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ShmooCon: Web app storage open to attack 09 February, 2010 09:24
Get ready for client-side SQL injection attacks, one researcher warnsNew forms of off-line client-side storage, such as those specified by the emerging HTML 5 set of standards, could open entirely new kinds of attacks to Web application users, said Michael Sutton, vice president of security research for cloud security firm ZScaler. - +
Internet heading for 'perfect storm' 21 January, 2010 03:04
But evidence is thin on the groundAttacks on the cloud could cause major global outages and the service providers are now quietly worried at the potential for chaos, a survey of the sector has found. - +
Why traditional security doesn't work for SOA 19 January, 2010 07:38
SOA's strengths turn out to be highly exploitable entry points for attackersMany organizations are embracing SOA as a way to increase application flexibility, make integration more manageable, lower development costs, and better align technology systems to business processes. The appeal of SOA is that it divides an organization's IT infrastructure into services, each of which implements a business process consumable by users and services. - +
Date set for AusNOG-04 in Sydney 14 January, 2010 06:00
Network operators conference to be held in SeptemberThe forth annual Australian Network Operators Group (AusNOG) conference has been set for September 16 and 17 this year in Sydney. - +
Group behind Twitter hack takes down Baidu.com 13 January, 2010 08:58
Baidu's domain name records appear to have been tampered with, experts sayThe group that took down Twitter.com last month has apparently claimed another victim: China's largest search engine Baidu.com. - +
Group behind Twitter hack takes down Baidu.com 12 January, 2010 14:59
Baidu's domain name records appear to have been tampered with, experts sayThe group that took down Twitter.com last month has apparently claimed another victim: China's largest search engine Baidu.com. - +
The 10 dumbest tech moves of 2009 08 January, 2010 07:12
What do Microsoft, Google, Amazon and AT&T have in common? They're all winners of awards for bringing low comedy to high techIt's that time of year again -- time to look back and offer my 2009 awards for the most malicious, obnoxious, offensive, or nonsensical behavior in technology. The 10 winners this year include some of the best-known companies on the planet, as well as some obscure but worthy candidates. - +
2020 vision: Why you won't recognize the 'Net in 10 years 05 January, 2010 01:54
A radical proposal to change the Internet infrastructure is content-centric networking, which is being developed at PARC.To borrow from John Lennon: Imagine there's no latency, no spam or phishing, a community of trust. Imagine all the people, able to get online. - +
DDoS attack on DNS hits Amazon and others briefly 25 December, 2009 00:30
DNS provider UltraDNS says it moved quickly to resolve the problemInternet users in Northern California were unable to reach properties including Amazon.com and Amazon Web Services for a time Wednesday evening, as their DNS provider was targeted by a distributed denial-of-service attack. The attack came as North American consumers rushed to finish online shopping ahead of the end-of-year holiday season. - +
Google races to speed up the Web 22 December, 2009 08:55
However, the company's aggressive moves to make the Internet faster raise some concernsGoogle is in a really big hurry to make the Web experience faster. - +
Quest vWorkspace 6: Strong security features 21 December, 2009 17:35
Like XenDesktop, VWorkspace works with many VM server platforms, including Virtual Iron, VMware ESX/vCenter, Microsoft Hyper-V, Parallels Virtuozzo, and also supports Microsoft Terminal Services.Like XenDesktop, VWorkspace works with many VM server platforms, including Virtual Iron, VMware ESX/vCenter, Microsoft Hyper-V, Parallels Virtuozzo, and also supports Microsoft Terminal Services. External (meaning remote) access uses a vWorkspace SSL proxy gateway that's installed on a dedicated gateway Windows 2000/2003 server in a physical or virtual machine. - +
Whitelisting made strides in 2009 19 December, 2009 09:29
Application control software is gaining acceptance with businessesWhen McAfee bought Solidcore for its whitelisting technology this year, it was a clear sign that whitelisting is gaining acceptance — though not all users are happy about the trend. - +
Twitter's own account caused blackout, says DNS provider 19 December, 2009 08:15
Twitter's authorized account made changes to DNS records, shunting users to hacker site, says Dyn Inc.Hackers redirected Twitter.com's traffic to a rogue Web site for more than an hour early today by accessing its DNS records using an account assigned to Twitter, the company that manages Twitter's DNS (Domain Name System) servers said today. - +
Twitter's own account caused blackout, says DNS provider 19 December, 2009 08:15
Twitter's authorized account made changes to DNS records, shunting users to hacker site, says Dyn Inc.Hackers redirected Twitter.com's traffic to a rogue Web site for more than an hour early today by accessing its DNS records using an account assigned to Twitter, the company that manages Twitter's DNS (Domain Name System) servers said today. - +
Facebook and Google: Contrasts in privacy 15 December, 2009 02:16
Facebook and Google have both been faced with privacy concerns, and the responses have been polar oppositesThe headlines recently have been dominated with news of online privacy. Facebook has implemented changes that affect the privacy of status updates, and Google made headlines for its apparent disregard for privacy. - +
Google strives to make Public DNS secure 05 December, 2009 04:00
