Bad out-running good

Brian Chess, founder and chief scientist, Fortify Software October 06, 2008

Judging by the number of public breaches that we keep hearing about, it looks like the bad guys are far outrunning the good guys, says Fortify Software's Brian Chess.
 

All hands effort is needed

Bill Unrue, president, Anonymizer October 06, 2008

Migration of IT systems to the DHS's National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage is reportedly moving slowly, says Bill Unrue, president, Anonymizer.
 

Managing risk in hard times

Dave Cullinane, CISO, eBay October 06, 2008

Dealing with a security issue itself is clearly the priority - stopping the damage and doing triage. Once things are under control, a more detailed analysis should take place.
 

We need more than just a new law

Illena Armstrong October 06, 2008

Recent bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate aiming to protect the intellectual property of U.S. corporations is a noble thought. But will it work?
 

Palin email "hack" underscores need for stronger authentication

Steven K. Sprague, president and CEO, Wave Systems September 23, 2008

User names and passwords aren't secure, and momentum continues to build across the industry to solve this problem in a manageable way.
 

The cybercrime arms race

Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO, Kaspersky Lab September 23, 2008

While it is unlikely we will ever abolish cybercrime, I do believe that we can make the internet a safer place.
 

Hot or not: What you need to know to keep Mac OS X secure

Amol Sarwate, manager, Vulnerabilities Research Lab September 17, 2008

Apple is the third largest PC maker with about an eight percent market share. This hasn't gone unnoticed by hackers.
 

Five ways to clean your firewall of clutter and stay secure

Dr. Avishai Wool, CTO and co-founder of AlgoSec September 10, 2008

With the right kinds of firewall management technology in place, companies can clean their firewall rules and policies, ease the network administrator's job, boost firewall performance and eliminate security holes.
 

It's time to think differently about protecting data

Bill Ledingham, CTO, Verdasys September 10, 2008

The recent rash of high profile security breaches, data loss incidents and associated fraud highlights the fact that the security industry is failing to meet the threats.
 

Removing admin rights to secure desktops

Scott McCarley, director of marketing, BeyondTrust September 09, 2008

Improving desktop security is a priority for nearly all hospitals. This is fueled by an increased recognition of the threat unsecured desktops pose as well as a need to meet HIPAA compliance regulations.