITY Articles
Nation's nuclear power watchdog comes up short on FISMA compliance
Majority of compliance gaps surround configuration and vulnerability management, an independent audit finds. But NRC has made important strides, too.
With great privilege comes great responsibility
While additional IT privileges are part of IT management, recent incidents and a number of surveys show many organizations don't do what's necessary to ensure such access isn't abused
2012: The new age of malware
Malware forms aren't changing much, but the means of delivering it, and its intent, is becoming more stealth and sinister, according to Roger Thompson of ICSA Labs
The security threat Stephen King warned us about?
Remember the film "Maximum Overdrive," where machines took over and went on a murderous rampage? With cars and appliances ever more computerized, such a security threat seems a little less farfetched as we head into 2012.
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 2012: a Two-Way Firewall with Room for Improvement
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 2012 gives good protection against hackers, but we'd like it better if it protected against Web-based exploits too
By the numbers: How dangerous are Facebook, Twitter, and search engines (really)?
Highlights from a presentation titled "The dark side: Measuring and analyzing malicious activity on Twitter and Facebook," by Daniel Peck, research scientist with Barracuda Networks
Carrier IQ security risks overblown?
Security expert reaction and recently published research says yes
Cisco CSO on self-defending networks: The marketing's dead, the goal's alive
Cisco security chief John Stewart on the future of the 'self-defending network' and why IT security shops must return to basics
Naming names in APT
Bob Bragdon says it's time to stop tiptoeing around China
7 Charged with Using Malware to Rack Up $14M in Fake Ad Revenue
The Justice Department says the defendants hijacked millions of computers and manipulated traffic on popular websites.
