September 12, 2007 7:07 AM
Posted by: Robert Westervelt
Security Management,
Security Vendor NewsOnly a month after its major acquisition of Cybertrust, Verizon is experiencing a change of leadership in its top security post.
Verizon CISO Jim Trainor announced his intention to retire at the end of the year.
The telecommunications giant chose Michael A. Mason, currently the executive...
August 22, 2007 11:04 AM
Posted by: Leigha
Security Management,
Security Vendor NewsForrester Research has just released a new report that might be of interest to those who like to track where the security market is headed.
The picture painted by Forrester analyst Paul Stamp [with help from analysts Jonathan Penn, Eric G....
August 21, 2007 8:21 AM
Posted by: Leigha
Information Security Threats,
Security ManagementIf you're a Check Point's ZoneAlarm user, it's time to upgrade. The vendor has released version 7.0.362 to address flaws local attackers could exploit to gain extra user privileges or bypass security restrictions.
The flaws are outlined in
August 16, 2007 7:51 AM
Posted by: Leigha
Application Security,
Information Security Threats,
Microsoft Security,
Network Security,
Security ManagementThere are a few notable security flaws to report on this morning in Yahoo Messenger, Cisco's VPN Client and Windows. Here's a roundup:
Yahoo Messenger
According to Wei Wang from McAfee Avert Labs, researchers from his operation were able to confirm a flaw in Yahoo Messenger...
August 15, 2007 12:55 PM
Posted by: Leigha
Information Security Threats,
Security ManagementOpera Software has updated its browser to fix a "highly critical" flaw attackers could exploit to run malicious code on targeted machines. Like Firefox, many use Opera as an alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, which has suffered countless attacks over the years.
According to the...
August 9, 2007 10:17 AM
Posted by: Leigha
Information Security Threats,
Security ManagementAt the Usenix Security Symposium in Boston Thursday morning, researcher Guofei Gu from the Georgia Institute of Technology unveiled a new application IT security pros can use to blunt the threat of bot infections.
