Security Wire Weekly


January 17, 2007  2:08 PM

Security Wire Weekly – New hacking technique



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

This week, Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer of Finjan Inc., explains the growing use of dynamic code obfuscation by hackers to hide malicious code. Also, Oracle releases 51 patches and antivirus vendor Sophos plans to acquire Endforce to add network access control to its product lineup.

January 10, 2007  2:07 PM

Security Wire Weekly – Microsoft updates



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

This week, Andrew Storms of nCircle discusses Microsoft’s January patch release. Microsoft is doing the best it can, but concern exists about open Zero-day Word flaws, Storms says. Plus all the week’s top information security news.


January 3, 2007  2:05 PM

Security Wire Weekly Special Edition – 2006 Year in Review, Part 2



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

In part two of our two-part special edition of Security Wire Weekly, site editor Eric Parizo reveals his picks for top information security interviews of 2006. Audio clips in this program include Andrew Braunberg of Current Analysis; Johannes Ullrich of the SANS Internet Storm Center; Mike Rothman of Security Incite and Brian Chess of Fortify Software.


December 27, 2006  2:15 PM

Security Wire Weekly: 2006 Year in Review, Part 1



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

In this special edition of Security Wire Weekly, senior news writer Bill Brenner reviews his top interviews of 2006. Highlights include Oracle’s Darius Wiles, SPI Dynamic’s Billy Hoffman, Dan Geer, vice president and chief scientist for security firm Verdasys and Randy Abrams of the Zero-Day Emergency Response Team (ZERT).


December 20, 2006  2:17 PM

Security Wire Weekly: Malware threats



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

This week, Dan Blum, senior vice president and research director at the Burton Group, discusses the state of malware threats moving into 2007. Blum provides steps companies can take to protect against more sophisticated attacks. Listen on your PC or download to your favorite mobile device.


December 13, 2006  2:18 PM

Security Wire Weekly: Messaging security



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

In this edition of Security Wire Weekly, Burton Group analyst Diana Kelley explains how to lock down messaging programs as part of our three-day special report on the subject. Also, a summary of the top news headlines.


December 6, 2006  2:20 PM

Security Wire Weekly: Mobile security



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

This week, Mark Loveless, a white-hat hacker also known as “Simple Nomad,” talks about increasing mobile security threats. Loveless is a senior security researcher for Vernier Networks. Also, a summary of the week’s top news stories, including a new zero-day threat to Microsoft Word.


November 29, 2006  2:21 PM

Security Wire Weekly: Security job market



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

David Foote of Foote Research talks about the state of the security job market. Also, Apple releases 22 fixes for Mac OS X and a Russian spam group is suspected behind a recent email surge.


November 15, 2006  2:22 PM

Security Wire Weekly: Microsoft updates



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

Chris Andrew of security vendor Patchlink talks about Microsoft’s November batch of patches. Also, the SANS Institute released its list of the top 20 attack targets.


November 8, 2006  2:23 PM

Security Wire Weekly: Tor peer-to-peer privacy



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Security Wire Weekly

This week, Andrew Christensen, a researcher with FortConsult, explains how the Tor peer-to-peer network of routers, which keeps IP addresses private, can be hacked to reveal user data. Also, Microsoft deals with zero-day threats and Symantec will revamp its technical support forums. Listen on your PC or download to your favorite mobile device.