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  • Security Manager's Journal: Should physical security belong to us?

    I've always wanted to be responsible for physical security. I never understood why the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/17/Security">security</a> of computers, networks and data is managed by a different department than the security of doors, windows and cameras. The same principles apply in both worlds. And let's face it: Physical security is actually run on computers. So I think it's perfectly natural for information security to own it.

  • HTC Android phones can leak Wi-Fi passwords

    A group of HTC Android phones is susceptible to an exploit that can steal Wi-Fi credentials and passwords and send them to attackers.

  • Even the best patching programs probably miss this

    We like to think our data center configuration and patch management practices are pretty businesslike and solid, right? Well, in at least one very important aspect, almost all of us are essentially asleep at the wheel, folks.

  • LTE-Advanced is the future, but no rocket ship

    The 4G network standards approved last week by the ITU may improve the mobile data experience soon, even if consumers don't actually see the 100M bps mobile speed for which they were designed.

  • Android 4.0 tablets coming for under $US250

    Inexpensive tablets with screen sizes up to 10 inches and Google's new Android 4.0 OS will soon become available at prices ranging from US$100 to $250. The prices are a breakthrough for users looking to get Android 4.0, code-named Ice Cream Sandwich, on tablets.

  • Security: Will 2012 be the dawn of DNSSEC?

    Will 2012 be the year when US retailers, banks and content providers finally bolster their DNS systems with an add-on security measure that prevents Web site spoofing? That's what advocates of the security measure - dubbed DNSSEC for DNS Security Extensions - are hoping will occur.

  • Your identity up for grabs

    Security was a big issue in 2011 with more sophisticated and a wider range of threats than ever before wasting even more of everyone's time at a cost of billions of dollars.

  • Check Point supports cloud security for Amazon Web Services

    <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/020811-check-point-blade.html">Check Point</a> and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/091511-amazon-web-services-receives-critical-250944.html">Amazon Web Services</a> are teaming up to enable Check Point Security Gateway functionality to boost cloud security for business assets.

  • SpyEye malware borrows Zeus trick to mask fraud

    A powerful bank-fraud software program, SpyEye, has been seen with a feature designed to keep victims in the dark long after fraud has taken place, according to security vendor Trusteer.

  • Researcher: Many Stratfor passwords are weak

    At Utah Valley University, 120 computers are now working to decode encrypted passwords revealed by the hack of Stratfor Global Intelligence, one of the most significant data breaches of last year.

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