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New attack targeting Windows Mobile phones

Angela Moscaritolo November 13, 2008

The attack on Windows mobile devices combines two old techniques used in the PC world.

Lipstick on a pig and how it relates to IT security

Calum Macleod, Western European director, Cyber-Ark November 03, 2008

Countless incidents of sensitive data loss are primarily due to the failure of organizations to implement the necessary technologies to ensure policies are enforced.

Study: Global information security improves, but still imperfect

Angela Moscaritolo October 15, 2008

A global security study discusses what has improved around information security over the past year and where there is room for improvement.

Stolen McCain party laptop had minimal data safeguards

Dan Kaplan October 06, 2008

A laptop containing "strategic" GOP data was stolen from the Kansas City field office for Sen. John McCain -- but the machine lacked encryption.

Nevada mandates encrypted personal data communication

Angela Moscaritolo October 01, 2008

A new Nevada law stipulates that no business is allowed to transmit personal information outside its own secure systems unless it's encrypted.

Linux administrators warned of SSH key attacks

Dan Kaplan August 26, 2008

Attackers are using compromised SSH keys to launch in-the-wild attacks against Linux-based computing environments, US-CERT warned Tuesday.

New laws require data encryption

Dan Raywood August 19, 2008

Iowa joins states that require encryption and notification of customers should information be compromised.

Microsoft pushes out 11 patches for 26 flaws

Dan Kaplan August 12, 2008

In its largest security update in 18 months, Microsoft on Tuesday delivered 11 patches to resolve 26 vulnerabilities in its operating system and related components.

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