Google introduced Google Public DNS to offer an alternative DNS system and hopefully speed things up on the WebIn an effort to enhance the Web experience and speed things up for users, Google is getting into the DNS business. DNS has privacy and security implications, though, that Google has to take into consideration in providing this service. - +
Computerworld Top 10 Most Influential 2009 — #6 Google 04 December, 2009 10:45
The countdown to the most influential of 2009 continues with our 6th place getter: Googleoogle posed a bit of a challenge to the panel — its inclusion in the Most Influential list was a gimme given its dominance. Identifying a single event, person or product that stood out in 2009, however, looked like it would prove tricky. But the search giant rallied in the latter half of the year. - +
Google Public DNS: What It Means For Your Privacy 04 December, 2009 10:18
An overview of Google's new DNS resolving service.Google's expanding its grasp on the Internet with a newly revealed DNS resolving service. Google Public DNS, announced Thursday on Google's blog, will offer you an alternative way to connect to Web sites. - +
Google launches alternative DNS resolver 04 December, 2009 06:57
The goal is to make Web browsing faster and more secureGoogle has created a new system to resolve DNS (domain name system) queries that the company claims will speed up Web browsing for end-users, as well as make it more secure. - +
APNIC chief scientist: The industry is going to get a bit of a shock 03 December, 2009 07:00
Internet industry warned not to be complacent over IPv6 implementationAARnet's first employee and the chief scientist at the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Geoff Huston has warned the internet industry not to be complacent when it comes to IPv6 implementation. - +
Redirecting DNS requests can harm the Internet, says ICANN 26 November, 2009 01:21
Privacy and performance issues could arise when DNS operators substitute results for nonexistent domain requestsICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) on Tuesday condemned the practice of redirecting Internet users to a third-party Web site or portal when they misspell a Web address and type a domain name that does not exist. - +
How to hack China for just $1,800 18 November, 2009 12:39
A Chinese domain name that is for sale could be misused, security experts sayFraudsters may have a hot deal waiting for them in the form of an obscure Chinese domain name that's for sale on the Internet. - +
Top 10 emerging enterprise technologies 17 November, 2009 06:15
2009's up-and-coming technologies for business that will have the greatest impact in years to comeWe all know what buzz is: It's noise. At InfoWorld, one of its self-appointed tasks is to extract the signal from that noise, to separate the stuff valuable to IT professionals from that which is popularly considered a big deal. - +
VeriSign bolsters security for .com, .net sites 16 November, 2009 17:23
More than 95 million Web sites – including 80 million using .com names and 15 million using .net names – will have access to new security mechanisms that prevent visitors from being unknowingly sent to phony sites engaged in phishing and pharming attacks. - +
DNS problem linked to DDoS attacks gets worse 16 November, 2009 09:07
Consumer modems are blamed for the rise in open recursive DNS serversInternet security experts say that misconfigured DSL and cable modems are worsening a well-known problem with the Internet's DNS (domain name system), making it easier for hackers to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against their victims. - +
FireEye moves quickly to quash Mega-D botnet 11 November, 2009 09:48
The security company contacted ISPs and registrars to help shut down the spam-spewing botnetA computer security company known for battling botnets moved last week to try to shut down a persistent spam player. - +
No rush to adopt domain names written in Chinese in China 10 November, 2009 21:39
Big Internet companies may just stick with their established domain names written in the Latin characters used elsewhereA global Internet governing body last month approved new languages for use in domain names, but at least in China some Web sites have hesitated to rebrand into Chinese from their well-known names written in Latin characters. - +
Application whitelisting review: McAfee Application Control 04 November, 2009 22:13
McAfee's whitelisting protection for Windows, Linux, and Solaris is short on shortcomingsMcAfee Application Control 5.0 (due out Dec. 15) is the result of McAfee's acquisition of Solidcore and the integration of Solidcore S3 Control with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO). McAfee Application Control rivals SignaCert for the broadest client support among all the products in InfoWorld's review. It also boasts write protection and ownership protection of whitelisted files, good reporting and alerting, and no significant cons. - +
Application whitelisting review: CoreTrace Bouncer 04 November, 2009 22:13
CoreTrace Bouncer 5 provides first-rate application control with a few unique featuresCoreTrace's Bouncer 5 is application control and more. Bouncer is the only product in InfoWorld's review that successfully protected against buffer overflows. It also offers unique write protection of whitelisted files and does a nice job of handling updates to controlled applications. - +
Software shields online banking on infected PCs 04 November, 2009 08:49
UK security vendor Prevx says its software locks out malware during transactionsA U.K. security company is giving to banks, for free, security software that it says can block malicious software from manipulating online banking transactions or stealing data, even if the computer is infected.
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