Security Wire Weekly


April 23, 2009  12:56 PM

Kaspersky sees Internet IDs ahead



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky predicts that one day people will need an ID card to access the Internet. In this wide ranging interview at the 2009 RSA Conference, Kaspersky talks about the Conficker worm, attacker sophistication and tracking cybercriminals.

April 23, 2009  11:43 AM

AJAX platform injects security



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

Kyle Adams and Al Huizenga of new startup Mykonos talk about their new platform that injects security into the software development lifecycle for AJAX applications. Also, security expert David Mortman on cloud computing.


April 22, 2009  12:12 PM

PCI Council readying new virtualization requirements



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

In an interview at the 2009 RSA Conference, Troy Leach, technical director of the PCI Security Standards Council said the organization is exploring ways to address the security challenges with virtualization and cloud computing. He said new requirements are likely.


April 17, 2009  4:15 PM

RSA preview: Google makes its case for defending the cloud



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Newsmakers

Security NewsmakersEric Feignebaum, director of security for Google Apps, asserts cloud computing can be as secure as or even more secure than traditional corporate security. Feigenbaum will participate in a panel at the 2009 RSA Conference, “Cloud computing – secure enough for primetime today?”


April 15, 2009  4:15 PM

RSA preview: Budget issues to dominate



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

Andreas Antonopoulos of Nemertes Research, Charles Kolodgy of IDC and Chenxi Wang of Forrester Research talk about the major trends to dominate the RSA Conference. Shrinking budgets, application security, virtualization and encryption could dominate the event, the industry analysts said.


April 13, 2009  1:42 PM

Enrique Salem takes charge at Symantec



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Newsmakers

Security NewsmakersEnrique Salem, who took over as Symantec CEO for the retiring John Thompson on April 4, talks about the Symantec he worked for in the 1990s, the Symantec he inherits today, and the Symantec he envisions for the future.


April 8, 2009  9:23 AM

Cloud computing security



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

Jim Reavis of the Cloud Security Alliance talks about the new organization’s goals and the challenges ahead for cloud computing. Also, David Goldstone of Goodwin Procter on the failure of data breach class action lawsuits.


April 7, 2009  1:05 PM

New model supports secure software coding



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Newsmakers

Security NewsmakersBrian Chess of Fortify Software and Sammy Migues of Cigital talk about the “Building Security In Maturity Model” (BSIMM), a blueprint for secure software development, a collection of best practices distilled from nine of the best programs in the world.


April 6, 2009  8:40 AM

Short-lived Web malware: Fading fad or future trend?



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Threat Monitor

Attackers are increasingly spreading their malicious code through fly-by-night websites that seem legitimate to unsuspecting users, but are actually laden with malware. Marcos Christodonte II explains how short-lived Web malware works, and how enterprises can use Web filtering, honeytokens and good policy to mitigate the threat.


April 1, 2009  4:05 PM

Is Conficker worth the hype?



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

We talk about the hype surrounding the Conficker worm with Pete Lindstrom, research director at Spire Security. Also, Dave Marcus of McAfee joins us to talk about malware in a down economy.