Partner Zones
Review: Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 -- fast, lean, effective
Author: Preston Gralla
Fans of all-in-one security suites should take a serious look at the just-released Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, which includes modules for antivirus, antispyware, firewall and more, yet uses little enough system resources and RAM that it won't slow down or clog up your system.
How the feds are locking down their networks
Author: Carolyn Duffy Marsan
US government's ambitious effort to lock down vulnerable Internet connections.
New exploit poisons patched DNS servers, claims researcher
Author: Gregg Keizer
Patches meant to fix a flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) don't completely protect the Web's traffic cop from attack, a Russian research claimed Friday.
EFF to appeal court order halting subway hacker talk
Author: Robert McMillan
The Electronic Frontier Foundation plans to appeal a U.S. District Court order imposing a temporary injunction on a Defcon presentation that would have detailed flaws in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority electronic ticketing system.
Researcher: Intel fixed two critical flaws in its chips
Author: Sharon Gaudin
A Russian researcher who plans to demonstrate this fall how he could take advantage of flaws in Intel's chips, said the chipmaker has told him it has fixed two critical bugs.
When the meteor and the 1PB database collide
Author: Eric Lai
Our fascination with the prospect of asteroids smashing into the Earth is as deep as the craters that can result from such cosmic fireballs. Think of all the movies Hollywood has made, from little-seen B flicks such as A Fire in the Sky to campy cult classics such as Night of the Comet to scientifically shaky blockbusters such as Meteor and Armageddon.
Does your generation pose an office security risk?
Author: Joan Goodchild
Whether you were born in the swinging sixties or are part of the slacker generation, some security experts say generational social influences can give you bad habits and make you an office liability.
Reporters ejected after Black Hat network attack
Author: Robert McMillan
Here's a lesson for reporters covering the Black Hat security conference: Trust noone.
Samsung, Microsoft in talks to speed up SSDs on Vista
Author: Agam Shah
Samsung isn't just pushing the envelope in storage capacity of SSDs (solid-state drives), it is also working with software makers to boost SSD performance on operating systems.
Regulatory compliance tops issues facing IT managers
Author: Andrew Hendry
Regulatory compliance will be the top business and technology issue facing IT managers and executives worldwide in the next 12 to 18 months, with a major emphasis on protecting personally identifiable information (PII) and transaction monitoring.
