Frank Washkuch Jr.

 
Frank Washkuch
Frank Washkuch has been online editor of SC Magazine since November 2005. Previously he worked as a reporter at the Bridgeport, Conn.-based newspaper Connecticut Post. Frank is a graduate of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., and is a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City.
 

Recent Articles

Barracuda: Trend Micro complaint aims to stifle competition

January 29, 2008

Officials from Barracuda Networks are suggesting that Trend Micro's patent complaint, which demands removal of virus-detection technologies from Barracuda and Panda firewalls, really aims to give Trend Micro a monopoly on gateway AV scanning.

PayPal to acquire Fraud Sciences for $169 million

January 28, 2008

PayPal has agreed to acquire Fraud Sciences, a vendor of online transaction-verification tools.

Florida woman accused of deleting $2.5 million in data

January 25, 2008

A Florida woman, fearing she was about to be fired from her job, was arrested this week for allegedly deleting seven year's worth of her employer's architectural data.

Microsoft: Vista safer in first year than other operating systems

January 24, 2008

Microsoft defended the security posture of its Vista operating system (OS) this week, claiming the platform has had a safer first year in terms of vulnerability management than any of its competitors.

U.S.-based site offers new encryption software for al Qaeda

January 23, 2008

An al Qaeda-linked website is distributing formidable encryption software -- a sign that the group could be improving other technological capabilities, researchers have warned.

Drive-by pharming attacks seen in the wild

January 23, 2008

The first drive-by pharming attacks have been spotted in the wild, researchers said this week.

For-profit Mac attacks could increase this year: Sophos

January 22, 2008

For-profit attacks on Apple's Mac operating system could become more common in 2008 because of the platform's increasing market share, according to Sophos.

Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, retailers at risk

January 18, 2008

The personally identifiable information of about 650,000 customers of JCPenney and other retailers is at risk after a data tape went missing from storage vendor Iron Mountain.

Adobe patches prevent cross-site scripting attacks via Flash

January 17, 2008

Adobe on Wednesday released two patches to protect against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Malware up 800 percent in 2007, says Panda

January 17, 2008

The amount of malware captured last year increased by 800 percent over 2006, researchers said this week.
 
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