Archive for the ‘Network World’ Category

German gov’t endorses Chrome as most secure browser

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Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and auto-update features.

Many pcAnywhere systems still sitting ducks

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Symantec warns that its product should not be connected directly to the Internet, yet an estimated 140,000 computers are configured to allow direct external access

Accused Kelihos botmaster proclaims innocence

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Andrey Sabelnikov, the Russian programmer accused by Microsoft of creating and operating the Kelihos spam botnet said he's innocent.

Breaches, like history, repeat themselves

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Firms that overlook IT security basics are setting themselves up to be breached.

Industry group makes fresh push to eliminate phishing

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Companies such as Facebook, Google and PayPal are pushing for widespread use of a new technical specification, DMARC, that could make it harder for phishers to reach their victims.

MetaFlows launches low-cost SaaS product that unifies network security

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Network security monitoring startup MetaFlows launched a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product that can be installed on low-cost hardware to monitor network traffic flow, detect possible intrusions and analyze event logs.

McAfee Mobile 2.0 moves beyond virus protection

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Intel-owned McAfee has released Mobile Security 2.0, which allows users of Android-based smartphones and tablets to keep better track of what applications are up to, the company said on Monday.

Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Bank of America team to wipe out phishing

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Can industry heavyweights Google, PayPal, Microsoft and AOL -- along with 11 others in high-tech such as Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as the financial world's Bank of America and Fidelity Investments -- succeed in stopping phishing attacks right in their tracks? In uniting behind an effort called DMARC.org unveiled today, the group says it can through policy-based steps filter out spoofed email that attackers use for phishing.

Cybersecurity Report Stresses Need for Cooperation

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A lack of honest information-sharing between public and private sectors and among nations hampers cyber defenses, warns a new report by McAfee and the Brussels-based Security and Defense Agenda.

Cybersecurity report: All countries lag behind the bad guys

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The U.S. and U.K. are relatively well prepared for cyberattacks, compared to many other developed nations, but everyone has more work to do, according to a new cybersecurity study from McAfee and Security & Defence Agenda (SDA).