Stories about: Computer Security Institute

A University of Texas student steals 55,000 Social Security numbers from the school's administrative databases. A UBS Pain Webber system administrator activates a logic bomb in the company's network, causing US$3 million in damage. A disgruntled Australian IT employee commandeers his company's sewage management software to dump hundreds of thousands of litres of raw sewage into local parks and rivers.

Microsoft has come far to deliver on its "Trustworthy Computing" promise, but more needs to be done, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates said in a recent e-mail late.

Computer Associates International (CA) wants to raise its profile as a security vendor in 2003 and cash in on the trend toward comprehensive and simplified security management software, according to Simon Perry, vice president and security strategist at CA.

Heeding the criticism of organizations that require stronger and more aggressive anti-virus (AV) and content protection for their networks, a number of security vendors announced Monday new and upgraded content security products at the CSI (Computer Security Institute) show.

IBM Corp. and Daon will announce a partnership at the Computer Security Institute (CSI) security conference this week that will allow end-users to incorporate biometric physical authentication tools to extend Tivoli's identity management SSO (single-sign-on) software capabilities.

A New Zealand Linux consultant is sceptical of a British survey which suggests hacks of Linux-based web servers are on the rise and those on Microsoft IIS-based servers are declining.

The Internet is an increasingly dangerous place for companies with cyberattacks up 28 percent for the first half of 2002 over the last half of 2001, according to a new report released Monday by security services company Riptech Inc.

Recent findings that insiders constitute the primary threat to enterprise security are being challenged by experts who insist the greater threat to security remains external.

Recent findings that insiders constitute the primary threat to enterprise security are being challenged by experts who insist the greater threat to security remains external.

Claiming to secure networks from DoS (denial of service) attacks more quickly than before, Reactive Network Solutions, in Redwood City, California, on Tuesday unveiled Version 1.5 of its flagship product, FloodGuard.

The internationally recognised Certification for Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) exam will be held in Australia for the first time in March 2002.